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
Captain of the Wicked Pissah from Wicked Tuna Seen Eating at Thurston’s Lobster Pound
Captain Paul Hebert of the F/V Wicked Pissah from the hit TV show Wicked Tuna was spotted at Thurston's Lobster Pound in Bernard on Wednesday, June 9.
Wild Acadia Fun Park to Remain Closed in 2021
Wild Acadia Fun Park has decided to stay closed for the 2021 season, as they begin work on their camping resort scheduled to open in 2022 and expanded fun park.
Bar Harbor Eden’s Farmer’s Market Opens Sunday May 9
The Bar Harbor Eden's Farmer's Market opens for the season this Sunday, May 9th.
Motorcade Transport from Ellsworth to Bangor Friday Morning for Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Dorr
Friday morning, area fire departments and police and sheriff departments will provide an escort from Ellsworth to Bangor as the body of recently deceased Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Dorr will be transported from Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home in Ellsworth to Mount Hope. This escort will leave Ellsworth at 8:45 a.m. arriving in Bangor at Mount Hope at 10 a.m.
Lamoine Osprey Nest [LIVE CAM]
The osprey nest in Lamoine was destroyed in a fire in August 2020. The nest has been rebuilt and you can now see the nest and the ospreys thanks to Earth Cam.
Bar Harbor Selects Names for their Plow Trucks and Sanders
At their recent April 20th meeting, the Bar Harbor Town Council selected the 11 names for the plow trucks and sanders in their fleet. The names were submitted by the public, at the suggestion of Councilor Cough.
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival Scheduled for August 2021 Canceled
You have to feel for the Centre Street Congregational Church, (UCC) in Machias because for the 2nd year in a row they have been forced to cancel the Machias Wild Blueberry Festival because of COVID.
Fred Ehrlenbach Named Citizen of the Year by Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce announced that long time board member Fred Ehrlenbach has been named Citizen of the Year and will be honored at the 65th Annual Awards night at a date to be determined in June.
Hannaford, Shaw’s and Walmart Will Be Closed on Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is this Sunday, April 4th. As a reminder, stores with over 5000 square feet will be closed on Easter, in Maine, and this includes your local Hannaford, Shaw's and Walmart.
Ellsworth Schools to Begin Phased In Approach for Full Return to In-School Learning
It was a busy night for the Ellsworth School Board on Thursday, March 31st as they voted unanimously to begin a phased in approach for full return to in-school learning.