WERU Community Radio

Tune in this Saturday night, April 11, from 6:00-8:00 for our “Shelter in Place Dance Party.” Maintain social distance while dancing like crazy in the comfort of your own home! Cut a rug with everyone else listening to WERU at the same time. We’ll spin the tunes and you rattle the floorboards. Shelter in place, tune in, and dance the night away! Note: this program will be pre-recorded at WERU on a weekday and we won’t be taking requests during the dance, but will accept them at info@weru.org until Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Every weekday at 2:00 p.m., WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager, Amy Browne, will give a live “Maine Coronavirus Update.” We invite you to tune in live, read the transcripts below.

Also, at 8:00 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, various WERU volunteer public affairs program hosts will report on what’s happening in the community in their area of expertise that relates to their regular monthly program.

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WERU volunteer Charlie Pugh passed away on March 24 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a co-host of both Front Porch Folk and the Sunday Morning Coffeehouse. In memory of Charlie we will air one of his episodes of Front Porch Folk on Tuesday, April 7, 9-10 a.m. This will be an opportunity to hear, remember and celebrate this warm and wonderful man. Charlie’s obituary.

It is the wish of Charlie and his family that memorial gifts be made to WERU. (Our address is P.O. Box 170, East Orland, ME 04431)

William “Doc” Morrill Sr. passed away on March 29 due to complications associated with diabetes. He was a long-time host of Downhome Country, a great musician, a great guy, and a real character. He was also known as “The Oldest DJ in Captivity.” We will air one of his shows in memory and celebration of Doc on Thursday, April 9 at 9-10 a.m. Doc’s obituary.

Listen to Healthy Options (our public affairs program on health topics), recorded on Wednesday, March 4, 4-5 p.m. The program covered the important topic of effective techniques to reduce exposure to infectious disease due to Influenza and the emergence of the Coronavirus. Healthy Options can be heard live every first Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., and the recording can be heard in our local public affairs archive at http://archives.weru.org.

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Thanks to WERU’s Smartphone App you can easily listen to WERU to live and recorded shows from your phone! Just search for WERU in your favorite app store (App Store for iPhones and Google Play for Android phones).  Give it a try – we hope you enjoy it!

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