Chris is WDEA's "Sports Guy!" He has been broadcasting MDI and Ellsworth Basketball games for the past 17 years and this is the 16th year of broadcasting MDI Football. In May 2020, he was a honorary inductee into the National Technical Honor Society by Hancock County Technical Center. He is the 2013 Electronic Media Award winner from the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrator's Association in recognition for outstanding electronic media contributions to Maine Interscholastic Athletics. He is the 2015 Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce President’s Award Winner for Sustained and Exceptional Service to the Community In addition to broadcasting the sporting events for Townsquare Media, Chris sells advertising on the Townsquare Media stations. If you want to have your business reach our great community of listeners on the radio and the web, please give Chris a call at 941-1994 or email him at chris.popper@townsquaremedia.com
Chris Popper
Wind Advisory In Effect from Midnight to 11AM Wednesday
Here we go again! There's a wind advisory in effect for Coastal Hancock and Washington Counties from Midnight Wednesday, October 23rd thru 11 AM on Wednesday.
Power Lines Down on Route 3 Trenton-Bar Harbor line
Hancock County Emergency Management is reporting that there are downed power lines on Route 3 at the Trenton-Bar Harbor Town lines as of 7AM on Thursday, October 17th.
Goldie Hawn Was in Islesford This Weekend [PHOTO]
Did you happen to see Goldie Hawn Downeast this weekend?
Downeast Maine Logroller Tames the Mighty Mississippi [VIDEO]
Congratulations to Ellsworth's Alissa Weatherbee who became the first person to log-roll across the Mississippi River on Thursday, September 26.
Referee Injured By Cannon at Maine Maritime Academy Football Game [VIDEO]
On Saturday, September 21, police were dispatched to Maine Maritime Academy after a referee was injured by a cannon at the homecoming football game.
High Surf Advisory for Coastal Hancock and Washington Counties
The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a High Surf Advisory for Coastal Hancock and Washington Counties from 10 AM on Friday, September 20th to 2 AM on Saturday, September 21st.
MDI Graduate Deandra Kanu to Compete on ‘The Bachelor’
Deandra Kanu who graduated from MDI High School in 2014 is one of 33 women who will be competing on ABC's "The Bachelor"
Governor Mills Directs All US and Maine Flags to Half-Staff Through Wednesday
Governor Janet Mills has directed that the United States and State of Maine flags should be flown at half-staff immediately through sunset on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
Clairvoyant Crustacean Predicts Early Winter [VIDEO]
If you needed confirmation of the Farmer's Almanac prediction of a early winter that will be freezing, frigid and frosty, you only had to look as far as Belfast on Monday, September 2nd, where "Passy Pete" predicted an early winter.
Deadline to Pre-Purchase Maine Lighthouse License Plates is August 31
The deadline to pre-purchase Maine Lighthouse license plates is August 31st. The Maine Lighthouse Trust, a non-profit 501c3 charitable organization with a mission to preserve Maine's iconic and histroical lighthouses has developed a campaign to create a specialty Maine Lighthouse license plate with a portion of the proceeds going towards the preservation and maintenance of Maine's lighthouses.