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Good News: Wrong number leads to unlikely friendship
- Channel
- NBC News
- Published
- May 17, 2026
- BS Rank
- 34.9% percentile (4,671 of 7,171)
- BS Score
- 48.92%
- Analysis source
- gemini
When Lauren Stevens was assigned a new work phone number at her job in the San Francisco Bay Area, she kept getting texts for someone named “Verndawg.” But when she researched the number, she discovered “Verndawg” was really Wernher Krutein, a renowned photographer who spent more than 60 years traveling the world with his camera. Now their unlikely friendship is changing both of their lives. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson has the story.
When Lauren Stevens was assigned a new work phone number at her job in the San Francisco Bay Area, she kept getting texts for someone named “Verndawg.” But when she researched the number, she discovered “Verndawg” was really Wernher Krutein, a renowned photographer who spent more than 60 years traveling the world with his camera. Now their unlikely friendship is changing both of their lives. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson has the story.
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