Anaconda men get metal detecting pilot on Nat Geo

 ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) -- Two Anaconda men with an interest in metal detecting
have turned their hobby into two pilot episodes on the National Geographic
Channel.
   The Montana Standard  reports the show, called "Diggers,”
is scheduled to premiere with back-to-back episodes at 8 p.m. on Feb. 28.
   When Tim Saylor and George Wyant were learning about metal detecting, they
bought some instructional videos they found to be pretty boring. So they created a
 website and started filming their own adventure
s in search of gold, silver and coins and self-produced DVDs. Clips posted on
YouTube caught the eye of several production companies.
   Half Yard Productions, creators of "Modern Marvels," met with Saylor and
Wyant last year and pitched "Diggers" to Nat Geo.
   The episodes were filmed in Montana and South Carolina.
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