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Catch the Wave at 97.9 WHAV ♦ April 08, 2021
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As Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service, WHAV relies on you for about half of its annual budget. Help keep WHAV’s upcoming spring fundraiser short by becoming a member, renewing your expired membership or making a pledge today.
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Whether being among the most informed community members through comprehensive local news or enjoying a favorite tune that has a special meaning for you, there are many reasons to support WHAV. What’s yours?
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WHAV News on-air and online is, accurate, reliable and timely. There’s no log-in needed thanks to members who voluntarily support Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service. Many listeners come for local news, but stay for the best music of all time.
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Councilors Resolve to Find Parking and Sidewalk Solutions for Haverhill’s Concord Street
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With two public schools and a recreation area on the street, Haverhill city councilors Tuesday night resolved to find solutions to a lack of consistent sidewalks and off-street parking on Concord Street. Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien highlighted the issue, noting she saw skaters at Round Pond this past winter parking on the low, soft curbing of the street or …
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Ransomware Attack on Haverhill Schools Shuts Down Remote Learning, Cancels Thursday’s First Day Back for Some
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A ransomware attack on Haverhill Public Schools computer networks shut down remote learning, email, telephones and other systems today and will force the cancellation of all classes tomorrow. Assistant Superintendent Michael J. Pfifferling said computer systems remained offline in the afternoon and local and federal law enforcement are investigating. A ransomware attack comes from an outside intruder who asks for …
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Podcast: Back to School—Student Sums it up for all, Saying ‘Little Bit Scared’ but ‘a Lot Excited’
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While a ransomware attack yesterday is keeping Haverhill public school students in grades 2, 3 and 4 from taking their seats today in classrooms, kindergarten and first graders returned to in-person attendance Monday. Haverhill School Superintendent Margaret Marotta tells WHAV listeners that responses were overall positive. “Inside schools, everything went really smooth. The kids were adorable. I was in quite …
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Northern Essex Community College’s Heineman On Track to Lead North Shore College
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Northern Essex Community College isn’t just graduating students. It is now graduating college presidents. College Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs William Heineman was the unanimous choice of the North Shore Community College Board of Trustees to become the college’s fifth president. If approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Heineman takes over July 1. “What I saw …
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Any Veteran, Spouse, Caregiver May Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Saturday Morning
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Anyone who served in the military, their caregivers, spouses and dependents may receive a COVID-19 vaccination this Saturday morning. This Saturday’s clinic at Haverhill’s Dr. Albert B. Consentino School was originally set aside to provide second doses of the Pfizer vaccine administered last month, but expanded under the “SAVE LIVES Act,” signed by President Joe Biden last month. Veterans may …
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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: Deborah Chiaravalloti, Holy Family Hospital.
- 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.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Friday’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.
- DJ Chris on the Radio: Live, 6:10 p.m.
- Couple Next Door: 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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