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New England Legends is a 2020 winner of a Telly Award
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Jeff Belanger’s New England Legends Television Series Wins 2020 Telly Award

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“Legendary Road Trip” episode earns Bronze medal for Television General Entertainment SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – June 1, 2020 – Selected from more than 12,000 entries, the “Legendary Road Trip” episode of the New England Legends television series has been recognized with a 2020 Telly Award, considered the world’s largest honor for video and television content across all screens. The Telly adds to the list of awards and nominations already garnered by the New England Legends production. “Legendary Road Trip” first aired on PBS affiliate WGBY in Springfield, Massachusetts, on October 31, 2019, and has since gone on to air on other PBS stations as well as the Amazon Prime video streaming service. The episode earned Bronze for the General Television category at this year’s Telly Awards. “We’re thrilled to have our work recognized by such a prestigious body of judges from our industry,” said Jeff Belanger, New England Legends writer, host, and Executive Producer. “In a landscape of shifting media, we always serve the story first and do whatever we can to take the viewer inside the legends.” New England Legends is created and produced by Jeff Belanger and Tony Dunne. The program debuted in 2013 and has since grown into an on-going series. The television series has earned an Aurora Award, two Emmy nominations, and now a Telly Award. “This is a win for independent producers,” added New England Legends director and Executive Producer, Tony Dunne. “From the start, this project has been a labor of love. To earn the Telly Award this year validates all of the hard work. We love telling these great, regional stories.” About The Telly Awards: The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council—an industry body of over 200 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks, reflective of the multi-screen industry The Telly Awards celebrates. Partners of The Telly Awards include NAB, Stash Magazine, and Digiday, VidCon and Social Media Week. About New England Legends: In 2013, New England Legends began as an independent television series created and produced by Jeff Belanger and Tony Dunne. Since then, it’s grown into a Web site, weekly podcast, active Facebook community of legend hunters, and movement to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. Visit the Web site at: ournewenglandlegends.com

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Jeff Belanger to Join The Conjuring House Live

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Jeff Belanger will be among some of the experts to join the One-Week LIVE Conjuring House event for Dark Zone Network. He’s scheduled for Thursday, May 14th at noon (eastern). The crew from the Dark Zone Network have set up a live stream from The Conjuring house — the real house in Rhode Island that inspired the 2013 horror hit. For a full week, the world will be able to see what it’s like living in this location from the annals of real-life horror history. From May 9 to May 16, the 24-7 interactive live streaming event will document the lives of the Heinzens, who are the current owners of the house. The house will be “rigged with multiple cameras so the audience will have a completely immersive experience.” And that’s not all. The Heinzens will “conduct paranormal investigations, seances, Ouija board sessions and invite some of the most well-known and respected luminaries in the paranormal community to pop in remotely and share their most bone-chilling experiences from the house.” A portion of the proceeds will be donated to COVID-related charities. Starting on May 8, the network will begin a free preview of its 24-hour live stream, which officially kicks off on May 9 and will run for a full week. Those who tune in will get to see what it’s like for the actual family who lives there to be cooped up in an alleged haunted house during the quarantine. They’ll hear from Andrea Perron, author and survivor of the original Conjuring haunting, Dave Schrader from Darkness Radio, Kristen Luman from Ghost Hunters, Susan Slaughter from Paranormal Caught on Camera, Patrick Doyle from Ghost Mine, Colin Browen from The Paranormal Files, Jeff Belanger from Ghost Adventures, Bridget Marquardt The Ghost Magnet, Aiden Sinclair from Illusions of the Passed, Rick Macallum from The Hollywood Ghost Hunters, Jay and Marie Yates from Haunted Case Files, Sam Baltrusis, author of Ghost Writers, Jay Verburg from Ghost Mine, and so many more.” Visit Dark Zone TV for more information.

Afraid of Nothing by Robert M. Heske
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Afraid of Nothing

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In 2019 I was interviewed for an experimental documentary called Afraid of Nothing by filmmaker Robert M. Heske. The project recently launched on Amazon Prime and is worth checking out. About the Film: Afraid of Nothing. A search for Relevance. 100 billion souls have passed before us. Where do they go? Today, more people believe in an afterlife than believe in God. This experimental documentary views what happens next through a different lens. Shaman. Seeker. Astronomer. EVP Expert. Ghost Hunter. Psychic. Past Life Regressionist. Witch. Thanatologist. You’ll meet them all as they share their unique insights and experiences about consciousness, quantum mechanics and the paranormal. This 90-minute documentary explores the Big Bang, demons, electronic voice phenomena, ghosts, psychics, reincarnation, time slips, “inner vs. outer reality”, spooky science and the famous double slit experiment – as well as what real people experience “on the other side” and what they believe happens after we take our last mortal breath. What happens when we die? Is there nothing? Or nothing to fear? And why are we here? The answers are around us. If we only open our minds and our eyes. You can check out the film’s Facebook page here.

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