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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ March 05, 2021
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Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service provides consistent and timely coverage of local news. Tune in to 97.9 WHAV for breaking news when it happens.
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More local news, more news that matters, more often than all other sources combined. If you are able, please support WHAV News with your membership. Simply click here for new and easy giving options.
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If you are already a current donor or member, please accept WHAV’s heartfelt thanks for your support.
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Whittier Tech to Bring Back Sports Thanks to Two Convincing Students; School to Tap Off-Campus Space
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With a little convincing by students, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School has had a change of heart and will bring back sports immediately. The change, which brings back football, girls and boys soccer, girls volleyball and cheerleading, requires the school to find additional space off campus. Superintendent Maureen Lynch told WHAV she credits two students in particular for showing …
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Gov. Baker in Area Visit Says Haverhill to Host Permanent COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
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Haverhill will soon be receiving a permanent COVID-19 vaccination clinic staffed by Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. The announcement came Thursday as Gov. Charlie Baker visited a Lawrence effort where the Health Center is teaming with the Lawrence Housing Authority to bring vaccinations directly to residents. “Lawrence Family Health Center has distributed over 12,000 vaccines to date and are now …
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Whittier Tech Sophomore from Haverhill Wins SkillsUSA Tee-Shirt Design Contest
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Amely Hussein of Haverhill was recently selected as the winner of the SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Tee-Shirt Design Contest. Hussein, a sophomore graphic communications student at Whittier regional Vocational Technical High School, was the top choice out of more than 100 entries submitted by students from across the state. Her design features the skyline of the City of Boston, gears to …
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Judge Holds Man Charged with Driving Into Women, Stabbing Woman’s Neck and Eyes
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The 23-year-old man charged in Wednesday’s attack on his neighbors allegedly ran down a mother and pregnant daughter—ages 54 and 26—with his car, got out to stab the older woman in the neck and tried to stab out her eyes. Jake T. Kavanaugh, of 15 Fairview Farm Road, Haverhill, was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing at his …
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Salem Animal Rescue League Launches Pot of Gold Raffle with $5,000 Grand Prize
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The Salem (N.H.) Animal Rescue League has launched its month-long Pot of Gold raffle with a grand prize of $5,000. Money raised will help provide care for homeless and helpless pets, which officials said, is particularly important given the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the shelter’s fundraising efforts. “Since March 2020, the pandemic has forced us to cancel several of …
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Today’s Obituaries— Robert A. Pike, 70, Haverhill High Instructor, Football Coach
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Robert A. Pike, 70, husband of Christine (Hanley) Pike, passed away March 3, at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Born in Haverhill, he was the son of Patricia (O’Neil) Pike of Haverhill and the late William Pike. He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, class of 1968, and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in Maine, class …
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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: Rep. Andy X. Vargas.
- 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.
- DJ Chris on the Radio: Live, 6:10 p.m.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Saturday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- World News: Noon and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Gunsmoke: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Sunday’s Radio Highlights
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour
- Wave Weather: Every 30 minutes
- World News: Noon, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Take Two Movie Review: 8:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
- Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Monday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m.
- 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.
- Suspense: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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97.9 WHAV FM Wavelengths is sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Before You Go…
If you believe, as WHAV does, that an informed public makes for better neighbors, employees, volunteers, customers, leaders, voters and citizens, we have a small favor to ask.
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Unlike others, WHAV makes its journalism available to all. If you’re not already a donor or member, WHAV needs your ongoing support to do its job. The news media is hurting with thousands of outlets closing across the country. Local news has suffered the most. While we may not always agree on what event should or should not have been covered, WHAV’s philosophy is to err on the side of disclosure. If you share a belief in these principles, help WHAV to continue being Greater Haverhill’s most trusted, reliable and thought-provoking source of news—whether on-air, online, over cable television or in social media.
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