WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Issue: Open Mic Style Call-in Show
Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Key Discussion Points:
SoapBox & public affairs call-in shows schedule, healthcare reform, pros and cons of western medicine, iatrogenics, energy independence, climate change, upcoming events, Obamacare
Call In Program: Yes
Issue: Open-mic style call-in show
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann
Key Discussion Points:
Carbon pollution standards, Vigilantism, Solar storms, Accuracy in reporting, “Gasland” film, Fracking, LPG, School consolidation
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: Yes
Topics: News Report re: Senator Thomas Saviello’s conduct toward a citizen in a committee meeting for Mining Legislation, then the WERU SoapBox, open-mic style call in show
Guests:
For News Report: Audio from Joint Standing Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, interview w/ Senator Saviello
For SoapBox: n/a (open-mic call in)
Call In Program: Yes
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann
Issue: Open-mic style call in show
Program Topic: various
Key Discussion Points:
School consolidation
Super PACs
Mitt Romney
President Obama
Respect for Presidential office vs. questioning authority
Education
Vietnam war draft, military service
LPG
Knox County budget
Upcoming local events
“March Against Fiscal Madness” next week
Foreclosure protest this week
OccupyWaldo
“from here” vs “from away”
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: Yes
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Issue: Open-mic style call in show
Program Topic: various
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
Upcoming events in the area
LPG
Questions from a new Maine resident for fellow listeners
Atlantica trade corridor
Corporate control
CSAs, local food
Gender parity
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: Yes
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Broadcast Time: 4pm
Program Topic: Various
Key Discussion Points:
Waldo-Hancock Bridge
LPG
Women’s Month
E/W Hwy
Mercury in fillings
Iran
Corporate personhood
Planet X
Gender issues
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: yes
Issue: Open-mic style call in show
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann
Broadcast Time: 4pm
Program Topic: Various
Key Discussion Points:
Film “Windfall”
Windpower
Sustainability
Nuclear power
LPG
Hancock-Waldo Bridge
Camden Conference speaker
American Exceptionalism
Big box stores
Boycotts
Alternative currency
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a (no scheduled guests)
Call In Program: Yes
Issue: Open Mic Style Call-In Show
Broadcast Time: 4pm
Program Topic: Various
Key Discussion Points:
Corporate personhood
Citizens United
LPG
East-West Expressway
Upcoming Events
CSAs
GOP Caucus Controversy
Defending Water for Life in Maine
Resource Extraction
Guests by name and affiliation: n/a
Call In Program: yes
Political Broadcast: no
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann