“Chronicle” Reporter Reinstein plans a Tuesday talk at Saugus Public Library

The New Friends of the Saugus Public Library welcome television personality Ted Reinstein back to Saugus to discuss his newest book: “Travels Through the Heart and Soul of New England: Stories of Struggle, Resilience, and Triumph.” The talk is set for Tuesday (Oct. 8), from 6:30-7:45 p.m. in the Community Room at the library (295 Central St. in Saugus).

It’s a grand tour through all six New England states, with every stop a visit with the most memorable and extraordinary people he’s met in his more than 25 years of travels and reporting. Their stories are fascinating, moving, inspiring and sometimes just plain funny. ‘Course, since no road trip would be complete without stopping at a diner, he visits all of his favorites, and they tell their own tasty tales.

Ted Reinstein is best known in New England as a journalist and reporter for WCVB Channel 5’s “Chronicle,” Boston’s celebrated – and America’s longest-running, locally-produced – TV newsmagazine. He’s been at “Chronicle” since 1995 and has been a contributing member of the WCVB editorial board since 2010. While he appears occasionally in the studio at the anchor desk or delivering an opinion commentary, it’s out in the field where viewers are most familiar seeing Ted. From every corner of New England, he’s found the offbeat, the unique, the moving and the just plain memorable, all while telling the enduringly colorful stories of the region’s people and places.

In 2002, Ted was part of a “Chronicle” team that received a prestigious National DuPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Award for their coverage of Boston’s Big Dig project. In 2018, he received an Emmy Award for his story on the “Good Night Lights” phenomenon in Providence, R.I.

He is the author of four books, including “New England Notebook: One Reporter, Six States, Uncommon Stories,” which was released in 2013 by Globe-Pequot Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. National Geographic Traveler named it one of its “Best Picks.” He’s also the author of “Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds” and coauthor, with his wife, Anne-Marie, of “New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic.” His other most recent book, “Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier,” was released by Lyons Press in 2021.

Ted is a native of Winthrop, Mass., and lives just west of Boston with his wife and two daughters.

Seating for Tuesday’s talk is limited. Register at SaugusPublicLibrary.org/Events or call 781-231-4168 ext. 3107.