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WMPG’s End of Year newsletter!
Want to read our “End Of Year” newsletter? Catch up on the latest WMPG news including features on WMPG winning 3 Maine Association of Broadcaster Awards, WMPG’s Kate Manahan and her program New Mainers Speak, our new mission statement, our new web page and much more!
Ali Al Mshakheel, Ahdaf Shamkhi with children, Ahmed and Lulu, Kate and Time Manahan
Planned Giving: Make WMPG a Part of Your Legacy
Many people think that planned giving is a difficult process and only something that wealthy people can do. In reality, planned giving is easy to do and a great opportunity to leave a legacy for future generations. Planned giving, or gift planning, enables individuals to make larger gifts to nonprofits and charities than they normally could make from their income. Depending on the type of gift chosen, an individual may enjoy tax benefits, secure a lifetime income stream and provide additional income for heirs. These gifts, while planned now, help ensure that the voice of WMPG Community Radio will be alive and well for years to come.
WMPG’s founder Howard Allen attended the WMPG 40th Birthday Party – listen to him give a brief history of how WMPG started!
40 years ago Howard Allen was attending USM, then known as UMPG, and was instrumental in creating WMPG!Thanks Howard! On 4/23/14 we had a live broadcast event and community gathering to celebrate the station’s 40th Birthday. Howard attended and was interviewed by longtime WMPG’er Jessica Lockhart. Click here to listen to the Howard Allen interview The celebration started at 10am with an hour of special programming originating from the station’s studios. Howard dropped in then and was one of many to stop by. The…
Jessica Lockhart & Howard Allen at the 40th birthday!
EdTalk – USM forum discussion about the state of education in Maine.
On Thursday, November 21st, WMPG broadcast USM Edtalks live from USM’s Hannaford Hall. This was a chance for the USM community to speak to a panel of Maine Senate and House Representatives about the rising cost of education, budget cuts and the future of public higher education in Maine. The forum was co-hosted by USM Student Government, The Free Press, WMPG, and the USM Executive Director of Student Life & Dean of Students. The moderator…
NAACP’s Rachel Talbot Ross responds to LePage’s “kiss my butt” comment. Click below for audio.
Rachel Talbot Ross is the State Director of the Maine NAACP, and President of the NAACP’s Portland Branch. This morning, Ms. Talbot Ross visited the WMPG studios to participate an audio project being prepared for a MLK Day radio special. She talked with WMPG Volunteer Reporter Lorenzo Raffa about today’s response from Maine Governor Paul LePage to invitations from the Maine NAACP to attend events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King. If you would like to…
NAACP State Director Rachel Talbot Ross