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Newsroom Live: How Journalists Get Their Stories
Portland Press Herald Audio - July 16, 2024 20:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsEver wonder where reporters get their ideas? Press Herald Managing Editor Nita Lelyveld sat down with Press Herald reporter Eric Russell, Morning Sentinel reporter Dylan Tusinski and Sun Journal photojournalist Andree Kehn for a conversation on Zoom to discuss how journalists find their stories....
Maine Voices Live with James Beard award winner Marilou Ranta
Portland Press Herald Audio - May 14, 2024 20:33 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn 2023, Marilou Ranta, of The Quarry Restaurant in remote Monson, Maine, bested thousands of restaurants across America to win an award for Outstanding Hospitality from the prestigious New-York-based James Beard Foundation. Ranta grew up as the youngest of 12 children in an impoverished family ...
Like a Boss with Esi Seng, CEO of Tate’s Bakeshop
Portland Press Herald Audio - March 07, 2024 20:56 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOn Wednesday, March 6, Portland Press Herald CEO and Publisher Lisa DeSisto interviewed Tate’s Bakeshop CEO, Esi Seng at The Roux Institute at Northeastern University. About Esi Seng Esi Seng is a proven, inspirational global leader with more than two decades of accelerating business growth ...
Maine Voices Live with Chef Sam Hayward
Portland Press Herald Audio - February 28, 2024 22:04 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald food editor Peggy Grodinsky sat down for a conversation with chef Sam Hayward about his career during a live event on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Award-winning chef Sam Hayward co-founded Fore Street restaurant in Portland in 1996, making fresh produce and farmer relationships his...
Maine Voices Live with Sportscaster Dale Arnold
Portland Press Herald Audio - January 25, 2024 16:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDale Everett Arnold was a New England sportscaster who hosted the Boston Bruins broadcasts on NESN and co-hosted talk radio shows on WEEI until his retirement from radio in March of 2021. He was the Bruins’ play-by-play announcer on NESN and has called Boston College Eagles football. He is the o...
Maine Voices Live with Author Paul Doiron
Portland Press Herald Audio - November 28, 2023 21:16 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPaul Doiron is the best-selling author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels set in the Maine woods. His first book, The Poacher’s Son, won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award and was nominated for an Edgar for Best First Novel. His second, Trespasser, won the 2012 Maine Literary ...
Maine Voices Live with Matthew Delamater
Portland Press Herald Audio - November 08, 2023 21:36 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMatthew grew up in the rural lakes region of Western Maine and now resides in Bridgton with his wife Emily and two young kiddos, daughter Rowan (6) and son Leo (3). Matt has played many roles in his life, Banker, Actor, Photographer and his recent favorite- Dad. Matthew’s film credits include...
Maine Voices Live - Spose (Ryan Peters)
Portland Press Herald Audio - October 24, 2023 15:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald staff writer Aimsel Ponti sat down with Spose to chat about his career during a live event on Tuesday, October 17 at One Longfellow Square. Ryan Peters was born in Portland and grew up in Wells, Maine. He began rapping in eighth grade. Peters graduated from Wells High Sc...
Introducing In the Arena
Portland Press Herald Audio - October 11, 2023 18:54 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWelcome to the first episode of "In the Arena." "In the Arena" is a podcast for Mainers interested in a deeper understanding of the political issues facing our state. Featuring former TV anchor/reporter Pat Callaghan, former Republican state Senator Phil Harriman and former Democratic Portlan...
Portland, Maine Mayoral Debate
Portland Press Herald Audio - October 04, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland mayoral hopefuls debate homelessness, climate change Much of the debate between Pious Ali, Justin Costa, Mark Dion, Dylan Pugh and Andrew Zarro focused on the homeless encampments that the city has struggled to manage. Five candidates vying to become Portland’s next mayor sparred ...
Maine Voices Live with Cindy Williams and Pat Callaghan
Portland Press Herald Audio - September 07, 2023 20:09 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald staff writer Ray Routhier sat down with Pat Callaghan and Cindy Williams to chat about their careers during a live event on Tuesday, August 22 at One Longfellow Square. About our guests Pat Callaghan began his broadcast journalism career in 1978 at New Hampshire Public ...
Maine Voices Live: Author Chelsea Conaboy on her newest book, Mother Brain.
Portland Press Herald Audio - June 07, 2023 13:46 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald Food and Books Editor Peggy Grodinsky sat down with Chelsea Conaboy to chat about her newest book, that draws on the latest neuroscience and social psychology and weaves it together with new reporting to tell a powerful new narrative of parenthood. Conaboy talks about the m...
Newsroom Live - No Way Home
Portland Press Herald Audio - June 01, 2023 16:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsRachel Ohm, the lead reporter covering Portland’s influx of asylum seekers for the Press Herald, led this Newsroom Live virtual event on Tuesday, May 30. Read the Press Herald series “Long Way Home” at pressherald.com/longwayhome. On the panel: Mufalo Chitam, Executive Director, Maine Immi...
RevUp Maine: Making the most of the Maine brand
Portland Press Herald Audio - April 24, 2023 20:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMany Maine-based companies have footprints beyond the state border, even when “the Maine brand” is a big part of their corporate identities. How do these companies keep their cultural or physical roots in the state, especially if they’re adding locations outside of it? What tools and strategies ...
Like a Boss with Jessica Estes, President of The Boulos Company
Portland Press Herald Audio - April 05, 2023 18:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPresident of The Boulos Company, Jessica Estes sat down with Portland Press Herald CEO Lisa DeSisto for a conversation at The Roux Institute at Northeastern University on Tuesday, April 4. More information at pressherald.com
Like a Boss with Joe Purington, CEO of Central Maine Power
Portland Press Herald Audio - March 02, 2023 21:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPresident and CEO of Central Maine Power, Joe Purington sat down with Portland Press Herald CEO Lisa DeSisto for a conversation at The Roux Institute on Wednesday, March 1. About Joe Purington Joe Purington was appointed President and CEO of Central Maine Power (CMP) in September 2021. CMP s...
Maine Voices Live - Artist Ryan Adams
Portland Press Herald Audio - January 13, 2023 20:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsRyan Adams is a Portland Maine artist, born and raised, where he lives with his artist and designer wife and their two daughters. His background in traditional graffiti led him to creating large-scale mural work as well as hand lettered design and signage. His signature ‘gem’ style of work is a ...
Newsroom Live: Remembering the Ice Storm 25 years later
Portland Press Herald Audio - January 11, 2023 15:08 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA panel of journalists from The Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel share memories of covering the epic Ice Storm of 1998, of the people they met and stories they found. Panelists include Judy Meyer, executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec ...
Maine Voices Live with Morgan Talty
Portland Press Herald Audio - December 27, 2022 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald staff writer Eric Russell talks with Morgan Talty about his new book, Night of the Living Rez during a virtual conversation on Tuesday, December 6. Morgan Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation where he grew up. He is the author of the story collection Night of...
The Business Series: Is social media worth it?
Portland Press Herald Audio - December 20, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsShould social media even be in your advertising budget in 2023? From navigating targeting capabilities to tracking brand safety on turbulent platforms, it takes insight to design an effective strategy. Join moderator Carol Coultas and social media experts Dan Reed of SCORE, Izzy Siedman of fly...
Maine Voices Live with Tara Jensen
Portland Press Herald Audio - November 03, 2022 17:14 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPortland Press Herald food writer Peggy Grodinsky talks with Tara Jensen about her new book, Flour Power. About Tara Tara Jensen is the author of A Baker’s Year and the just published Flour Power. She grew up in Naples, Maine, attended Lake Region High School and graduated from College of the...
Like a Boss with Jenn Lever President of Baxter Brewing
Portland Press Herald Audio - October 21, 2022 18:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPresident of Baxter Brewing, Jenn Lever joined Portland Press Herald CEO Lisa DeSisto for a conversation at The Roux Institute. Jenn is an Auburn, Maine native who graduated from Edward Little High School in 2004, and then attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges, earning a BA in Economics a...
Newsroom Live: From A to B – Unpacking Portland’s Competing Referendum Questions on Short-Term Rentals
Portland Press Herald Audio - September 29, 2022 21:03 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsQuestion A, proposed by a group of short-term rental operators, seeks to limit corporate owners from registering short-term rentals. Question B, one of the questions proposed by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, would reduce the number of short-term rentals. Both groups ...
Maine Voices Live with columnist Bill Nemitz on the occasion of his retirement
Portland Press Herald Audio - May 06, 2022 15:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsVideo of this event is available here: https://www.pressherald.com/2022/04/30/maine-voices-live-with-bill-nemitz/ Bill Nemitz Bill Nemitz has worked as a journalist in Maine since 1977, when he became a reporter for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville after graduating from the University of Ma...
Like a Boss with Andrew Mueller, CEO of MaineHealth
Portland Press Herald Audio - May 02, 2022 15:29 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsLike a Boss conversation between Lisa DeSisto, Publisher of the Portland Press Herald and CEO of Masthead Maine and Andrew Mueller, CEO of MaineHealth on Friday, April 29, 2022
Maine Voices Live with Brian Ross of Quarantine Kitchen
Portland Press Herald Audio - April 21, 2022 17:28 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBrian Ross–or Chef Brian, as he’s known around Hampden, where he lives–started the Facebook group Quarantine Kitchen in March 2020 so people could share pantry recipes during the lockdown phase of the pandemic. His network of foodie friends around Maine signed on as charter members. Two weeks la...
Insider Tips on the Outdoors: Birding
Portland Press Herald Audio - April 12, 2022 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFrom tips on how to identify native Maine species to the best locations in Maine to find the most exciting birds, Maine Audubon Naturalist and Press Herald nature columnist Doug Hitchcox shares his vast knowledge in a lively discussion with outdoors reporter Deirdre Fleming.
The Lobster Trap
Portland Press Herald Audio - December 14, 2021 19:32 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAbout the partnership No news organization is more invested in the health of the Gulf of Maine and the region’s residents than the Portland Press Herald and The Boston Globe. So, as the gulf’s warming waters pose an increasingly existential threat to Maine’s signature industry, lobster, we joi...
Newsroom Live with Meredith Goad
Portland Press Herald Audio - December 02, 2021 16:05 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAfter 33 years at the Portland Press Herald, reporter Meredith Goad is retiring and moving back to her childhood home of Tennessee. She talked with food editor Peggy Grodinsky about how the food and drinks scene in Portland, and Maine, has exploded over the 15 + years she has chronicled it, from...
Newsroom Live with Bob Keyes talking about his book , ‘The Isolation Artist’
Portland Press Herald Audio - September 10, 2021 18:19 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSince Robert Indiana’s death in 2018, Portland Press Herald arts reporter Bob Keyes has been covering the complicated saga surrounding the “LOVE” artist’s life and legacy. But there were more notes and conversations than what made it into print. During the pandemic, Bob spent much of his downtim...
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