*Famed survivalist Bear Grylls will get perhaps the biggest celebrity guest he’s ever had on his television series.
NBC announced Monday morning that President Obama will become the “first U.S. president to receive a crash course in survival techniques” from the host when he appears in a special edition of “Running Wild With Bear Grylls.”
The visit will take place during the president’s upcoming three-day visit to Alaska.
There’s a political reason at the root of this visit; Obama will be shown the effects of climate change on the area. He will then “come together” with Grylls in the Alaskan wilderness, the network and production company said.
Obama will follow Kate Winslet, Drew Brees, Kate Hudson, Zac Efron, Michelle Rodriguez and Channing Tatum, who’ve all appeared on the show this season.
NBC’s announcement comes the morning after President Obama revealed he was using his executive power to restore the name of the tallest mountain in North America to “Denali.” It had been called Mount McKinley (after Republican president William McKinley) for the past century, to the chagrin of local Native Americans.
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