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97.9 WHAV ♦ June 28, 2022 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Marie and Ken Spaulding. (Courtesy photograph.)
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WHAV Spring Membership Drive Remembers Ken Spaulding
WHAV’s Fiscal Year Ends Thursday; Can You Chip in to Help Pay for Local News?
Ken Spaulding hosted WHAV’s afternoon show during much of the 1970s. He was described as a master of production and promotion, complete with celebrity endorsements. One of these came from Maine logger-turned-1960s country star, Dick Curless.
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Spaulding’s wife Marie also worked in WHAV’s front office. Spaulding was the voice introducing Tom Bergeron mornings over WHAV. Playing the Laurel and Hardy theme song “Dance of The Cuckoos,” Spaulding announced, “Here’s another fine Tom Bergeron Show,” based on the duo’s well-known catchphrase.
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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 to Take Up Brandy Brow Road Land Taking Tonight for Water Protection
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Haverhill city councilors tonight are being asked to approve the taking of private land along Brandy Brow Road from owners who, themselves, purchased the property this past March. The city plans to pay owners James E. Young Jr. and Victoria Angers $240,000 for the 11.2-acre parcel as part of its watershed protection program. The amount was suggested by the firm …
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Haverhill Fireworks Friday with Two Bands; Nearby Community Events Saturday and Sunday
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Haverhill’s annual Independence Day fireworks takes place this Friday night, accompanied by two live bands. The free event begins Friday, July 1, at 5 p.m., at Riverside Park, 155 Lincoln Ave., adjacent to the Stadium, in Haverhill. The Chase Campbell Band opens the night at 5, followed by the Abraxas Santana Tribute Band at 7:30. A fireworks display typically takes …
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Salisbury Woman Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Child; Area Police Aid Prosecution
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A Salisbury woman pleaded guilty last Friday in federal court in Boston to the sexual exploitation of an infant. Twenty-six-year-old Desiree Daigle pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Oct. 24. U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’ office said in a statement the prosecution was assisted by the Amesbury, …
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Sections: Crime, Haverhill, Region
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Rep. Campbell Says Civics Education the Answer to Resolving Division in the Country
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Rep. Linda Dean Campbell told constituents in her most recent newsletter she and Sen. Harriette Chandler continue to advocate using state money to further the state’s nearly four-year-old Civics Education requirement. Campbell, who represents Methuen and Haverhill and is not seeking re-election, said Civics Education is part of the solution to end division in the country. “We have all experienced …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill, Region
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall Hosts Abbot, Clark, Dwyer and Wood Wednesday Night
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall host four Boston organists tomorrow night to commemorate the 1947 Rededication Concert. Leo Abbot, Richard Clark, Mark Dwyer and Ross Wood will be playing works by Jongen, Peters, Clark, Widor and Sowerby on the Great Organ. The concert takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m., at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen. Tickets …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Region
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Local Young Professionals Receive Next Generation Leaders Awards at Merrimack Valley Chamber Event
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The Merrimack Valley Chamber recently named four local business representatives as recipients of its Next Generation Leaders awards. Jennifer Coffey-Matthews, L’Arche Boston North; Nate Robertson, Merrimack Valley Planning Commission; Danielle Sarkis, Salem Five Bank; and Parker Williams of TD Bank took away the awards at this year’s Annual Next Generation Leaders Conference at Tuscan Kitchen. Next Generation Leaders are Merrimack …
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Sections: Business Bulletin
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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. Guests: Haverhill Veterans Services Director Jeffrey C. Hollett and Michael Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- 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 City Council: When in session, live, 7 p.m.
- Lights Out: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Wednesday’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: Rep. Linda Dean Campbell.
- 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.
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