That Tarheel was actually Huell Howser. He was a MUCH beloved figure based on his local PBS show "California's Gold," a travelogue series. He passed away recently and it was truly devastating. He meant so much to Californians but Angelenos in particular. Although we all considered him a local, he was famously from Tennessee. I have NO idea why they'd cast him as a Minnesotan??? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huell_Howser