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Maine, Volume 80, Number 3, Fall 1999, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contnents:

Science Meets Philosophy: Genetic Modification Holds Great Promise but also Provokes Some Serious Questions --- Interning with the 'I' Man: Senior Danny Cashman Wants to be a Big-Time Talk Show Host (interning with Don Imus) --- Natural Preservation: What's It Worth To Us? UMaine Researcher Kevin Boyle '78 Spends a Lot of His Life Trying to Find Out --- On the Road with Wynton Marsalis: Jazz Devotee Nathan George '93 Lands a Job as Production Assistant for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra --- Bringing New Life to Old Glory: Marilyn Amelia Zoidis '71 Puts Together the Star-Spangled Banner Exhibition …

The Auto Rest Park, Reid Hand

Maine Song and Story Sampler

For several decades, one of the most popular entertainment venues in the Bangor area was a place called the Auto Rest Park located on Rt. 2 in Carmel.

The First 40 Years: "Recorded--And Transcribed", Maine Broadcasting System

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A pamphlet on the history of broadcasting in Maine prepared to commemorate the 40th anniversary of WCSH Radio in Portland (1925-1965). Provides details on four other stations in the Maine Broadcasting System. Includes several photographs.

Contents: Commercial Radio Comes To Maine -- Early Programming -- Enter the Network -- Religion On The Air -- In The Public Service -- Radio Broadcasting Matures -- Radio Reports The News -- People And Places -- Out Of The Past -- A Look At Present And Future -- WRDO, Service For Kennebec Valley -- WLBZ, Pioneer of Northeastern Maine -- WCSH-TV, Six For South …

Interview With Joe Culligan Of Nbc On The Concept Of Imagery Transfer, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Matthew J. "Joe" Culligan explains how sounds trigger memory and the engagement of listeners, a human phenomenon referred to as imagery transfer, a concept that could be applied to advertising and radio programming.

He illustrates the point by playing four sounds with which listeners of 1957 would readily identify, the sound of a train whistle, an audio clip of the quote “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away," a bit of the song “Some of These Days,” and the quote “The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.” The radio announcer easily …

Nissen Bakery Open House, Interviews With Several Area Residents, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Paul Ford and Bill Mincher of WLBZ interview several residents at an open house of the John J. Nissen Baking Corporation's new plant on Abbott Street in Brewer, Maine. Some of those interviewed were from as far away as Cape Cod, Massachusetts and New Brunswick, Canada. The sounds of the operation of the factory can be heard in the background.

Imagination [Statement On The Power Of Radio], Abc Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A typed copy of a statement on the power of imagination in transforming radio into a visual medium, attributed to ABC Radio in 1956.

Bangor Radio Value Days Window Shopping, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Irving Hunter makes his way around downtown Bangor, Maine, to describe items in store windows that will be on sale for Bangor Radio Value Days. He mentions several of the participating businesses and describes products at Freese's Department Store, Farrar Furniture Company, Standard Shoe Store, J.J. Newberry Store, Crown Jewelers, and the W.T. Grant store. Not dated; circa 1955.

Your Radio Station, Abc In Central Maine, Wtvl, The Kennebec Broadcasting Co.

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Station photographs and the program schedule for Radio Station WTVL in Waterville, Maine, for August 1 - 31, [1954?].

Bill Mincher Interviews Senator Joseph Mccarthy, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Bill Mincher of WLBZ in Bangor, Maine, interviews Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1953 regarding investigations at Fort Monmouth and a General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts. Mincher also asks McCarthy and about recent changes in veterans' benefits, and whether any communist investigations are planned in Maine.

Campus Wheels, A University Of Maine Radio Guild Program, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A University of Maine Radio Guild production in a series called "University Town." In this episode, titled "Campus Wheels," a new student, Joan Ramsay, is guided around campus to learn about clubs, activities, and opportunities for things to do besides studying. Campus leaders, also known as Campus Wheels, who played their own parts included Jean Frye, Greg McFarland, Walt Sherman, Marguerite "Flutter" Floyd, Jean McIntyre, Jan Pratt, Connie Berry, and Bob Ellingwood. The show was written by Larry Jenness, directed by Faith Taylor, and assisted by Carol Prentiss. Joan Ramsay was played by Sally Small and Sue by Joan Jackson. …

Wired For Sound, American Telephone And Telegraph Company

WLBZ Radio Station Records

A pamphlet on radio, broadcasting, wire networks, and telephone engineering in the United States circa 1941. Includes a summary of milestones in the transmission of radio programs by wire from 1922 to 1936.

Broadcast With Admiral Byrd From Bangor To Little America, Antarctic Exploration Base, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

One of a series of programs produced for members of the Byrd Expedition stationed at Little America, an Antarctic research station at the South Pole. Admiral Byrd, in Maine for the summer, addresses those who remain at the station. He describes daily life in Antarctica and thanks the person who developed the broadcasts, Clyde Wagoner, head of the General Electric Company News Bureau. Sponsored by the Bangor Daily News, whose editor, Monte Bourjaily, addresses the audience. Also features Stuart Mosher, Doc Rockwell, performers from the Lakewood Playhouse in Skowhegan and several area musical performers. Recorded August 2, 1940.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 21, Number 7, April 1940, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Maine On The Air, student radio broadcast over WLBZ Bangor --- Leadership of State Home Demonstration Agent Leader Estelle Nason --- Deaths of faculty members James S. Stevens and Embert H. Sprague

Station Log, January 19-February 4, 1932, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Log sheets and operating logs for WLBZ Radio in Bangor, Maine, for the dates of January 29 to February 4, 1932. Log sheets include notes on programs that aired. The operating log includes the time the carrier goes on, the time program begins, the time program ends, and the time the carrier wave goes off. Columns provided places to note the time, plate number, plate voltage, plate current, antenna current, frequency check, temperature, and interruptions during the broadcast day.

Station Log, March 5-11, 1931, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

The operating log for WLBZ Radio in Bangor, Maine, for the dates of March 5 to 11, 1931. The log notes the time the carrier goes on, the time program begins, the time program ends, and the time the carrier wave goes off. Columns provide places to note the time, plate voltage, plate current, antenna current, frequency check, temperature, and interruptions during the broadcast day.