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
Bombogenesis: What Is It? [VIDEO]
Coming off the end of 10-18 inches of snow Thursday into Friday, there's talk of another major storm coming Sunday night into Monday, and the weather forecasters are throwing around the term bombogenesis already! What is bombogenesis? In short, it means the potential of a crap ton of snow!
The Beauty of Somesville [VIDEO]
Seriously, can it get any more beautiful and amazing then this? Check out the video from the Mount Desert Historical Society of the walkway at Somesville and geese flying towards the camera!
Only In Maine … Caption the Photo
I'm not sure where else but in Maine you'd see a photo like this. This photo was taken by Leslie Dunton aboard the F/V MMMMoolah. I'm not sure whether the lobster was so anxious to get out of the cold Atlantic Ocean and into some hot bubbling water or what?
Here’s How To Delete Your Personal Information From This Scary Genealogy Website
In this day and age of concern about online privacy, there's a free website that knows too much about you. I was shocked when I went to Family Tree Now and it knew where I have lived, with complete addresses since the mid 1970s as well as a list of possible relatives, which were indeed related to me.
Ellsworth Horton’s Reopens
Back on August 15th the Tim Horton's in Ellsworth temporarily closed. Well that closure is now over, as the store quietly reopened on Saturday, December 31st.
Santa Sees You Driving [PHOTOS]
Gotta love Santa! He knows if you've been good or bad! He knows if you've been naughty or nice! Plus, he knows if you're speeding! So slow down and Merry Christmas!
It’s So Cold It’s OK to Refuse a Triple Dog Dare [VIDEO]
Look it's cold out! At 6:25 in the morning on Friday December 16th it's -7 in Bar Harbor and feels like -27. Bangor is -8 and feels like -30. Please bundle up! The dogs and I made a pact that they would get a treat if they went outside and quickly did their business they would get a dog treat!
Pot For Sale On Ellsworth Barter and Swap
It's amazing what people want to sell on barter and swap pages on Facebook. You can sell and barter pot.. if it's a crockPOT, a coffeePOT, even a POT full of gold. However this person wanted to sell a pound of pot (weed), so he could trade for a new car.
Ellsworth Christmas Tree Lighting [VIDEO+PHOTOS]
About 100 people came out for the City of Ellsworth's Christmas Tree Lighting and Caroling at S.K. Whiting Park on Friday, November 25th at 4:30 PM.
8th Annual Bed Races In Bar Harbor [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Where else but in Bar Harbor, would the main street in town be closed down for about 45 minutes for bed races? But let me tell you, it was a great time on Saturday morning, November 12th for the 8th Annual Bed Races!