Chris is WDEA's "Sports Guy!" He has been broadcasting MDI and Ellsworth Basketball games for the past 15 years and this is the 14th 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
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Championship Saturday – Baseball and Softball Schedules
The first State Titles in baseball and softball will be decided since 2019 on Saturday, June 19th. Best of luck to all those competing as you try and bring the Golden Glove back to your schools and your communities! Here's the schedule
Old Town Beats Ellsworth 6-0 in Northern Maine Class B Championships
The Old Town Coyotes beat the Ellsworth Eagles 6-0 in the Class B Northern Maine Championships on Wednesday night, June 16th at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Here's the recap
Machias Bulldogs Win 1st Ever Class D Northern Maine Baseball Championship
The Machias Bulldogs, the #6 seed continued their upset run in the Tournament defeating the #5 Southern Aroostook Warriors 13-8 at Mansfield Stadium in the Class D Northern Maine Championship on Wednesday afternoon, June 16th. It was Machias' 1st ever Northern Maine title. They had been runner…
Class C Northern Regional Baseball Final Postponed to Thursday
Tuesday night's Class C Northern Regional Baseball Final between the #1 Orono Red Riots and the #6 Washington Academy Raiders has been postponed until 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17th because of the weather.
MPA Adjusts Time for Bangor and Skowhegan Baseball and Softball Regional Finals Tuesday Ju…
The Maine Principal's Association has adjusted the times for the Bangor vs. Skowhegan Softball and Baseball games on Tuesday, June 15th to accommodate fans from both schools who want to attend both games in Augusta
Red Sox Broadcaster Jerry Remy Hospitalized [VIDEO]
Red Sox Hall of Famer, long time broadcaster and former player Jerry Remy was taken to Mass General Hospital during the broadcast of Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Here's an update on his condition
Bill Murray at Wrigley Singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame [VIDEO]
There's hard to find a bigger Chicago Cubs fan than Bill Murray! He was at Wrigley Field Friday when the Cubs played the St. Louis Cardinals and led the faithful in singing of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
Touch ‘Em All or Get Called Out [VIDEO]
Even if you hit the ball out the ballpark, if you don't touch all the bases you'll get called out! See what happened to the Pirate's Ke'Bryan Hayes on Tuesday night
PVC All-Conference Track and Field Teams
Here are the PVC Large and Small All-Conference Track and Field Teams. Congratulations on a great regular season and best of luck to all competing in the State Track and Field Meets on Saturday, June 5th
AP source: Duke’s Krzyzewski to coach last season in 2021-22
Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.