{"id":2130185,"date":"2025-11-02T09:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2130185"},"modified":"2025-11-02T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:56:22","slug":"community-newsmakers-to-feature-local-filmmaker-lorena-beniquez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/community-newsmakers-to-feature-local-filmmaker-lorena-beniquez\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Newsmakers to Feature Local Filmmaker Lorena Beniquez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WBRE\/WYOU)\u00a0 Lorena Beniquez will join Jayne Ann Bugda on the latest edition of Community Newsmakers Podcast on the 2822Now APP.\u00a0 Beniquez is an author, videographer, and filmmaker.\u00a0 She is also a former news reporter for 2822 News, who spent many years covering the Williamsport Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"> \u00a0Lorena is also the founder of the Lycoming County Film Office, and she co-founded the Wilkes-Barre Film Office with businessman Thom Greco.\u00a0 She spent the early days of her career as a publicist in Los Angeles, working with some of the biggest names in the business.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"> \u00a0She returned home to work at WBRE\/WYOU as a reporter. During that time, she founded the film offices and continues to work with local filmmakers, inspiring and encouraging films in our area.\u00a0 She is involved with the Susquehanna Film Festival and Riverfest Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"> \u00a0She is also a businesswoman in the Williamsport Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The show will air on Sunday, November 2, at 6:30 am.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/i2L.BnM_u.jofWW3z9vbVQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wbre_articles_217\/ed27301003755c78ead0705e19f30956\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] 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Download link:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.2822news.com\/download-the-28-22-news-ctv-streaming-app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/www.2822news.com\/download-the-28-22-news-ctv-streaming-app\/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/www.2822news.com\/download-the-28-22-news-ctv-streaming-app\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video Production, Still Photography and Marketing<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" 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