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97.9 WHAV ♦ July 18, 2024 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill City Council May Use Broad Powers to Ask More of Housing Developers, Limit Growth
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With an eye on keeping residential growth manageable, Haverhill city councilors may begin asking a lot more of developers before approving proposals for large projects. “In light of citizen concern about the rapid growth of new residential units in Haverhill, the purpose of this meeting is to address potential changes to our zoning ordinances that may place limits on future …
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DPH Commissioner in Dark on Steward Sale Bids, Including Holy Family Hospital
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State Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday that officials are in the dark for now on how the critical bidding process worked out for Steward Health Care’s hospitals in Massachusetts. Bids were due Monday as part of Steward’s complex bankruptcy proceedings. Goldstein told the Public Health Council on Wednesday morning he had no information on the bids submitted, and …
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Sections: Haverhill, Health
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Plaistow Seeks Volunteers to Join Old Home Day Committee
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Plaistow’s Old Home Day Committee is looking for residents to join the group that plans and oversees the annual festivities. Committee members will work together each other, representatives from the Board of Selectmen and other town officials to put on Plaistow’s Old Home Day for 2025. Those interested are asked submit a letter of interest to the Board of Selectmen …
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Haverhill Historic Sites, Nonprofit Groups Open for ‘Tours at Twilight’ Aug. 15
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Various historic Haverhill sites will be open for a “Tours at Twilight” event next month on a single-admission ticket Buttonwoods Museum, Duston-Dustin Garrison House, Haverhill Firefighting Museum, Museum of Printing, Rocks Village Hand Tub House, Tattersall Farm, Whittier Birthplace and Winnekenni Castle—collectively calling themselves “Haverhill’s Cultural Treasures”—open Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5-8 p.m. Adult tickets are $25 while those 17 …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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WHAV Reporter Jacob Posner Completes National Program for Young Journalists
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WHAV Staff Writer Jacob Posner last month completed “Reporter’s Toolkit,” a professional development course for early-career journalists offered by Poynter Institute. The class, taught by well-regarded reporters, consisted of six training modules on core elements of the profession. Topics included finding the core of a story, coming up with strong ideas for articles and interviewing vulnerable sources sensitively. The workshop …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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For more business news, listen to CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller’s “Banmiller on Business,” Monday-Friday, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on 97.9 WHAV.
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Today’s Obituaries
- Berube-Comeau Funeral Home
- Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home
- Kevin B Comeau Funeral Home
- Dole Childs & Shaw Funeral Home
- Driscoll Funeral Home
- Paul C. Rogers Funeral Home
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How Do You Get the Word Out to Everyone?
If you want to reach a whopping 80-90%% of the local market with your news or offering, where would you turn?
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Well, a new report by Pew Research Center confirms about eight in 10 Americans ages 12 and older listen to over-the-air radio, like 97.9 WHAV, in a given week. In 2022, 82% of Americans ages 12 and older listened to terrestrial radio in a given week, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
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Thank you to WHAV members, donors and underwriters that help pay for original local news reporting that is shared with the community.
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Haverhill Promise Director Jessica Kallin.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
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Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
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- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Friday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Northern Essex Community College MassReconnect student Pedro Rentas of Haverhill and Laurie Cantwell, Haverhill Lions Club.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Banmiller on Business: Hosted by CBS National Business Correspondent Brian Banmiller, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
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Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
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- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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