People magazine project: looking for bus drivers in Texas, Louisiana for weight-loss challenge

Hello,
My name is Darla Atlas, and I'm a reporter working on a special health-related project for People magazine. We plan to follow eight people from across the country in their quest to slim down (with expert assistance from the magazine). We're focusing on bus drivers and nurse's aides for this challenge, as statistics show that these professions are at the greatest risk of obesity.
I've been assigned to find several great candidates, from large cities and small towns, in Texas and Louisiana.
The basics are as follows:
- The project, which will include an ABC television show, will begin in January and end in September. People magazine will set up each person with a licensed nutritionist and a personal trainer/gym for the entire period. The candidate would have to agree to be featured in the magazine approximately four times and on television at least once.
- The editors want us to find one bus driver and one nurse's aide in each region of the country. The two will be within driving distance of one another, as they'll have to meet several times.
- We're looking for people with interesting backgrounds, are at least 50 pounds overweight and are photogenic, for magazine and TV purposes. (They should also not currently be on any organized plan, such as Weight Watchers, but it's fine if they've tried such programs before.)
- There is no monetary prize involved, but we hope the project will greatly improve each person's health and quality of life.
Anyone who is interested or has questions about this can email me at darlajatlas@yahoo.com. Thank you!
Cheers,
Darla Atlas

Dear Darla,
Do you know if anyone in the Florida area is working on this project. I am interested in offering my fat body. I'm a school bus driver for Bay District Schools in Panama City, Florida. NBC Biggest Loser contacted me for 2 years and has 2 hours of film footage...but I was never selected for the cast. I'm still obese. If you can help or advise me who to turn to, I and my family would be grateful.
Respectfully,
Jim Fair
jfair2000@charter.net

Darla,

When is the program set to air and the magazine series due on newsstands?

Thanks.