History

I've always loved looking at pics and videos of abandoned places (I loved that History Channel show "Life After People"), so I was really excited to find out that there is an urban explorer's group in Maine.

Each week, we take a look at one of the towns in our listening area.  This week, we profile Waterville!

Chuck Barris, the lovable host and creator of the iconic "Gong Show" from the 70's has passed away. He was 87. Barris had a long career producing and developing the popular game shows "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game'' in the 60's...

On March 13, 1877, Chester Greenwood of Farmington, Maine was awarded a patent for the earmuff. According to the National Calendar Day website: After a day of ice skating in the cold, 15-year-old Chester came up with an idea to keep his big ears warm...

As a big history geek (it was my favorite subject in school - mainly because I was REALLY bad at math and science and spelling, and,,,) I loved this video.  It is the history of Waterville told through old photos and drawings.

One of two survivors of a bomber crash in Maine that claimed seven people has died.

When you need a political and comedic angle like you can't get anywhere else, you turn to Triumph, the insult comic dog.

So if you are a Veteran and receive services at a VA medical facility but you have a  community care provider it might be in your own best interest to make sure both have access to your ALL our medical info. You CAN!  BUT to make it happen YOU have to take a few steps.  Here is the deal….

If you're from Maine, heck, even if you're not, you're probably familiar with our largest mountain, Mt. Katahdin.

One of our favorite movies when my kids were little, was 'Jumanji' starring Robin Williams. We watched it again this weekend and it brought to mind a Maine connection and a little known fact about the movie.

With the upcoming release of Tom Cruise' "The Mummy" reboot on June 9th, I've got a feeling people are going to be all about mummies for the next year (It happened with vampires when Twilight came our, zombies with The Walking dead, etc).  That makes the fact you can find a real mummy in Central Maine even cooler!

John Glenn, who in 1962 became the first American to orbit Earth, died at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95 years old.

Today, Wed, Dec 7, is a 'Day of Remembrance' and the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked for a declaration of war on Japan the following day, in his famous a 'Day Which Will Live in Infamy' Pearl Harbor address to congress...

I'm a big history geek.  And, when I was a kid, one of my favorite topics was the RMS Titanic.  Way before Rose and Jack and The Heart Of The Ocean, and "I'll never let go" I knew EVERYTHING about the ship.  And soon, I'll be able to find out exactly what it was like on a sinking Titanic.

One of televisions most iconic moms has passed away. Florence Henderson, who portrayed Carol Brady on 'The Brady Bunch,' died Thursday (Nov. 24) from heart failure. She was 82.

Okay, now it's officially Thanksgiving time. I just watched the classic 'Turkeys Away' episode of the funniest show of all-time, the classic 70's sit-com, 'WKRP in Cincinnati.'