Chris is WDEA's "Sports Guy!" He has been broadcasting MDI and Ellsworth Basketball games for the past 17 years and this is the 16th year of broadcasting MDI Football. In May 2020, he was a honorary inductee into the National Technical Honor Society by Hancock County Technical Center. He is the 2013 Electronic Media Award winner from the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrator's Association in recognition for outstanding electronic media contributions to Maine Interscholastic Athletics. He is the 2015 Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce President’s Award Winner for Sustained and Exceptional Service to the Community In addition to broadcasting the sporting events for Townsquare Media, Chris sells advertising on the Townsquare Media stations. If you want to have your business reach our great community of listeners on the radio and the web, please give Chris a call at 941-1994 or email him at chris.popper@townsquaremedia.com
Chris Popper
MDI Schools to Close for Minimum of 2 Weeks Effective Monday March 16
Superintendent Marc Gousse has sent the following email to all parents and students closing all AOS 91 schools effective Monday March 16th for a minimum of 2 weeks
Maine Red Cross Will Install Free Bed Shaking Smoke Alarm for Deaf or Hard of Hearing
The Maine Region of the American Red Cross will install free bed-shaker alarms for those who are hard-of-hearing or deaf. They also will install smoke alarms, check batteries in existing alarms, replace batteries if needed and help you create an escape plan.
Governor Orders All State Offices Closed December 3
With the worsening weather conditions, Governor Janet Mills ordered all State Offices to be closed, all day, on Tuesday December 3rd.
Goldie Hawn Was in Islesford This Weekend [PHOTO]
Did you happen to see Goldie Hawn Downeast this weekend?
Downeast Maine Logroller Tames the Mighty Mississippi [VIDEO]
Congratulations to Ellsworth's Alissa Weatherbee who became the first person to log-roll across the Mississippi River on Thursday, September 26.
Referee Injured By Cannon at Maine Maritime Academy Football Game [VIDEO]
On Saturday, September 21, police were dispatched to Maine Maritime Academy after a referee was injured by a cannon at the homecoming football game.
High Surf Advisory for Coastal Hancock and Washington Counties
The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a High Surf Advisory for Coastal Hancock and Washington Counties from 10 AM on Friday, September 20th to 2 AM on Saturday, September 21st.
MDI Graduate Deandra Kanu to Compete on ‘The Bachelor’
Deandra Kanu who graduated from MDI High School in 2014 is one of 33 women who will be competing on ABC's "The Bachelor"
Too Big to Keep! Back in the Ocean He Goes
This lobster was landed by the F/V Snap Dragon off the coast of Stonington on Monday, September 9th. It was tossed back into the ocean!
Thunder Hole September 7 -ICYMI [PHOTOS]
Park Rangers closed the walkway to Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park on Saturday, September 7th because of Hurricane Dorian. Check out these photos of the waves crashing and the photos of someone who defied the closure and walked down onto the observation platform. Luckily for him, he wasn't swept over, and is alive to see today.