On Saturday, October 19 at 9am during The Saturday Morning Coffeehouse, Jim Bahoosh will be joined in studio by the great local group Rural Electric along with the very talented Alyssa Kelly. Don't miss it! … [Read more...]
Coastal Conversations Wins Award!
Coastal Conversations is a collaboration of WERU and Maine Sea Grant of the University of Maine. It is hosted by Natalie Springuel of Maine Sea Grant. Natalie and the program were recently awarded 3rd Place for "Public Affairs Programming" at the Maine Association of Broadcasters Awards Gala in … [Read more...]
Classic Sailboat for Sale to Benefit WERU
A 1985 BEETLE CAT is for sale for $3,500, all proceeds to benefit WERU. This beautiful sailboat can be viewed at Redfern Boat, 614 Tremont Rd., Tremont, ME, 207-266-0270. She has bronze fasteners, centerboard trunk, steel trailer, and was rebuilt in 2012 by Cape Cod Shipbuilders. … [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...]