WBOC
Travels With Charlie- Peace and Tranquility
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- Travels With Charlie- Peace and Tranquility
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Though Memorial Day is now behind us, it is not the only holiday weekend of the summer. Despite the possibility of traffic, bad weather and updended schedules threatening to ruin plans, we can all appreciate a day off when we get it. In this segment of Travels With Charlie, reporter Charles Paparella reminds us the peace and tranquility we seek and that holidays are all around us, everyday.
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- Travels With Charlie- Memorial Day
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- What we honor on Memorial Day is not just the sacrifice of our military men and women but the freedoms for which their sacrifice was made. Many would gree that one of the most important is the freedom to worship, a freedom that is alive and well at Snethen United Methodist Church near Mardela Springs. Reporter Charlie Paparella takes us there in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Spring In Full Spring
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- It has taken a while to get here but everywhere you look on Delmarva, Spring is in full swing. In this segment of Travels With Charlie, reporter Charlie Paparella lets spring speak for itself with a little help from Pachelbel's Canon in D-Major.
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- Travels With Charlie- Taking a Listen
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Reporter Charlie Paparella has been keeping tabs on young people. He says it seems these days that every young person has something stuck in their ears and they are listening to something you can't hear. Before you pass judgement on this aspect of modern times, you ought to take a listen for yourself. Charles Paparella explains in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Is Wisdom a Thing of the Past?
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Reporter Charlie Paparella says, if you pay much attention to what is going on in the world today, you may wonder if wisdom itself is a thing of the past. Not to worry, Charlie knows where wisdom is hiding and he tells us where to find it in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Unwanted Plants
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- As this glorious Spring continues, reporter Charles Paparella takes a look at some gardeners across Delmarva that are battling unwanted plants in favor of ones they consider more desirable. But plants, like everything else, are what we make of them, as we see in this botanical edition of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Westside Historical Society and Tractor Pulls
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- There are two seemingly unrelated questions in this segment of Travels With Charlie. How does the Westside Historical Society raise money to save history? How does a tractor pull work, exactly? Reporter Charlie Paparella explains.
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- Travels With Charlie- Elementary School
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Ever wish you could go back to elementary school when everything was a lot simpler? Reporter Charlie Paparella does! That is why in this segment of Travels With Charlie, Charlie takes us to a different time. These days elementary school is a bit more complicated and fun than it was when he was in school and he plans to show you why.
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- Travels With Charlie- Past to Present
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- We tend to think of history as being finished, that we know pretty much what there is to know about the past. But the past has a way of reaching into the future, as we see in this segment of Travels With Charlie, through the eyes of reporter Charlie Paparella.
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- Travels With Charlie- Procrastinators
- Runtime
- 1:47
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Procrastinators. We have some good news for you, compliments of mother nature. Reporter Charles Paparella says if you usually miss strawberry season, not to worry, it's running late this year! Learn all about the season in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Hope for the Future
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The events of this week have been disturbing for everyone who cares about the future of our nation. In tonight's Travels With Charlie, reporter Charles Paparella takes a generational look at our troubled past and why there is still hope for the future.
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- Travels With Charlie- Up-Sides to Spring on Delmarva
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- While many of us are anxious for the official start of summer, there are certainly many upsides to spring. In this segment of Travels With Charlie, reporter Charles Paparella tells us what they are.
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- Travels With Charlie- Pond Scum
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- One of the worst insults one can receive is to be called "pond scum," or worse, "lower than pond scum." But a Somerset County naturalist takes a different view of that green goo as we see in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Sunday Afternoon Drives
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- If you are looking for a new destination for those Sunday afternoon drives, Charlie Paparella has a suggestion. It's the final resting place of one of Delmarva's most famous sons, a man named Francis Makimmee. He takes us there in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Hopes for Cherry Festivals on Delmarva
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- There are a lot of festivals on Delmarva, celebrating peaches and seafood and other Delmarva treasures. But there has never been a Delmarva Cherry Festival. Well, if an experimental planting in Sussex County stays on track, a cherry festival may be in the near future. Reporter Charlie Paparella takes a look in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Mother Earth in Spring
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- By the time Earth Day rolls around, spring has usually been with us for a while but not this year. The late spring is an opportunity to observe one of the more elegant qualities of Mother Earth. Reporter Charlie Paparella shines a light on that subject in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Thriving Delmarva Economy
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- By now you've heard about the serious drought situation in California and any shortages of fruits and vegetables on the West Coast could mean higher prices across the country. Will those higher prices be enough to revitalize what was once a thriving economy on Delmarva... Fruit production? Reporter Charlie Paparella considers the question in this segment of Travels With Charlie.
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- Travels With Charlie- Women Supporting Women
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Charlie takes a trip to the Women Supporting Women establishment in Salisbury, Md. He takes us inside the office and introduces us to a group of women who gather once a month to knit personal items for folks with breast cancer.
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- Travels With Charlie- Wicomico County Fair
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Livestock, tractor pull, fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts. These are just many of the highlights of the Wicomico County Fair. Join Charlie on his travels to the fair.
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- Travels With Charlie- Mardela Springs Heritage Festival & Susan Taylor
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On this segment of Travels With Charlie, Charlie takes us to the Mardela Springs Heritage Festival and introduces us to a basket maker named Susan Taylor. After several years and hundreds of baskets, Susan loves what she does
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- Travels With Charlie- Cornfields and Satellite Dishes
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Charlie finds a large satellite dish in the middle of a Worcester County cornfield. He uses his investigative journalist instincts to talk to neighbors about this large piece of equipment in their nearby yards.
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- Travels With Charlie- Somerset County Fair
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On this segment of travels, Charlie takes us to the Somerset County Fair. He gives us an inside look on the makings of the fair and all the animals the fair has to offer.
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- Travels With Charlie- Rolling Stone
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On this segment of Travels With Charlie, Charlie takes us to Accomack County, Virginia where the tomb stone of Mrs. Leona Tull has gone missing. The tombstone was found in New Jersey and Charlie is here to tell you why.
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- Travels With Charlie- Summer Storms
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- "A summer storm can catch you unaware and soak you right down to your underwear"- Charlie Paparella
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- Travels With Charlie- Public Landing in Worcester County, Md.
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this segment of Travels With Charlie, we arrive at Public Landing in Worcester County, Md. The small unincorporated community is 6.5 miles east of Snow Hill in Worcester County. Public Landing is located on Chincoteague Bay, at the end of Maryland Route 365. One of Charlie's favorite parts of Public Landing is the crabbing that comes along with it.
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- Travels With Charlie- Return of Gravestones in Va.
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- WBOC's Charlie Paparella takes us through the graveyard on this Travels With Charlie. After a tombstone goes missing in Accomack County, Charlie gets to the bottom of it.
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- Travels With Charlie- Francis Makemie on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Francis Makemie was an Irish clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in United States of America. The statue has turned into an archaeological site and in this day in age, you better believe there are drones present.
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- Travels With Charlie- Feed the Fish
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- WBOC's Charlie Paparella takes us to a pond where two ladies have been feeding the fish, year after year. Learn about the relationship between the ladies and these fish and how it came to be.
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- Travels With Charlie- Fair Weather Cumulus Clouds
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this Travels With Charlie, learn the lesson that Fair Weather Cumulus Clouds can teach you. The relationship between human beings and the clouds have changed over the years and Charlie says, maybe that's a lesson in itself.
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- Travels With Charlie- Summer Mornings
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Delmarva is a lot different at 5:30 a.m. opposed to the afternoon, during the summer months. Charlie Paparella encourages us on Delmarva to get out there and get out there early. Take a drive, watch the sunrise, enjoy the cool air, it's all better in the morning according to this travels.
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- Travels With Charlie- Salisbury's Third Friday Celebration
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- WBOC's Charlie Paparella gives us a look into Salisbury's Third Friday celebration where he speaks to the Drums Around the World founder, Ted Nichols who tells us "anyone can play in a drum circle." Nichols will be teaching the youth of Salisbury how to play the drums at various locations.
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- Full Interview: Jimmy's Surgery
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jimmy posted a video on Friday, Aug. 14 explaining why he wouldn’t be seen on TV for a few months. Then, all of Delmarva started sharing the video and writing comments to him filled with kind words and prayers. Local Christian radio station, 88.7 The Bridge, shared Jimmy’s video on their Facebook page as well, asking listeners to add him to their prayer list.
Jimmy recently had a doctor visit where they told him he would need open heart surgery. Jimmy says he has had to keep an eye on his heart for the last several years and he has an aneurysm. The doctors will take out a piece of his aorta and replace a valve, along with a few other little things that need to be taken care of.
Jimmy is asking prayers from Delmarva and prayers for the surgeons performing the operation. All of this is in God’s hands’ and he’s going to be okay.
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- Chris Weimer Sits Down with Jimmy Hoppa
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jimmy posted a video on Friday, Aug. 14 explaining why he wouldn’t be seen on TV for a few months. Then, all of Delmarva started sharing the video and writing comments to him filled with kind words and prayers. Local Christian radio station, 88.7 The Bridge, shared Jimmy’s video on their Facebook page as well, asking listeners to add him to their prayer list.
Jimmy recently had a doctor visit where they told him he would need open heart surgery. Jimmy says he has had to keep an eye on his heart for the last several years and he has an aneurysm. The doctors will take out a piece of his aorta and replace a valve, along with a few other little things that need to be taken care of.
Jimmy is asking prayers from Delmarva and prayers for the surgeons performing the operation. All of this is in God’s hands’ and he’s going to be okay.
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- Delaware Junction Festival – GoPro Edition
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Check out this GoPro video of Delaware Junction Festival in Harrington, Del. Wether you're here to watch the country artists, fly on the Vertigo Swing, ride the Giant Water Slide or dance in the foam party, there's something for everyone.
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- Delaware Junction Fest: Exclusive Interview with RaeLynn
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The three day music festival Delaware Junction took place in Harrington, Del. featuring artists like RaeLynn, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean. Hear what country music star RaeLynn has to say about her first trip to Delaware in this exclusive interview.
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- Twenty Years of African Pride Celebrated in Seaford, Del.
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- It's back again for it's twentieth year in Sussex County. The AFRAM Festival is a way for people from all around the country to learn about some history, exhibit their pride and display the African heritage. Last year, people traveled to this festival all the way from California. After many years of running the show, Pat Jones tells us what to expect.
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- WBOC Covers White Marlin Open: Day 1
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The week long event that some Ocean City locals spend all year waiting for is back. Also known as the ‘World’s Largest Billfish Tournament,’ the 42nd Annual White Marlin Open Tournament kicked off in the resort town on Aug. 3rd.
Sport fishermen from all over the country head to the Eastern Shore for this annual event where the town hosts hundreds of anglers and thousands of spectators. White Marlin Open founder and organizer Jim Motsko says there should be a great turn out this year.
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- Crisfield Holds 2nd Annual ‘Camp Noah’ for Disaster Relief
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Animals, games and crafts are all apart of Crisfield’s Camp Noah, a week long day camp to help those who have been through a disaster. Full story: http://www.delmarvalife.com/trending/crisfield-holds-2nd-annual-camp-noah-for-disaster-relief/
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- Maryland Coastal Bays Restores Lizard Hill
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Maryland Coastal Bays has partnered with Maryland State Highway Administration to restore Lizard Hill which is part of the Bishopville Dam project. Seventeen volunteers from the Zion Lutheran Church in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvannia spent their week in Ocean City helping out with the project. On Tuesday they removed invasive species and replaced them with native plants. For more information, visit WBOC.com.
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- Fourth Annual Hunger Relief Day at Delaware State Fair
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Delaware State Fair, Food Lion and the Delaware Food Bank collaborated during the fourth annual Hunger Relief Day at the fair. Hunger Relief Day was started in an effort to relieve hunger in Delaware. If you bring in 5 Food Lion cans on this day, you receive free admission to the fair.
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- Boys & Girls Club Visit Delaware State Fair
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Boys and Girls Club in Dagsboro visited the Delware State Fair Friday afternoon for their 'Field Trip Friday.' The kids were able to go to the petting zoo, visit the circus and watch the Junk Rock band perform. To learn about this club and the activities they did at the fair, watch the video above.
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- Organist Returns to Delaware State Fair for Eighth Year
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- With over 50 years of experience and eight years at the Delaware State Fair, organist Dennis Robinson has returned to offer more entertainment to guest. To learn more about the workings of this instrument and where he will be at the fair, check out this video.
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- Delaware State Fair's Butterfly Exhibit with Jason Lurie
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jason Lurie is attending the 2015 Delaware State Fair with his Butterfly Exhibit in Exhibit Hall. In this exhibit there are over 200 butterflies. The exhibit travels all around the world to different fairs. Watch this video to learn more about the exhibit and the butterflies in it.
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- Delaware State Fair's Butterfly Exhibit with Jason Lurie
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Jason Lurie is attending the 2015 Delaware State Fair with his Butterfly Exhibit in Exhibit Hall. In this exhibit there are over 200 butterflies. The exhibit travels all around the world to different fairs. Watch this video to learn more about the exhibit and the butterflies in it.
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- Delaware State Fair: Magician Dale Scott
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Dale Scott is a magician that tours all across the country and is performing at the Delaware State Fair this year for the first time in history. Watch this interview as Dale explains his experience with magic and what he will be doing throughout the duration of the fair. Go to Delmarvalife.com for more updates on the fair.
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- Wor-Wic Community College Partners with Wallops
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Wor-Wic Community College along with Eastern Shore Community College, Wilmington University and Old Dominion University have collaborated to create a pretty educational system for those in the military as well as veterans. Fred Howard, State Scholarship and Veterans Coordinator at Wor-Wic explains the partnership and how those involved can benefit.
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- Delaware State Fair Prep
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Delaware State Fair is one of the most popular events in Delaware. Organizers spend the whole year preparing for this event. With just a few days left until the fair, check out what vendors and organizers are doing to get ready. http://www.wboc.com/clip/11694936/webxtra0720mp4
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- Third Annual Ocean Games Plunges into Ocean City
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- http://www.delmarvalife.com/trending/third-annual-ocean-games-plunges-into-ocean-city/
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- Seven Sea Turtles Released off Assateague Shores
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Seven Kemp ridley sea turtles were released off the beach at Assateague Island after months of rehabilitation. WBOC's Lauren Holloway went to Assateague to see these turtles make their way back home, as well as crowds of people. To see the full story, follow this link http://www.wboc.com/story/29567591/seven-sea-turtles-released-off-assateague-shores
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- Assateague Wild Ponies Must Stay Wild
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Assateague ponies are often seen grazing in the grasses on the sides of the road, as well as in beach goers coolers. Assateague park rangers are urging visitors to keep their distance from these wild horses. Feeding these horses during the summer months can be extremely dangerous to their well being. Multimedia journalist Lauren Holloway goes in depth with consequences of visitor interactions with these animals, as well as consequences to the visitors themselves.
