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Jim Hightower speaking at the 2003 WERU Full Circle Fair
Meredith Defrancesco and Amy Browne, Hosts of RadioActive - A grassroots environmental and social justice news journal
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!




Weekday Informational, News & Public Affairs Programming

6:00 - 6:05 a.m.

6:30 - 6:35 a.m.

  • World Ocean Radio (with host Peter Neil of World Ocean Observatory): Monday
  • Outside the Box (with host Larry Dansinger) : Tuesday
  • Ask WAM (Learn about Maine's Wildlife with hosts Daryl Dejoy & Cherie Mason): Wednesday
  • The World Around Us  (with host Sarah O'Malley): Thursday
  • Mindful Parenting (with Nancy Hathaway):Friday


7:00 - 7:05 a.m.

  • National Native News : Monday - Friday

7:30 - 7:35 a.m.

  • A Word In Edgewise (Local commentary on current events with R.W. Estella.: Monday
  • Going & Doing (with host John Greenman): Tuesday
  • EarthSense ( Learn about your everyday environment with Phillip Bailey): Wednesday
  • Notes from the Electronic Cottage (Info on all things electronic with Jim Campbell.): Thursday
  • Awanadjo Almanack (Local commentary, current affairs & nature observations with Rob McCall.): Friday


8:00 - 8:10 a.m.

  • Democracy Now Headlines & Local Weather: Monday - Friday

8:30 - 8:35 a.m.

  • Hightower Radio (Daily commentaries by populist author Jim Hightower): Monday - Friday


10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

  • Alternative Radio followed by The Local Public Affairs Roundup from 10:58 to 11:00: Every Monday
  • Conversations Through the Ism Prism (with host Anita Arnold): 1st Tuesday
  • Boat Talk (Live & local call-in on all things boats! with Alan Sprague & Mike Joyce): 2nd Tuesday
  • Indigenous Voices (with hosts Rhonda Frey & Meredith DeFrancesco): 3rd Tuesday
  • TBA: 4th Tuesday
  • Healthy Options (Local program on resources and options for whole health with hosts: Cynthia Swan, Rhonda Feiman, Andree Bella): 1st Wednesday
  • Natural Living with Gary Null: 2nd Wednesday
  • Common Health (Live, local call-in on Public Health Challenges in Maine with host Jim Fisher): 3rd Wednesday
  • Your Own Health & Fitness: 4th & 5th Wednesday
  • Doing Business (Live, local call-in show with host Jane Haskell): 1st Thursday
  • Writer's Forum (with hosts Betty Duff and Joan Clemons): 2nd Thursday
  • Baby Talk (Live & local call-in on raising healthy babies with host Cathy Jacobs): 3rd Thursday
  • Living Queer Here (with hosts: Gail Mackinson and Cindy Montgomery): 4th Thursday
  • Renewable Radio (Live & local call-in with installers, researchers, and users of renewable energy resources with Cohosts Dave Evans and Bruce Maanum): 1st Friday
  • Family Radio Forum (Live & local call-in on family & educational issues with host Ron Beard): 2nd Friday
  • WERU Listener Soap Box (Live call-in for WERU's listeners to share ideas): 3rd Friday
  • Talk Of The Towns (Live & local call-in on civic issues with host Ron Beard): 4th Friday
  • WERU Review 5thFriday

2:30 -2:35 p.m.

  • The Poetry Pantry (A thoughtful poem selected and read by Judy Beach): Monday
  • Peace Time (Weekly short feature on an area peace & justice group or activity with host Cathy Melio): Wednesday


3 -3:05 p.m.

  • Some News from West Africa (with host Isatou Jobarteh): Tuesday


4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

  • WINGS (Women’s International News Gathering Service): Monday
  • Voices (Locally produced radio magazine on cultural & community events & people with producer Amy Browne and various local contributors): Tuesday
  • This Way Out (The International Lesbian and Gay Radio Magazine): Wednesday
  • RadioActive (Locally-produced social justice & environmental journal with hosts Meridith Defrncesco & Amy Browne): Thursday
  • CounterSpin (Fair & Acuracy In Reporting's weekly examination of the mainstream media): Friday

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.


5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Weekend Informational Programming & Short Features



Saturday


7:30 a.m

  • Humble Farmer


12:30 p.m

  • Radio Bilingue News Headlines

8:30-8:45 am

  • Ask WAM (repeat from Wendnesday)

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

  • Weekend voices (Locally produced radio magazine on cultural & community events & people with producer Amy Browne and various local contributors): EVERY Saturday

Sunday

7:30 a.m

  • World around Us (repeat from Thursday)


8:30 - 8:35 a.m.

  • Awanadjo Almanack: (Reprise from the previous Friday edition)

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.


Helen Thomas shown speaking at the 2007 Full Circle Fair.

 

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