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Filed Under: Station News

Listener Survey Results

WERU Community Radio is, as it has since the beginning, listener-supported. This certainly means financial support, but it can also take shape in the form of feedback. WERU volunteers feel great when they get listener calls, notes, or emails telling them that their programs are enjoyed and valued. … [Read more...]

January 27, 2023 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Station News

Democracy Forum on Comprehensive Planning

The Democracy Forum airs the 3rd Friday of every month at 4 pm on WERU. Our January Democracy Forum covered local comprehensive planning, happening now in many Maine communities. How does it work? Why should we care? How can citizens get involved? Hear this program in our public affairs archives. … [Read more...]

January 26, 2023 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Station News

Conversations from the Pointed Firs Featuring Samaa Abdurraqib

Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly audio series on WERU, with Maine-connected authors and artists discussing new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. This month's guest … [Read more...]

January 8, 2023 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Station News

New Show: Country & Northeastern

Maine is the most rural state in the nation. But we’re also northern. And eastern. Country & Northeastern is a music show that features country music curated for Mainers by a Mainer. It is a hearty, gritty, spirited mix of alt-country, Americana, and traditional/classic/outlaw country music with … [Read more...]

January 4, 2023 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Volunteer Spotlight

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...]

March 29, 2018 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Volunteer Spotlight

“On the Wing” with Melisenda Ellis

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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...]

February 20, 2018 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Volunteer Spotlight

“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...]

December 22, 2017 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Volunteer Spotlight

Lady NOLA

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...]

October 2, 2017 By Matt Murphy

Filed Under: Volunteer Spotlight

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...]

August 9, 2017 By Matt Murphy

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WERU Community Radio acknowledges that the radio station exists in the place we now call Maine, which is home to the sovereign Wabanaki people. We are very grateful to be here and honor the ancestral and contemporary Wabanaki peoples indigenous to these places in the Dawnland.

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