CMU PUBLIC TELEVISION PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release 
April 19, 2006					
Contact: Ashleigh Klipper						
989-774-6862
wcmu-pr@cmich.edu


	"TEXAS RANCH HOUSE"
PREMIERES ON CMU PUBLIC TELEVISION

Mt. Pleasant Ð Welcome to Texas, 1867 Ñ where modern-day time-travelers find 
themselves struggling to get a real-life ranch up and running. Viewers will watch the 
drama unfold in TEXAS RANCH HOUSE, a four-part series airing on CMU Public 
Television Monday-Thursday, May 1-4 from  8:00-10:00 p.m. The series also airs in a 
one-hour per night, eight-week schedule on Sundays at 10:00 p.m., beginning May 7.   

Transplanted into the actual living and working conditions of the era, outfitted with  
tools, technology and clothing, a brave family and a diverse group of cowboys-at-heart 
discover how the myth of the American West meshes with reality Ñ and what the saddle-
sore, rope-burned and sun-blistered ranch life was really like. During a roasting Texas 
summer, the group experiences the life of the American cowboy Ñ building corrals, 
herding cattle, taming stallions and passing nights under the stars Ñ while tending to 
their livestock and their daily needs.  

As it follows the day-to-day life of the time-travelers, TEXAS RANCH HOUSE also 
illuminates the captivating story of merging cultures and changing social dynamics in 
post-Civil War Texas, and explores the country's diverse ancestry.

"TEXAS RANCH HOUSE may be the most challenging hands-on history series we've 
done," said executive producer Jody Sheff. "The ranchers and cowboys are constantly 
working with temperamental horses, riding a harsh terrain riddled with ravines and 
rattlesnakes, not to mention the 100-plus degree heat. The physical demands on our 
participants and the distances they must cover make this HOUSE experience unique." 

CMU Public Television includes WCML Channel 6 Alpena, WCMU Channel 14 Mt. 
Pleasant, WCMW Channel 21 Manistee, WCMV Channel 27 Cadillac, Channel 46 
Traverse City, and Channel 69 Leland.

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