Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributor: Ousman, theme music
An interview with Carole Whelan of the Maine Chapter of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO). She talks about efforts that group is making to let politicians and candidates here in Maine know what is is really like for the troops and their families. Also, words of advice from a coalition of Maine-based groups that wants to assure that every vote is counted.
Category: Voices & Weekend Voices
Locally produced radio magazine on cultural & community events & people. Every Wednesday from 4:00 – 4:30 PM
Weekend Voices 10/28/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Marge May, Cathy Melio, Ousman (theme music)
Includes music by “Avoiding Signals” with the band’s consent
Topics: The conclusion of Marge May’s interview series with U.S. Senate candidates from Maine; Cathy Melio interviews Belfast band “Avoiding Signals” and plays some of their music; An interview with Dud Henrick of Deer Isle who is taking part in a movement to call for investigation and possible impeachment of Bush and Cheney.
Voices 10/25/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Karen Larsen, Ousman (theme music)
Topics: An interview with Hillary Lister regarding the Old Town (Maine) former G-P mill’s conversion to a “renewable energy” park which includes plans to burn construction and demolition debris. The company that is planning to buy the former mill from the state is requesting a period of time to come up to acceptable standards for air emissions. A deadline looms for requests for a public hearing.
And Karen Larsen tells us about the history and traditions of Samhain.
Weekend Voices 10/21/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Rhonda Frey, Meredith DeFrancesco, Marge May, Darwin Davidson, Ousman
Topics:
An interview with faculty from the Native Studies program at the University of Maine; the next in a series of interviews with the U.S. Senate candidates from Maine; an interview with Patti Casey of the Bluegrass Gospel Project
Voices 10/18/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Meredith DeFrancesco; Ousman (theme music)
Topics: Meredith DeFrancesco interviews Rhonda Frey who recently returned from a cultural exchange trip to Venezuela. She was part of a contingent from the Penobscot Nation. And puppets from the upcoming Beech Hill Farm Fall Festival are interviewed about that event.
Weekend Voices 10/14/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Marge May; Ousman(theme music)
Topics: School of the America’s watch Latin America Coordinator Lisa Sullivan talks about efforts to close the school that has also been called “School of the Assassins”; Marge May’s interview series with U.S. Senate Candidates from Maine continues, today they answer questions about the economy; Johnathan Leavitt of the Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative talks about that new group’s plans to revise Maine’s marijuana laws.
Voices 10/11/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Dave Evans, Darwin Davidson, Ousman (theme music)
Topics:
Dave Evans, host of Renewable Radio on WERU, reports on “MEEP”-the Maine Energy Education Program, and “Moonbeam”, a vehicle that gets 100 mpg
Darwin Davidson, host of Bronzewound on WERU, interviews Patty Casey of the Bluegrass Gospel Project
Weekend Voices 10/07/06
Producer/host: Amy Browne Contributors: Anna Savage, Marge May Topics: Anna Savage of WERU Youth Radio reports back from the Peace Rally and March held in Bangor last weekend The keynote speech given by Doug Rawlings of Maine Veterans for Peace, at the rally (which drew an estimated crowd of 1,500) Music by local band Romulux Rex WERU reporter Marge May with part 1 of her series of interviews with U.S. Senate candidates from Maine