Kory’s Story

I returned to my hometown of Gloucester, Mass. in 2011 after a handful of years as a producer in Hollywood. Before that, I was everything from a radio deejay to a standup comic to a writer living out of a travel bag.

Two others and I launched OvaTheBridge.com, the first hyperlocal-focused social media website in the world (think Facebook groups before Facebook groups). This was the early days of social media - years before live streaming. Teaching small business owners how to upload their own posts to our very beta website was like teaching them a new religion. To make things easier, I visited them & recorded videos on their behalf, then appeared on the website throughout the day like a hometown anchorman to call attention to the latest content from Mom & Pop shops and restaurants. Without realizing it, I became The Bridge, the guy who connected locals to each other and the online world.

OvaTheBridge, by the way, is a nod to a overriding belief here; the majority of Gloucester is connected to mainland Massachusetts by three bridges, most notably a highway bridge on Route 128 that spans the Annisquam River. When people leave the city - whether it’s for an errand or a long period of time - we say in our Glosta accent, that we’re going “Ova the bridge”.

Anyhow, my associates soon moved on, so I built and curated a big local following on social platforms, rebranded as Bridge Cape Ann. The popularity of the page led to thousands of client videos and dozens of community events, as well as a second full-time job as a host and history documentarian at the regional cable station, 1623 Studios.

After “bridging” Cape Ann all these years, I wanted to find a new way to share my community and friends with you. So I built a home studio and brought in good people to help me broadcast a bunch of shows.

Let’s have some fun.