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Monday, August 20, 2012

Yemassee SC Postmaster Participates In Lifetime Channel TV Program



As the newly appointed Postmaster of Yemassee SC, Jo Dyke was asked to participate in a daring social experiment which removed the women from one American town in the program, The Week the Women Went, which premiered August 15 at 10pm ET/PT on the Lifetime channel.

According to Dyke, the producer wanted to have as many businesswomen from the town as possible and she was an “extra”, not one of the main characters.

The town had been selected from almost 100 towns to be filmed. The women went on a week’s vacation to Amelia Island, and there were film crews filming the group of woeman that week and the main character’s families back in Yemassee.

"The show was a wonderful experience for me. I met many women from the community that I may not have met otherwise," Dyke said. Since the show was filmed last August, Dyke has moved to Yemassee. "I had no idea how the show will turn out, but if asked to do it again, I would say YES!" Dyke said.

The show is narrated by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The five episode, one-hour unscripted series explores modern gender roles and finds out what happens when all of the women leave town, leaving the remaining men to run their households, businesses and community on their own.

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