Grant''s Getaways: Oregon Adventures with the Kids

About Grant McOmie

A fifth-generation Oregonian McOmie is a journalist author and teacher who realized he hadnt seen enough of his native state and he has spent much of his thirty-year career as a news reporter exploring Oregon. He ended up enjoying his getaways so much that he decided to share these teachable moments with touchable history in a new Grants Getaways series of guidebooks. McOmie Travel Oregon and KGW-TV produce Grants Getaways segments in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon State Parks and the Oregon State Marine Board. The weekly segments and half-hour programs feature themes such as fishing urban hiking surfing geocaching and more. The book series also benefits from tremendous support from both Travel Oregon and KGW through cross-promotion efforts with each. His show reaches approximately 2.8 million households annually and brings to life many of the states varied natural and cultural resources that inspire year-round travel throughout the state.