Discovery picks up series on miners, Iditarod

March 19, 2008 Discovery Channel has greenlighted two series from the producers behind its hit show "Deadliest Catch," one of which centers on Pennsylvania coal miners and the other on contestants in a sled-dog race. Both series, from Thom Beers' Original Prods., have a common theme with "Catch" as well as other Discovery programming, said John Ford, who was named president and GM of the network in November. "At Discovery, we look at ordinary men and women doing extraordinary things and show the heroic side," he said.

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