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97.9 WHAV ♦ June 22, 2022 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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School Superintendent T. Joseph McCook kicks off a WHAV broadcast by the Guidance Committee in 1950 from Haverhill High School.
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WHAV Spring Membership Drive Remembers School Days
Help WHAV Meet its Fundraising Goal by the June 30 Fiscal Year End
“In School Days” was a famous poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, but WHAV brought it to life over the years.
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WHAV Program Director Ken Ash introduced “School Meeting Tonight” in 1952. It featured the perspectives of Haverhill school faculty. Later that year, “School House Echoes” premiered from the then-Haverhill Trade School. In one episode, students of the Trade School’s junior English course grilled City Manager Daniel E. Mclean about parking in downtown Haverhill.
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WHAV’s critical spring membership drive is down to the wire as the June 30 fiscal year deadline is just ahead. Help celebrate WHAV’s diamond jubilee with a birthday gift in support of Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. Just click here.
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Haverhill City Council Approves City Spending Plan by 6-3 Over Objections of Firefighters
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After several weeks of sometimes tempestuous negotiations, the Haverhill City Council last night passed 6-3 a spending plan for the year beginning July 1, albeit with a number of changes to the mayor’s original budget proposal. Those amendments include a $742,000 school department budget increase, $50,000 for sidewalk repairs and an agreement to add $250,000 more for youth mental health …
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Haverhill Teachers and School Committee Start Negotiations Far Apart; Talks Began in Public
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Haverhill teachers and the School Committee return to the bargaining table next week after starting negotiations in public earlier this month. Haverhill Education Association President Tim Briggs said public talks are an emerging trend. “Teachers’ unions are pushing for this. We would like it to be very transparent, public, of what goes on in public education,” he said. School Committee …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Pentucket Regional Schools Fires Substitute After Arrest on Child Pornography-Related Charges
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An on-call, substitute teacher at Pentucket Regional School District’s Sweetsir and Donaghue Schools was arrested in Merrimac and pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of child pornography and photographing an unsuspecting nude person. Twenty-four-year-old Kenneth Niven was arraigned at Newburyport District Court. Pentucket Regional School District Superintendent Justin Bartholomew said in a statement Niven was fired. “The investigation is …
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Sections: Education, Region
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Whittier Tech Sophomore Takes Part in Statewide Leadership Conference
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A Haverhill sophomore at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School exhibited his leadership skills earlier this month at the MassSTAR Citizenship Conference. Jeremy Alvarez of Haverhill attended the conference, sponsored by the Massachusetts Youth Leadership Foundation, at Lasell University. It challenged students across the state to broaden their perspectives and bring out their inner leaders. In one contest, Alvarez had …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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Parkins Plays Classical Works Tonight at Methuen Memorial Music Hall Summer Series
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall continues its annual Summer Series of Organ Recitals tonight with Robert Parkins of Durham, N.C., playing works by Scarlett, Eberlin, Bach, Liszt, Brahms and Mendelssohn on the Great Organ. The recital takes place tonight, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., at historic Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen. Tickets are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com or at …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Region
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Roasted Coffee Bar Opens in Haverhill with Fresh-Baked Biscuit Sandwiches, More
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(Additional photograph below.) Haverhill’s new Roasted Coffee Bar, open every day for breakfast and lunch, already has a loyal and growing following—particularly for its unique coffee and fresh-baked biscuit sandwiches. Ben Graves and Mike Eras opened Roasted just this month in space formerly occupied by Cafe GRaffs at 181 Groveland St., in Haverhill. In an interview with WHAV, Eras said …
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Sections: Business Bulletin, Going Out, Haverhill
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guest: Eunice Zeigler of the YWCA.
- 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.
- 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Great Gildersleeve: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Thursday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital, and Sen. Diana DiZoglio.
- 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.
- 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: 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 9:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Haverhill School Committee: When in session, Live. 7 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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Now Hiring: Part-Time News Reporter
97.9 WHAV is Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. It is offering a rare opportunity to join a respected and growing regional news operation—on-air and online.
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Successful applicants must demonstrate natural curiosity, objectivity, dependability, willingness to learn and commitment to accuracy. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, reliable transportation and valid driver’s license, strong ethics, excellent English spelling and grammar, working knowledge of Associated Press (AP) Style, ability to work well and quickly under deadline pressure, mastery of Microsoft Word, solid PC skills and above-average attention to detail.
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The job involves putting night meetings on the air live, recording audio, editing news cuts and writing stories. Some technical training will be provided.
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Work on college TV, radio, newspapers or literary publications will be considered as experience.
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To be considered, upload introductory letter, resume and multiple news writing samples (URLs accepted) using this form. No telephone calls please.
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Public Media of New England Inc. d/b/a WHAV promotes equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran. WHAV is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of unlawful discrimination and harassment during all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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