Maine Public

We recently filmed this underwriting testimonial spot with Patriot Auto Group (PATRIOT SUBARU OF SACO, INC). They seized the opportunity to bring their business to our audiences by building an underwriting relationship with Maine Public, and it's been a great fit since. If you run an intentional, forward-thinking business, we'd love to connect and share why this partnership is so beneficial to businesses in every sector. Get started today by calling ?800-884-1717 or emailing [email protected].

Our Climate Desk team, which includes reporter Peter McGuire and editor Molly Enking, recently joined a crew of New England News Collaborative journalists on a visit to Vineyard Wind in the Gulf of Maine. This was their chance to see one of the hottest news topics, offshore wind, up close. Peter and Molly cover stories about climate, clean energy, the environment & more for Maine Public Radio News. Here's a look at some recent reporting from the Climate Desk: https://lnkd.in/gtNMfSX4 And here's a cool behind the scenes look at the adventure in the gulf that day: https://lnkd.in/gX4qPxES Maine Public’s Climate Desk is made possible by Androscoggin Bank, with additional support from Evergreen Home Performance, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, & Lee Auto Malls.

Our next in person book club event has been rescheduled to Friday, October 18 at 7 pm. Join us at the Bull Moose location in Bangor for a live event with "Fire Exit" author Morgan Talty and Maine Public Book Club host Bill Nemitz. We look forward to seeing you there!

Don't miss Freeport Speech's next great event! When: Thursday, October 17, 7:00 to 8:30 pm (Doors will open at 6:30 pm for pre-event live music by Shana Graff and her ensemble, Shaina's Strings) Where: Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street in Freeport Today, leaders in both business and government are facing crises of increasing complexity. Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who served in office during the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, grew up on the South Side of Chicago, attended Milton Academy, Harvard College and Harvard Law School on scholarship, and has served in leadership positions in both the private and the public sectors. He will take to the Freeport Speech stage to share what his journey has taught him about the leadership we need to thrive in the coming decades. Maine Public is very pleased to be a media sponsor of this experience. Learn more about the discount available to Maine Public members here: https://lnkd.in/evtGUBmU

"Barridoff Auctions and Maine Public: we're like a picture in a frame." Maine Public is proud to have such longstanding underwriting partnerships, including our 10-year relationship with Barridoff Auctions. This recent testimonial we filmed on site speaks for itself. Connect your business with our audience! Get started by emailing [email protected] or calling 800-884-1717.

UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to October 18! In less than 2 weeks, we're thrilled to hold our second ever Maine Public Book Club event in person with our friends at Bull Moose! Join us at the Bull Moose store in Bangor on Friday, October 18 at 7 pm. Host Bill Nemitz will sit down with Morgan Talty to discuss his new book "Fire Exit" in front of a live audience. Can't make it to Bangor? Tune in on our Facebook or YouTube livestream. . . . Morgan Talty, a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation, is the author of the national bestselling and critically acclaimed story collection Night of the Living Rez from Tin House Books, which won the New England Book Award, was a Finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers, and is a Finalist for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. His writing has appeared in Granta, The Georgia Review, Shenandoah, TriQuarterly, Narrative Magazine, LitHub, and elsewhere. A winner of the 2021 Narrative Prize, Talty’s work has been supported by the Elizabeth George Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts (2022). Talty is an Assistant Professor of English in Creative Writing and Native American and contemporary Literature at the University of Maine, Orono, and he is on the faculty at the StoneCoast MFA in creative writing as well as the Institute of American Indian Arts. Talty is also a Prose Editor at The Massachusetts Review. He lives in Levant, Maine. . . . Thank you to Bull Moose and Coffee By Design for making the book club possible.

Last Tuesday, we held our first live audience event at 320 Cumberland Ave., our future Portland Studio! We kicked the day off with tours and an open house. In the afternoon, our team put on a live audience taping of Maine Calling with NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon, who then came back for an evening chat with Maine Public President & CEO Rick Schneider (and a meet and greet with some very famous newfoundland lifeguard dogs). THANK YOU to everyone who came out, and thank you to all the hardworking teams who made the event possible! ?? : Rebecca Conley

If you haven't heard, Maine Public recently purchased the former Portland Public Market building at 320 Cumberland Ave. We're so looking forward to moving our Portland studio to this new location in 2025. Yes, the gorgeous wood beam ceilings will remain, and yes, we will be holding public events in the space. In the meantime, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who has made our work possible thus far. Here's a look at the space when we bought it. We can't wait to move in, and to have you over!

New Hampshire area businesses - did you know that the Maine Public serves the Portsmouth region? If you're looking to expand your reach, consider connecting your business with our audience. We look forward to our partnership with Prescott Park Arts Festival every year, and recently, this is what they had to say: "We love working with Maine Public! Underwriting with Maine Public has helped us to reach folks in the greater Portland?area and our neighbors across the Piscataqua in southern Maine as well. As a nonprofit arts organization based in Portsmouth NH, it has been wonderful to broaden our reach in this way and our partnership with Maine Public has been instrumental?in accomplishing that goal. Their staff has been supportive and creative in helping us reach their audience with?the most effective messaging at the most beneficial times. We truly value their partnership and look forward?to working with them year after year." Thanks, Prescott Park Arts Fest! Learn more and get started by reaching out to our Director of Corporate Support, Dyonisia Giatas, at 800-884-1717 or [email protected].