Amanda Beland
Senior Producer and Reporter at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
Producer and reporter, currently w/ @WBUR. Shop steward for @WeMakeWBUR. Past: GBH and Gatehouse News. Email: [email protected].
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1 week ago |
wbur.org | Steve Brown |Amanda Beland
New book explores regular people who take on big causes to force changeJournalist Miranda Spivack writes about so-called "accidental activists" in her recently released book: "Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back."These are people, Spivack says, who become consumed with fighting back to create meaningful change in their communities.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Amanda Beland
At the Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown 250 years ago, hundreds of people joined the fight against the British, an early battle in the American Revolution. One of them was David How, then only 18 years old. His efforts there were largely forgotten — until now. The Charlestown Historical Society is welcoming soldiers’ descendants to the city as part of their Brothers of the Battle program. “These are stories that have been lost for centuries,” said Julie Hall, the society's president.
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wbur.org | Amanda Beland
A few years ago, Eastie Farm started giving away boxes of food sourced entirely from New England farmers. At first, roughly 50 people showed up to the East Boston lot each week. But soon word got out, and the number of families lining up quadrupled. “A lot of people were arriving early, like before we even started, to get a spot in line so that they could access the produce,” food distribution coordinator Michael Zayas said.
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wbur.org | Tiziana Dearing |Amanda Beland
Amanda Beland Senior ProducerAmanda Beland is a senior producer for WBUR. She also reports for the WBUR newsroom.
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1 month ago |
wbur.org | Lynn Jolicoeur |Amanda Beland
Audio project features stories from local students to highlight our common groundMassachusetts-based audio producer Samantha Broun is talking to local high school students about things they're obsessed with for her Small True Things project. She is recording those conversations and producing small audio postcards that she hopes will show how much all of us have in common, despite our differences.
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Some professional news: I’m so excited to start as @RadioBoston’s Senior Producer this month. 📻🎙️
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