WERU Community Radio

You may have heard volunteer programmer Eloise Schultz on the Sunday Morning Coffeehouse where she is one of four rotating co-hosts, or you might have heard her on WERU’s rockin’ Celtic music show, New Potatoes, which airs Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Our Eloise is versatile like that! Her response to the question, “what’s one of your favorite moments of WERU?” may go down as the sweetest story of its kind—and may even inspire you to volunteer and create your own favorite WERU memory. Meet Eloise:

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The Fall Membership Drive wrapped up with enthusiasm with the Saturday Morning Coffeehouse on November 15! Listeners really stepped up to support and celebrate WERU! Thanks to all of you, that terrific energy brought in over $70,000! Everyone feels great knowing that WERU will survive and thrive well into the future with your support. You can keep the vibe going by giving online anytime! Thank you!

Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield is a 5-minute, spoken-word program produced by staff of the Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) that discusses natural history topics relating to Maine’s flora and fauna from the perspective of field biologists and naturalists.

Listen to the recent 7-part series produced by MNHO executive director, Glen Mittelhauser, about sailing the Maine Coast and discussing the natural history he sees on the way. Along the trip, Glen encounters coastal seabird colonies, moon jellyfish, and clouds of bioluminescent plankton. Listen through the WERU archives, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

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On Sunday, July 27 from 6 to 8 pm, A World of Music host Greg Rossel welcomed Anna Dovhanych, a foreign exchange student from Ukraine attending high school in Blue Hill. Anna shared a range of music from her country, from traditional wedding songs to contemporary rock and pop, including several of her favorite artists. She even received a text from her parents back home, where it was 2 am! You can listen to the entire program here.

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