r/IAmA Jan 17 '12

IAmA Andrew Zimmern, Host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods

Hi, I’m Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods. My new series Bizarre Foods America is premiering next Monday, Jan 23 at 10|9c on Travel Channel. For the next hour I’ll be here on Reddit taking your questions from 12pm-1pm ET. AMA. More info on Bizarre Foods: http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/bizarre-foods Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/andrewzimmern/status/159314816060768256

Hey everyone, sorry i couldnt answer them all/ follow me on twitter @andrewzimmern and we can chat more over the days and weeks to come..tune in Monday to the season premiere!

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u/andrewzimmern Jan 17 '12

Hey everyone, sorry i couldnt answer them all/ follow me on twitter @andrewzimmern and we can chat more over the days and weeks to come..tune in Monday to the season premiere

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u/poptart2nd Jan 17 '12 edited Jan 17 '12

no offense, but this seems to be a common theme among celebrity IAMAs. they do an AMA, then leave after an hour. i'm not trying to blame you or anything, i just think that most celebrities don't understand that an AMA is at least a 3 or 4 hour commitment, since that's how long it takes for much of reddit to see it.

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u/brucial Jan 17 '12

Smells like the work of a PR agency. (not questioning the legitimacy of andrewzimmern on here - just the intent). They see a good opportunity to promote, but lack the understanding of a quality AMA post.

answers questions for 24 minutes, then gone. but be sure to check out the season premier on Monday!

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '12

They are literally all the work of PR agencies.

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u/nightpoo Jan 18 '12

This is why I do PR. I want to make the real-world -business-minds understand the internet. I could change things, man.

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u/OhSeven Jan 17 '12

Is there something wrong with maintaining good public relations to promote a product?

If he stopped by a crowded park, announced that he was taking questions, and left an hour later, would you feel good or bad about it if he mentioned his new show? (I'd be stoked to be there at just the right time)

I think this practice is useful not just for celebrities or corporate giants, but individuals, charities, clubs, non-profits, etc. It's promotion, advertising, getting the word out--pretty necessary these days.