Black History Month- audio history stories
Everyday in the month of February WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams. You can hear them all again right here: Billie Holiday , Leonard Cummings , Macon Bolling Allen , Harriet Tubman , Nelson Mandela , Shirley Chisholm , Marsha P. Johnson , Gordon Parks , Jackie Robinson , Mary Mcleod Bethune , Josephine Baker , Gerald Talbot , Duke Ellington , Nina Simone , Lewis Latimer , Audre Lorde , Sojourner Truth , Thurgood Marshall , Shirley Chisolm , Tarana Burke , Scott Joplin ,…
USM Music Professor Amanda Roswick interviewed on WMPG – USM Faculty Jazz Ensemble – Sunday Night!
University of Southern Maine Music Professor Amanda Roswick was interviewed this week on WMPG by DJs Bill Audette and Rockin’ Rick on their The Night Train Show . This Sunday night, Amanda will be performing live at the USM Jazz Ensemble at Corthell Hall in Gorham . In the interview Amanda discusses her influences and how she ended up teaching at USM. Amanda is a DownBeat award-winning jazz vocalist and New England native who received her BM in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire before moving cross-country…
Black History Month Highlights at WMPG
February is Black History Month , and with that in mind, WMPG will be broadcasting special shows with featured guest artists and additional on-air content throughout February. This is supplementing our usual programming with the specific focus of highlighting the art, lived experiences, and perspectives of the Black community. Some of our programming highlights for the month of February which will focus on the Black experience and music by Black artists include: Monday Morning Theatre Cruise (Show Tunes) – The Night…
WMPG wins at the Maine Associations of Broadcasters Awards
2021 ended nicely for us as WMPG picked up 3 awards at the MAB’s (Maine Association of Broadcasters) 1st Place in Features Offline – Wednesdays 7pm, Dan Bernard and Michael Townsend Listen to an episode here: 1st Place for Queer Country The Otherwise – Alt Fridays 3pm, Liz Gartley – Listen here 2nd Place for Remembering the Parents Resource Center Purple Monkey Dishwasher – Mary Hope Tobin Listen here Congrats to our WMPG DJ’s and hosts!
Martin Luther King Jr. day
Monday January 17th Martin Luther King Special 5-7pm. Produced by Michael Cutting. Tuesday January 19th The Alternative Route 3-5pm. a music show dedicated to MLK Wednesday January 19th Left of the Dial be doing an MLK Jr. inspired show. At WMPG, we believe that community thrives by connecting creativity, culture, and resources. We are honored to be one of the voices of our community—providing a vital platform based here in Maine with a global reach….
African-born radio host to pilot “Amjambo Time”
On January 14, Amjambo Africa and University of Southern Maine radio station WMPG will launch “Amjambo Time” as part of WMPG’s new Global Mainers initiative. Hosted by radio professional and Amjambo Africa News Editor Jean Damascène Hakuzimana, three pilot episodes of “Amjambo Time” will broadcast once a month in January, February, and March, on Fridays at 7 p.m. “When we talked about languages that can connect with a lot of immigrants in Maine, we thought about Kinyarwanda. In Burundi,…
Left of the Dial and a very punky, reggae Christmas –
DJ Shaxx wishes you a punky, reggae Christmas! Perhaps the best holiday music playlist you’ve never heard! Something eclectic on 90.9FM / wmpg.org. REQUEST LINE: (207) 780-4909. Wanna hear the show? Go here to listen to the archive!
Angus King – guest on WMPG’s Friendly Fire
Recently, Maine’s first independent senator Angus King was a guest on WMPG’s Friendly Fire: A Voice for Veterans. Host Don Kimball and the senator discussed the Afghanistan war. The theme of the show was “The longest war in American history – at what cost?” Missed the show – click here to listen.
WMPG broadcasts Salt’s Fall 2021 Final Show “Survival”
The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at MECA presents their 2021 Final Show, “Survival”. Salt will premiere twenty new audio stories – a debut of original short films and audio documentaries from Salt students. Listen on 90.9, on our app or at wmpg.org . Wed, Dec 15, and Thu, Dec 16, at 7 PM.
