For more than 25 years, award-winning journalist and author Ted Reinstein has covered New England for WCVB’s celebrated show, “Chronicle,” the nation’s longest-running locally-produced nightly newsmagazine. Ted has visited and reported from every corner of New England, introducing viewers to some of the region’s most interesting people and their stories. Now, he condenses all of the most memorable people he’s met in his travels and shares them and their stories in his newest book. In a talk that runs just under an hour, accompanied by brilliant photography, Ted shares the stories and the people who have left a lasting impact on him. It’s a rousing, fast-paced road trip through a whole region of America you’ll see in a new way. It’s a love song to New England. It’s truly a journey through its heart and soul.

About the Author:

Since 1995, Ted Reinstein has been a reporter for Boston/WCVB’s celebrated “Chronicle,” the nation’s longest-running, locally-produced nightly newsmagazine. He has been a contributing member of the WCVB editorial board since 2010.

His first book, New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories, was selected by National Geographic Traveler as one of its “Best Picks.” He’s also the author of Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds, Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier, and co-author, with his wife, Anne-Marie, of New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic. His newest book, Travels Through the Heart and Soul of New England was released in July 2024 by Globe Pequot Press.

The Library has assistive listening technology for individuals with reduced ranges of hearing that sends sound directly to a hearing device. Contact the library at 978 465-4428 ext. 2 before the program to learn more about this and other assistive technology options. Come and enjoy the theater-like screen and sound system with fellow film buffs. This free event will be held in the Program Room and all are welcome!