Author Richard Bangs Honored by National Travel Panel

Janson Media today announced that Richard Bangs, renowned travel author and host of the adventure series, Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose, received the First Place Prize for Best Travel Book of 2007 by the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). Bangs won for his book, Adventures With Purpose, the companion piece to his program, Egypt: Quest for Lord of the Nile.Richard Bangs, often called 'the father of modern adventure travel,' has spent 30 years as an explorer, leading first descents of 35 rivers around the globe, including the Yangtze in China and the Zambezi in Southern Africa. Richard Bangs' Adventures with Purpose (2 x 60') is a new HDTV series of adventure travel, eco-conscious, and historical documentaries. In the first episode of Adventures With Purpose, Richard Bangs takes viewers up the Nile River and deep into the heart of ancient Egypt. Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, tells the tale of a civilization inextricably bound to the waters of the Nile and its creatures. InNew Zealand: Quest for Kaitiakitanga, the second hour in the series, Bangs ventures to the southernmost reaches of civilization, in a down under world with an upright world-view. His journey takes viewers the length of this country, from the rugged Southern Alps to the remote tip of the North Island.The North American Travel Journalists Association is the premier professional association of writers, photographers, editor, and tourism professionals dedicated to redefining professional development for the travel industry.