The Travel Bug[1] is an Australian made television series under the travel-documentary category. Production of series one commenced in 2009 and there

The Travel Bug presenter Morgan Burrett in Japan

are 6 series completed. The program is broadcast on 7TWO in Australia and distributed internationally by Off The Fence.[2] The Travel Bug airs in many regions on various broadcasters, including Netflix, National Geographic and Al Jazeera. The host of the program is Morgan Burrett.

Morgan Burrett edit

 
On location filming series three of The Travel Bug in Berlin

Morgan Burrett is a New Zealand-born television host of The Travel Bug TV series.[3][4][5] Born on 15 May 1979 in Auckland, Morgan spent his formative years in New Zealand and studied Camera Operation and Lighting at South Seas Film And Television School.

Morgan's career began as a freelance cameraman working across commercials, documentary series, corporate videos and digital content. During this period he also began honing his skills in front of the camera as a television extra and in minor hosting roles. In 2009 Morgan began working as the presenter of the international television travel series The Travel Bug, a role that continues today.

Cast and Crew
Production Company The Rusty Cage
Executive Producers David Byrne and Alex Begetis
Producer David Byrne
Camera Operators Andrew Grant, Andrew McClymont and Chris Byrne
Director Alex Begetis
Presenter Morgan Burrett
Colour Grading Fluid Post[6]
Audio Mixing McCrocodile Audio

References edit

  1. ^ "The Travel Bug". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ "travel-bug-the-series-1 Off the Fence". www.offthefence.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ The Australian: The Travel Bug (accessed 31 August 2016)
  4. ^ "Coffs Coast exposed via Travel Bug". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "The Travel Bug - Morgan Burrett chat | The Travel Tart Blog". 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Fluid Post: The Travel Bug - Digistor Australia". www.digistor.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2016.