On Sunday, April 14, Charlie Pugh hosted two excellent and charming local musicians who performed live in the studio during the last hour of Sunday Morning Coffeehouse from 9 - 10 a.m. Ruth Grierson and Debbie Krysak, known around Mount Desert Island and beyond as "The Unique Duo," chatted with … [Read more...]
Jocelyn and Chris Arndt, Recorded Live On the Wing!
On Wednesday, April 10, On the Wing host Will Mathewson welcomed to the airwaves excellent sibling rockers Jocelyn and Chris Arndt, who performed originals and shared their story as professional musicians. Listen or watch their interview and studio performance! Thanks to Jocelyn and Chris for … [Read more...]
What is the Future of the Union River?
On Talk of the Towns, Friday, April 12, 10-11 a.m., the topic was the Union River and the status of relicensing for electrical generation. The Union River watershed stretches from above Route 9 in Aurora to Union River Bay, draining about 500 square miles of Hancock and Penobscot Counties. LISTEN … [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...]