Beginning in 1986, Bob became a familiar voice to radio listeners across eastern and central Maine. His morning show was top rated for most of 17 years. The Country Music Association tapped him as Broadcast Personality of the Year in 1994, and he was inducted into the Country DJ Hall of Fame in Nashville on March 2nd, 2004. Bob became interested in birds in the first grade. Interest grew to passion and today Bob is one of Maine’s top birding experts. He serves on the Maine Audubon Board of Trustees and is Vice President of Audubon’s Penobscot Valley Chapter in the Bangor area. Bob is a frequent field trip leader and has led trips from Atlantic Canada to the Florida Everglades. In 2009, Bob completed development of the Maine Birding Trail and has authored a guidebook for the state, published on Down East Books. He currently writes a weekly birding column for the Bangor Daily News. Bob recently finished four terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, where he served on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and helped to direct state environmental policy.
Bob Duchesne
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Making Sausage in Augusta [AUDIO]
On this weekend's Wild Maine, we get opposed. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife testified against LD 668, which would require the department to hire a marketing director.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Miss Maine Sportsman + Black Fly Season [AUDIO]
This week we visit the reigning Miss Maine Sportsman Morgan Whitten of Winter Harbor, and we get you ready for a battle against black flies with the University of Maine's Jim Dill.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Bird Watching Festivals Sign of Spring [AUDIO]
We celebrate the return of spring this weekend on Bob Duchesne's Wild Maine with the return of spring birds. This weekend, we take a look at a bunch of local walks that are about to start and three major bird festivals in the area.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race [AUDIO]
It's the 49th year of the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, the biggest river race in Maine. It's also the 30th year of Dan Pelletier's Gumby canoe. We'll talk with Dan about the race and how organizers are able to pull it off every year.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Luge [AUDIO]
Maine's long winter is over. This week we're talking to Augusta native Julia Clukey, a world class member of the 2010 Olympic luge team.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Beating Up My Own Bill [AUDIO]
We return to the State House this weekend and hunting and fishing advocate George Smith helps us beat up LD 668, which would require the Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife to create a marketing position.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Harlequin Ducks, Bean Suppers + Ukuleles? [AUDIO]
On this week's Wild Maine, we head out to sea to find some very unusual Harlequin ducks. Then it's off to Cherryfield for an even more unusual bean supper where ukuleles are also on the menu.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Maple Candy Sugar Shack [AUDIO]
This week, we head to the little town of Knox, where we visit the state's largest maple candy in the state. If you thought a maple operation was only busy in the spring, you were mistaken.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Hiking Lessons + Maple Syrup [AUDIO]
This week we study hiking lessons learned the hard way and make maple syrup the state's official sweetener.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Flagstaff Huts, Sportsmen’s Show + Trapping Tricks [AUDIO]
We're going far afield this weekend, making stops at the Flagstaff hut, the Eastern Maine Sportsmen's Show and a trapping demonstration.