Our popular annual BoatTalk Cruise will take place on Saturday, June 22, 6:15-8:30 p.m. from the Northeast Harbor town dock. Many thanks to Captain Andy of the Sea Princess, our wonderful cruise vessel for making the cruise possible! Tickets are $20 each with children under 12 get aboard free. … [Read more...]
Town Meeting: “Doing Democracy” in Your Town
On Friday, June 21, 10-11 a.m., The Democracy Forum will address practicing politics and democracy at the most personal level--in local government, and the unusual experience we enjoy in the form of the New England town meeting. Does the town meeting still work? Is participation up or down? Is … [Read more...]
New Local Music Show: Live & Local
WERU Community Radio is pleased to present a new Maine-based music program called Live & Local. The show is produced and hosted by volunteers Johnny Too Bad and Nathan Red Beard. Featured will be musicians from the local WERU signal area and all around the state, both live in the broadcast … [Read more...]
Charles Eisenstein on Restoring Humanity: Exploring Connections to Earth & Each Other
Charles Eisenstein’s talk, “Restoring Humanity: Exploring Connections to Earth & Each Other”, was recorded by WERU on May 29, 2019, at the Bay School's Emlen Hall, Blue Hill, Maine. Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, … [Read more...]
National Community Radio Leader Speaks in Orland
On May 6, National Federation of Community Broadcasters CEO Sally Kane spoke to a gathering of WERU people at the Alamoosook Lakeside Inn in Orland. Kane was in town visiting WERU as part of what is called the Community Counts Initiative. Listen here. … [Read more...]
Know Your DJ: Phil Norris
Phil Norris is a one of the founders of WERU and is currently the host of Folk Music with Cousin Phil, heard every Monday morning from 9:00 to 10:00. Here's a bit about Phil in his own words... … [Read more...]
“On the Wing” with Melisenda Ellis
Who are the people who host music shows on WERU? They do all sorts of things and come from all sorts of backgrounds. One of them is Melisenda Ellis. What do you do at WERU Community Radio? Since 2010 I have hosted Wednesday’s On the Wing, a show of eclectic music of all kinds. Before that I … [Read more...]
“Let’s Talk Animals” with Dr. John Hunt
All kinds of people with all kinds of backgrounds volunteer at WERU. We recently asked one of them, Dr. John Hunt, about his involvement at WERU. Here’s what he had to say… What do you do at WERU Community Radio? "I host and produce two radio programs: Let’s Talk Animals: From Aardvarks To … [Read more...]
Lady NOLA
We recently asked Kaitlyn Metcalf, a.k.a. Lady NOLA, host of The Second Line on WERU every Tuesday afternoon from 2-4, a number of questions so that listeners could get to know her a little more than they do on the air. Read what she had to say... … [Read more...]
Scot Cannon
Meet Scot Cannon, WERU Volunteer and the producer of The WERU Family Radio Hour. "I first became interested in being on the radio when my godmother gave me an orange transistor radio with a gold dial and a single back earplug. I had the measles and had to stay in bed in a dark room. It was the … [Read more...]