A television crew from ‘Down Under’ are having a time in Newfoundland.
Stevie Jacobs is a weather presenter from Australia’s Today Show and says he’s never felt more welcome anywhere than he has since arriving in Newfoundland.
Stevie has been welcomed to Newfoundland and Labrador in a 'Screeching'! @NLTweets #APTLuxuryTravel #9Today pic.twitter.com/q12vFXN2f6
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) July 9, 2019
He told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that Canadian Tourism approached them and as Australians, they thought it would be very different for their viewers.
The musical Come From Away is opening in Melbourne Australia next week, so they decided to tie it all in.
He says he experienced one of the highlights of his 15-year career here. It was in Twillingate, where he was able to view a 15-metre iceberg from the water.
He says an iceberg is very foreign to Australian viewers. Australia is the driest continent on the planet and is very hot. He says to broadcast something like an iceberg back live on television is very special.
The crew visited Fogo Island, Twillingate, Gander, Appleton and Signal Hill in St. John’s where they fired the “mid-day gun.”
He apologizes for confusing people, because he fired it in the evening to sync up with their broadcast day.
Listen to Steve Jacobs on VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly below: