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"BOSTON ROB" GOES BEYOND BEANTOWN IN SEASON TWO OF HIS VERY LOCAL ORIGINAL SERIES STREAMING APRIL 13

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Warrior Ice Arena, The Amazing Race, Boxing, WCVB-TV, WNNE-TV, WMTW-TV, Warrior, Water, Hearst Television, WPTZ-TV, News, Television, WMUR-TV, Entertainment

Mariano, the first contestant to appear six times on the TV series Survivor, and, alongside his wife, Amber, a competitor on the series The Amazing Race, returns for yet more challenges and adventures when this new season debuts April 13 exclusively on the Very Local app -- available to stream for free on all mobile, tablet and connected TV devices.

Key Points: 
  • This season, Mariano is taking his sense of adventure to the next level -- exploring outside the Boston city limits and showing off all that New England has to offer, for Boston Rob Does Beantown & Beyond.
  • Mariano will explore land, sea, and sky in the 10-episode weekly series.
  • He'll also hit the gym and the dojo to take up fencing, ninja warrior training, boxing and Tai Chi.
  • He'll also learn some tricks of the trade from a lobster fisherman in Maine and clean up beaches in Rhode Island.

Verizon Fios customers may be impacted by Hearst Television’s unreasonable demands

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Telecommunications, Broadband, Video on demand, Companies, Television stations in the United States, Fiber to the premises, Frontier Communications, Hearst Television, WGAL, Verizon Fios, WMUR-TV, Verizon Communications

While millions of Americans are struggling in an ongoing pandemic, Hearst Television has demanded Verizon pay increases so high that it might force customers monthly bills to go up.

Key Points: 
  • While millions of Americans are struggling in an ongoing pandemic, Hearst Television has demanded Verizon pay increases so high that it might force customers monthly bills to go up.
  • Verizon today issued the following statement:
    Affordable local news is vital and customers want quality at-home entertainment, especially during a pandemic, so Verizon is surprised that Hearst Television is demanding pay increases that might keep Fios customers from watching their channels.
  • Though Verizon hopes to reach an agreement that gives customers continued access, Hearst Television may choose to remove channels from Fios TV.
  • Hearst owns and operates several channels currently available to Fios customers, including WBAL-NBC in Baltimore, WGAL-NBC in Harrisburg, WTAE-ABC in Pittsburgh, WCVB-ABC and WMUR-ABC in Boston/Manchester.

Pack-a-Pack School Supply Drive Helps Students In Need

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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, Greater Boston, Somersworth, New Hampshire, Camping equipment, Hiking equipment, WGIR, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WMUR-TV, Backpack, United States

This effort capped off a very successful second-annual WMUR Pack-a-Pack drive, which collected more than 2,700 backpacks statewide.

Key Points: 
  • This effort capped off a very successful second-annual WMUR Pack-a-Pack drive, which collected more than 2,700 backpacks statewide.
  • SCU partnered with WMUR, the New Hampshire Food Bank and the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Hampshire for this worthy cause.
  • "The Boys & Girls Clubs in N.H. is so grateful to be the beneficiary of the Pack-a-Pack drive.
  • Bethany, a young girl from Somersworth, dropped off four backpacks and said she didn't even get hers for school yet.