Maine has been the setting for a half-dozen reality shows in the past decade, including the currently airing ‘Tirdy Works’ and ‘Maine Cabin Masters.’
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Greenlight Maine pitch competition to announce season 5 winners
Gorham textile designer Erin Flett, Humphrey’s BBQ Inc. of West Newfield and I-tell Alert of Winthrop will compete for $100,000.
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Freeport woman to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ fulfilling lifelong goal
Tiffany Eisenhauer, a physician assistant, will appear on the famed game show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. It’s seen locally on Portland station WMTW.
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Auburn man battles grizzly bears for Discovery Channel program
Jesse Erickson’s appearance on “Man vs. Bear” premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Discovery Channel.
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WMTW back on DirecTV after 2-day blackout
The local ABC affiliate was pulled from the satellite TV service’s lineup on Friday because of a contract dispute.
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TV pilot casting area chefs to participate in culinary boot camp
In this new project, they have designed a three-day chef boot camp in NYC to take chefs from ‘F’ to ‘A’ game.
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‘Stranger Things’ happening to South Paris’ Allyssa Brooke
South Paris native Allyssa Brooke discusses her recent role on the hit Netflix series ‘Stranger Things,’ how her Maine roots helped get her where she is today and what’s next for the up-and-coming actress.
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‘Telling Tales: Western Maine’s Storyplace’ premiers on Mt. Blue TV
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue Community Access Television, together with Western Maine Storytelling, announce the premier of “Telling Tales: Western Maine’s Storyplace” on Mt. Blue TV. The half-hour programs feature outstanding storytellers from the area, state and region. Many types of stories are told, including historical, family, personal, fairy tales, folk tales, the poet as storyteller, […]
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Asia Kate Dillon makes history with major nonbinary roles in ‘Billions’ and ‘John Wick 3’
Genius mathematician Taylor Mason didn’t mince words when first ushered into the office of wealthy hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. “Hello, I’m Taylor,” Mason said. “My pronouns are ‘they,’ ‘theirs’ and ‘them.’”
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‘You idiots’: Bill Nye’s fiery message to leaders stalling on climate change
The famously zany scientist and host of the PBS series “Bill Nye the Science Guy” then aimed a blowtorch at a globe to illustrate his argument: “What I’m saying is, the planet’s on fire,” Nye said, punctuating his point with some R-rated profanity on Sunday’s episode of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.”