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Chris Tanaka

Chris Tanaka

Verified

News Anchor and Reporter, WBZ-TV (Boston, MA)

Brook Park

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Government , Climate , Housing , Transportation

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Seniority Positions

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Total articles 287

  • Here's how the Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts 250 years ago

    By Chris Tanaka Verified| WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) Verified This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end of a decade of simmering tension between the colonies and Britain. You could say it started in 1763 over a cup of coffee. Following the French and Indian War, the English monarchy was heavily in debt. King George III imposed the Sugar Act, which taxed foreign imports of sugar and molasses.

    By Chris Tanaka Verified · WBZ-TV (Boston, MA)

    Apr. 14, 2025

  • Boston brewery turns into family-friendly jazz club once a week

    By Chris Tanaka Verified| WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) Verified Once a week, a craft brewery in Roxbury transforms into a jazz club. Thursday nights are jazz nights at Long Live Roxbury. For more than a year now, the taproom has hosted some of the best talent in the area. "Nothing can compare to going to a live room with people that are there paying attention to you, " said pianist and Berklee College of Music professor Zahili Zamora.

    By Chris Tanaka Verified · WBZ-TV (Boston, MA)

    Mar. 25, 2025

  • Here's how the Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts 250 years ago

    By Chris Tanaka Verified| WBZ-TV (Boston, MA) Verified This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end of a decade of simmering tension between the colonies and Britain. You could say it started in 1763 over a cup of coffee. Following the French and Indian War, the English monarchy was heavily in debt. King George III imposed the Sugar Act, which taxed foreign imports of sugar and molasses.

    By Chris Tanaka Verified · WBZ-TV (Boston, MA)

    Apr. 14, 2025

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WBZ-TV (Boston, MA)