80 days and 80 nights at YVR
RICHMOND - Vancouver Airport Authority is on the lookout for an awesome storyteller who's got what it takes to come live at YVR for 80 days and 80 nights and tell the unique, interesting and little-known stories of Canada's second largest airport. The only catch: the special correspondent can't leave YVR and its Sea Island home for the entire duration of the gig, which begins on the heels of YVR's 80th anniversary on July 22, 2011.
That's right, the Live@YVR assignment focuses on covering the unique people, places and stories that make the airport so unusual - from the midnight cargo flight full of blueberries to the mid-afternoon cleaning of an aquarium that's home to a pair of breeding wolf eels.
The contest is open to residents of B.C. Prospective correspondents will submit a video online that highlights their storytelling savvy. After a shortlist of finalists is chosen, the public will have the opportunity to vote its favourite applicant onto Sea Island, where he or she will begin an 80-day assignment on August 17, 2011. The correspondent will sleep at The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, live in the YVR community and experience its shops, services and restaurants. He or she will receive a living allowance during the 80 days at YVR and an honorarium upon completion.
The Live@YVR correspondent will be equipped with a camera and editing equipment and will act as an all-in-one producer, director, reporter, editor and post-production supervisor. He or she will uncover stories and share the triumphs - and trials - of living at an airport full time on liveatYVR.ca, Facebook and Twitter.
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Here's how the program works:
- Until July 18, 2011, video applications from potential candidates will be accepted at liveatYVR.ca, with entries available for public viewing.
- Once the application process closes, a panel of judges will identify a short list, and the public will vote on the winner in early July.
- The winner will be announced — and start his or her 80-day adventure — on August 17, 2011.
- The winner will live at the airport for 80 days and 80 nights to share the stories of YVR with the world on liveatYVR.ca.
For more information, visit www.liveatYVR.ca
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