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On April 18, 1775, a Boston-based silversmith, engraver, and staunch anti-British political operative named Paul Revere set out on the most famous horse ride in American history. A century later it inspired the poem and legend of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." But the story is deeper and richer than we've all assumed. Acclaimed writer and editor Kostya Kennedy, through extraordinary and exten...

Actor Shawn Ashmore is best-known for starring as "Bobby Drake," otherwise known as "Iceman," in the highly successful "X-Men" movie franchise, and reprised his role in XMEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Keeping with his superhero roots he was recently seen as "Lamplighter" on Amazon Prime's cult hit THE BOYS. Shawn can currently be seen in ABC's THE ROOKIE and also starred alongside Haley Attwell in the...

As of February 20, 2025, the film adaptation of  Wicked  (2024) has grossed over $727 million worldwide. The movie is projected to earn over $1 billion at the box office and the advance ticket sales for film were the second best for Fandango in 2024. The film was nominated for ten Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two.   Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author behind the best-selling novel  Wi...

Neil O'Brien is an award-winning journalist and producer who has worked at NBC News for more than two decades. He has produced hundreds of hours of television over the course of his career and his work with NBC News Specials has been honored with four Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Neil has spent more than a decade researching and conducting interviews for this book. Neil j...

You can make a splash for a cause.  This Saturday April 5th from 10a-1pm, teams will jump into Kingston Pond to help send kids to Camp Lincoln in Kingston.  This the largest fundraiser of the year and its goal is $60,000 for the Camp Lincoln's Annual Paddle Plunge.  The interim CEO Reid Van Keulen joined MIke Pomp on the Morning Information Center to talk about the local YMCA, its benefits to kids...

David Sheff is the author of multiple books including the #1  New York Times  bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy, which was turned into a movie starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. His work has appeared in T he New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, WIRED, Playboy, and elsewhere. His latest book is Yoko: A Biography, the story of the widow of Beatle John Lennon . YOKO is...

In his long career, magazine writer and biographer Bill Zehme had one white whale: the enigmatic TV giant Johnny Carson, whom Zehme called "The Great American Sphinx." In 2002, Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson-the only one he'd granted since retiring from hosting "The Tonight Show" a decade earlier. Zehme, who had been a diehar...

Discover how the players' approach, use of equipment, and even salaries and schedules have changed over time. Learn the origin of team and player nicknames, fun facts about the All-Star Game and World Series, and so much more. For Yankee and Red Sox fans, for Dodger and Giant fans, for Cubs and Cardinal fans, for every baseball fan,  The New Baseball Bible serves as the perfect gift for fans of Am...

Paul Guilfoyle, born in Boston, is best known for his role as Captain Jim Brass on  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  (2000-2014), reprising the part for its finale and  CSI: Vegas . A member of The Actors Studio, he spent 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston. His film credits include  L.A. Confidential, Air Force One , and  Spotlight,  while his TV roles range from  Miami Vice  to S tar Trek...

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration, will be bringing his music to the Rochester Opera House Friday night March 21st at 8pm. Rush's impact on the American music scene has been profound.  He helped shape the folk revival in the '60's and the renaissance of the '80's and '90's. He joined Mike Pomp on the Morning Information Center to discuss his music...

Pete Best is an English musician who was the original drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to August of 1962.  He was dismissed from the group shortly before the band achieved worldwide fame and is one of several people referred to as the fifth Beatle.  Over the years, he has continued playing music with a variety of session musicians who have become known as The Pete Best Band.  Pete Best joined MIk...

Lifestyle expert and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som is releasing his highly anticipated debut cookbook FAMILY STYLE: Elegant Everyday Recipes Inspired by Home and Heritage . Peter joined Mike Pomp on the Morning Information Center to chat about his career and the new book.

Legendary Rock Hall of Fame innovator Dion DiMucci shares the most lasting influences on his remarkable life - a life that helped shape the last 60 years of rock and roll history. The book entitled Dion: The Rock 'N Roll Philosopher features a prologue by Eric Clapton, foreword by Paul Simon, a preface by Bishop Robert Barron, and afterward by Stevie Van Zandt. Dion DiMucci's journey through rock...

Mission: Invincible Marriage  by Jason Redman, the former Navy SEAL and  New York Times  bestselling author of The Trident, and his wife , Erica (with a foreword by Gary Sinise) is a battle-tested guide to an enduring marriage that draws on the lessons of elite warriors to build a winning relationship, no matter the challenges and traumas that life sends your way. Both Jason and his wife Erica joi...

BMG recording artist/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce's new 11-track album, "Heart of the Eternal," is now out. "Heart of the Eternal" features a selection of songs that journey from psychedelia to Philadelphia soul to Latin-infused jazz-pop.  Croce, son of legendary singer/songwriter Jim Croce, has toured with/collaborated with such legends and luminaries as B.B. King, Willi...

For the past three decades, Don Dahler has been a fixture on national network news covering the world's biggest stories-global wars, presidential elections, school shootings, natural disasters. Now, drawn from the journals he kept for most of his life, Don charts his unlikely rise from a teenage runaway to an award-winning correspondent and anchor in SOUVENIRS FROM AN ABSURD LIFE. Don spent some t...

Country-rock royalty Pure Prairie League ,a seminal outfit during the '70s and '80s movement that brought mainstream success to the country-rock and Southern rock genre continues to ride the revival wave with " Back On Track" the group's first studio album in nearly two decades. Now the group is bringing its music to their fans with a concert tour which includes a stop March 9th at 5pm at the Roch...

Funny, fresh, and full of heart, ADULT BEST FRIENDS is the first feature from filmmaking Delaney Buffett (director/co-writer/star) and Katie Corwin (co-writer/star). The pair drew upon their own decades-long friendship and brought together a close-knit crew and cast, that includes Zachary Quinto, Cazzie David, Mason Gooding, Casey Wilson, Owen Thiele, and Benjamin Norris, to capture the joy of gro...

Elaine St. Jean i s the director of " The Ghost Train" at the Garrison Players Arts Center running February 28th through March15th at the Arts Center on Route 4 in Rollinsford, NH. The play, written by Arnold Ridley, tells the story of six passengers who find themselves stranded late at night in the waiting room of an isolated Maine railway station. What happens next can only be revealed by attend...

From the author of the bestselling Kobe Bryant biography  The Rise  comes the legend of the most powerful shot in basketball: the slam dunk.  The evolution of basketball, and much of the social and cultural change in America, can be traced through one powerful act on the court: the slam dunk. The dunk's history is the story of a sport and a country changed by the most dominant act in basketball, a...

Songwriter Hall of Fame award winning singer Kat Edmonson is bringing her style of music to Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Downtown Portsmouth Friday night February 28th for two shows at 7pm and 9:30pm..  Her new single Keep Movin' is out now and her current tour continues through the Spring with new music from her forthcoming album. Kat joined Mike Pomp on the Morning Information Center to chat...

Comedian Anjelah Johnson Reyes is bringing her “THE FAMILY REUNION” TOUR to New Hampshire April 27th at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach. Tickets are available now at: Anjelah.com. In 2023 Anjelah released her 6th stand-up comedy special - “ANJELAH JOHNSON-REYES: SAY I WON’T”.• “Say I Won’t” is currently streaming for FREE on YouTube.  Anjelah joined Mike Pomp on the Morning Information Center...

The HIstory Channel continues to cement its place as the leader of premium presidential biographies with the premiere of the six-part television event "Thomas Jefferson" airing consecutively across three nights beginning this Presidents' Day on Monday, February 17 at 8pm.  Nights two and three will air on Tuesday, February 18 at 8pm and Wednesday, February 19 at 8pm. Gayle Jessup White is a direct...

LORNE: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live  is the definitive, years-in-the-making biography of Lorne Michaels by  The New Yorker  editor Susan Morrison. Through unprecedented access to Michaels and hundreds of interviews with him, his cast members, friends, and family, Morrison reveals the man behind the show-his obsessions, his genius, and the legacy that has impacted generations of comedia...

Elizabeth Vargas anchors "Elizabeth Vargas Reports", an hour-long weekday news program  at 7pm weeknights on NewsNation. Vargas has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting in-depth investigations, and conducting newsmaker interviews. She currently hosts "iCrime," a half-hour syndicated crime series broadcast on WPIX-TV in New York and other stations nationwide. Vargas has also...