CARLENE HILL BYRON is the Director of Development and Communication of the Independence Association of Maine an organization that helps, guides and teaches Maine people with any level of disabilities to live normal, happy and productive lives.
RADU LOAN STOCHITA is from Romania and is now a student at Bowdoin College. He will will graduate in May of 2022and after that the world will certainly begin to know of him. "Stoc" is a champion for all underpaid, neglected and needy people of the world and is determined to fix these problems as much as he is able in his lifetime.
KAY MANN OF HALLOWELL proves once again that age is just a number. In her sixties she is pursuing a career inf voice-over work and one of the ways she's improving on that pursuit is her participation in TOASTMASTERS. She is finding that belonging to this organization helps her enormously when it comes to public speaking or performing.
KATHY WILSON is a well known dog groomer and trainer and horsewoman. She was born in Brunswick and on this show she talks about all the things she's seen changing over her years there. And while she loves to remember the "old days" she's very much in favor in Brunswick's (and Maine's) progress over the years.
WENDY POOLE of Portland always wanted to be an actress so volunteered to do shows at The Theater Project in Brunswick started by Al Miller. That was many years ago and today she is the Executive Director of the beloved "The Little Theater that Could."
PHYLLIS BLACKSTONE OF BRUNSWICK MAINE is a well known story teller although she never writes her stories down; she keeps them in her head. At least until now---she has put about 70 of her favorite stories in a book called MY STORIED LIFE and it is a charming, engrossing read.
DR. ROK ANDRE MORIN a chiropractor in Bath Maine once dreamed about being a veterinarian but due to an injury and his seeing a chiropractor, he fell in love with the discipline. Like many in his trade he had to hear the “quackery” word but ignored it when he realized that people have come a long way from using that label. Because of the talents of professionals like Rok Morin, most people today love to engage chiropractors because they make them feel good. Dr. Rok does that!...
Caron Grich and Alan Schulz met each other at a grief support gathering and there realized there was nowhere widowed/divorced/single/alone adults could gather not to date but to talk, discuss, inspire etc., so they began CONNECTED---and it's working. People from 55 and up are gathering to hear great Maine speakers and they are enjoying it.
IAN MACKENZIE is a man who can't wait for Mondays to come because he loves his job so much and can't wait to gt back to it. He is a social worker who deals with people who feel helpless and hopeless, society's outcasts, schizophrenics, addicts, people fighting depression, people who feel no one cares. Mackenzie does.
Ian Mackenzie is a man who could have chosen many paths to follow but instead chose social work---a job he loves and at which is very very gifted. He sees value and good in all people regardless of their circumstances and his “patients” love him dearly for he has showed them that no matter what, THEY MATTER AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT. And so is he. RECORDED 1/26/21, AIR DATE 12/5/21
DAVIS ROBINSON, PROFESSOR AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE who also teaches and runs the Celebration Barn in S. Paris, a man who wears many theatrical hats and has a huge theatrical CV and can do it all! We will be doing a second show on this famous teaching place, the Celebration Barn. Recorded 9/30/21, air date 10/17/21
DEBBY PORTER OF PORTLAND MAINE got cancer some years ago and realized the need people have for good quality wigs to get them through this tough time, and so she began a non-profit called HAIR MATTERS. While no one can make this period of their lives fun, Debby Porter can make it at least somewhat less stressful by helping with the pain of hair loss. RECORDED 9/21/21—AIR DATE 10/10/21
HAD JUST RETIRED FROM BEING A MANAGER WITH NAPA AUTO PARTS when he saw his first Bonsai tree. The feeling he got from seeing that unusual little twisted tree realized eventually into a profitable and money-making hobby/ business. RECORDED 9/14/21, AIR DATE 1O/3/21
MARY MARKLEY BORN AND EDUCATED IN ROCKLAND has a ginormous collection of buttons from all over the world, all telling a story, all having a history. It is a huge world-wide hobby with surprises all along the way, with many buttons being surprisingly quite valuable. RECORDED ON 9/8/21, AIR DATE 9/19/21
RACHEL CHASTNEY, HAIR DRESSER, OWNER OF MINI MULES AND MULTIPLE OTHER CREATURES, BREEDS AND SELLS HER FABULOUS “CANADIAN” HORSES IN BERWICK MAINE. Canadian horses are a “breed apart” ---feisty, smart, strong, and they require not as much care as “regular” horses. Beautiful, somewhat larger than a pony, they are gaining in popularity when not too long ago they were nearly extinct. They are beginning to be noticed. RECORDED ON AUGUST 12, 2021 – AIR DATE AUGUST 22, 2021...
CHET MATTHEWS OF BRUNSWICK MAINE PLAYS THE PIPES for the KORA HIGHLANDERS and they stir the soul of everyone who listens. He plays for all sorts of occasions, mostly parades but he and his fellow pipers can be heard all over Maine. And who does not love the sound of THE PIPES! RECORDED AUG. 5, 2021, AIR DATE AUGUST 15, 2021
PEOPLE STAY IN TINY TEPEES AND YURTS AND LONG HOUSES ALL BUILT FROM NATURAL THINGS IN THE FOREST, ALL SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THEIR “HOWLING WOODS”—COYOTES AND OTHER ANIMALS HOWL DURING THE NIGHT AND THE O’KEEFE’S HAVE MANY DOMESTIC ANIMALS TOO, WHO ANSWER. THIS COUPLE PROVIDES A MAGICAL AND ENCHANTING YEAR-ROUND STAY IN THE WOODS AND MOST DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE RECORDED AUGUST 2, 2021, AIR DATE AUGUST 8, 2021
lives on a huge farm in Cape Neddick and raises sells and cares for way too many goats to count. She is known all over the USA and parts of Europe for her perfect, beautiful and healthy goats which she sells everywhere and which are in great demand. Part 1. RECORDED ON JULY 12, 2021, AIR DATE AUG. 1, 2021
JOE DONAHUE MAINE LAWYER is also a passionate American Civil War re-enactor with a huge knowledge of that war and that era. So much so, that the show will have to have a part two. RECORDED ON JUNE 30, 2021, AIR DATE JULY 25, 2021
She also owns and runs the unique fascinating umbrella cover museum on Peak’s Island and if you think that would be boring and weird, think again. It’s an amazingly fascinating museum! RECORDED JUNE 29, 2021, AIR DATE JULY 18, 2021
A man of all seasons as long as the seasons are radio related, Bob Perry is an expert on the air and in the radio—if it’s broken, he is the go-to guy to get it fixed. There is nothing he can’t repair or build or do in the world of radios. RECORDED JUNE 25, 2021, --- AIR DATE JULY 11, 2021
No, Steve Huber owns and loves lots of Clydesdale horses, enormously big beautiful gentle giants who do lots more for humans than to pull around the Budweiser wagon in parades. He cares deeply for and about these magnificent animals, and for his kindness to them, they repay him endlessly. RECORDED JUNE 21, 2021, AIR DATE JULY 4, 2021
He says he can’t play the piano awfully well and probably doesn’t have perfect pitch but he also says these things do not mean he can’t be a great piano tuner anyway—and he apparently is. Business is good. Pianos are here to stay! Recorded 6/3/2021 Air Date 6/27/21
After Mike Hurley saw a “parade” of huge fiberglass animals in Chicago, he had an idea and today he and his company “Fiberglass Farm of Belfast Maine” makes anything from fiberglass of any size and color and sends them everywhere. They are fabulous sculptures to say the least! Recorded 5/17/2021 Air Date 6/20/2021
She’d always loved gardens but accidentally fell into the “job” of caring for the Butterfly Park and is now one of the world’s most enthused authorities on the most beautiful creatures on earth—the butterfly! Recorded 5/6/2021 Air Date 6/14/2021
This incredibly energetic woman came to People Plus in Brunswick with far more credentials than she needed but her being hired for this job was a perfect fit. People Plus are thrilled with her and Stacy is thrilled to be doing what she is doing, and she’s doing it well. Recorded 4/19/2021 Air Date 6/7/2021
Robin has accomplished much and continues to do so. She speaks 4 languages, has been a sheep farmer, cans her own food, she’s authored several books, has been everywhere and is a first-class knitter. This show will be about the ancient and surprisingly interesting history of mittens and how she contributes to that. Recorded 4/16/2021 Air Date 5/30/2021
Proud of his French heritage, Denis LeDoux wrote a book concerned with the vanishing of the French in America. It started a successful career of his teaching people how to turn their memories into memoirs. RECORDED 4/12/21 – AIR DATE 5/23/21
She has worked at many jobs, all connected with the pursuit of good health for all humans. Understanding the necessity of having good inner nutrition, Michelle began to think about the necessity of good outer nutrition and started making beautiful, healthy soaps, now sold all over the world. RECORDED 4/5/21 — AIR DATE 5/9/21
She lives in Arundel and her portraits of members of the animal world are beautiful and compelling. There is not a creature on the planet she won’t immortalize and people from everywhere want her to do paintings of their beloved animal family members. RECORDED 4/6/21 – AIR DATE 5/16/21
