LIVE OAK–Flashback to an era long before the internet or cell phones, sending a singing telegram to a loved one was a popular surprise. Nearly a century later the trend is once again on the rise, ...

One of Keith Berneburg’s first jobs was with Eastern Onion Signing Telegrams in Pittsburgh. He dressed in various costumes and delivered the humorous telegrams in a musical form. “I had a blast,” he ...

To celebrate Valentine's Day and her 22nd birthday, Gabii Benavides' friends went all out. They ordered her a singing telegram. Wait a minute – singing telegrams? Like, from the olden days? "What ...

Western Union, the telegraph and global payment company, is bringing back its singing telegram. And they're adding some glitz. Instead of being serenaded on your birthday by a Western Union ...

Pablo Helguera has discovered a way to connect people in the isolation of the coronavirus era. And it involves something as simple as a song. Taking a tip from what Western Union did in 1933 to cheer ...

Light spills through the balcony doors of Archipelago’s idyllic attic, bathing George Peele in a warm golden glow that complements his fuzzy, fluorescent-orange jumpsuit and Orange Crush beanie. He ...

We call professional voice coach Gary Shimabukuro for some pointers. His advice? "Just hang on to the note as long as you can." But after singing just a few notes, it's obvious, this is not going to ...

Even in an age of e-cards and Facebook greetings, nothing says "Happy Birthday" like an entertainer showing up at your doorstep in a chicken suit. At least that's how the purveyors of singing ...

Dream team! Demi Lovato and James Corden hopped in a car together on the Late Late Show on Tuesday, Aug. 4, working together to form their own singing telegram business. Lovato, 22, took the passenger ...

THE singing telegram, once a popular way to share birthday greetings and other congratulatory messages, is returning with a twist that reflects how such sharing now often takes place digitally. The ...

What’s a specialist in socially engaged art supposed to do during a pandemic, when social distancing is a new hallmark of life? Artist, performer and author Pablo Helguera came up with a solution: ...

To celebrate Valentine’s Day and her 22nd birthday, Gabii Benavides’ friends went all out. They ordered her a singing telegram. Wait a minute – singing telegrams? Like, from the olden days? “What ...