Beach Haven will be the center of attention Friday when Fox 29’s “Good Day Philadelphia” sets up near the town’s newly rebuilt beach patrol headquarters building, located on the beachfront of Centre Street, to film live segments for the show’s “Comeback Down the Shore” weekly summer series. The special series tells the stories of business owners and residents along the Jersey Shore who had to rebuild their lives, homes and businesses following Superstorm Sandy. Beach Haven’s segment is the second to last in the series, which began in Cape May in July.
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| Photo via Food Spotting A Chicken or the Egg wing eating contest will be recorded live during the event. |
Local business owners, residents and visitors are welcome to participate in the live filming.
“This is just another step in our Visit Beach Haven plan,” said Stan Gauss, owner of Gauss Digital Marketing, whom the municipality hired in the spring to help with its digital marketing and better promote the area. “As the heart of Long Beach Island, we believe a truly vibrant and successful Beach Haven makes for a stronger Long Beach Island. This year we have seen record traffic at all events from Hop Sauce and the Memorial Day parade to our weekly Concerts on the Green. We believe the visibility we will get from Fox 29 will only go to further that.”
“Good Day” anchor Jennaphyr Frederick, known by viewers as JennFred, will interact with business owners and residents during the filming, between 7:30 and 10 a.m. Beach pilates as well as a mock rescue with Beach Haven lifeguards will take place at 7:45. Members from Surflight Theatre and The Showplace Ice Cream Parlour will go on at 8:30. Fantasy Island’s mascots and other local businesses will be participating in the event as well. Multiple food-eating contests will wrap up the show at 9:45, including a Boardwalk ice cream challenge with two teams of two, a Chicken or the Egg wing eating contest with two contestants and an Uncle Will’s pancake challenge with two contestants. All contest participants must be on site by 9.
Town officials will also unveil the “Visit Beach Haven” T-shirt and announce plans for the town’s 125th anniversary, coming up next year.
“Beach Haven is full of history, culture, great food, family fun and beautiful beaches. It’s truly a vacation spot for everyone and a great place to live,” said Beach Haven Mayor Robert Keeler. “Fox 29’s ‘Good Day Philadelphia’ will only help let more people in the area, and those looking for a great place to visit, know that Beach Haven is for them.”
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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