Chris is WDEA's "Sports Guy!" He has been broadcasting MDI and Ellsworth Basketball games for the past 17 years and this is the 16th 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
Chris Popper
Jeopardy Super-champ, Host Ken Jennings Visits MDI Restaurant
Customers and staff on Friday night, September 22, were surprised to find super Jeopardy champion and host Ken Jennings dining at Thurston's Lobster Pound on Mount Desert Island.
11 Things I Learned Stuck in Traffic on MDI Wednesday Night
Here are 11 things I learned while stuck in traffic trying to get off Mount Desert Island Wednesday night.
Old Town’s Andre Miller Signed by the Green Bay Packers
Just a week after being waived by the New York Giants, Old Town's Andre Miller has been signed by the Green Bay Packers and participated on the field yesterday, August 1st!
Police Seek Information on Missing 14-Year-Old in Ellsworth
The Ellsworth Police Department is searching for 14 year old Sophia Glass who left home on Water Street at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16 and hasn't returned home. The Ellsworth Police Department asks if anyone has seen Sophia, or knows where she may be, that they contact the Ellsworth Police Department at 207-667-2168.
Cadillac Mountain Summit Road Reopens
The Cadillac Mountain Summit Road has reopened!
Jordan’s Snack Bar Is Open for the Season
Jordan's Snack Bar, a Downeast Institution is open for the season!
2023 Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race [PHOTOS]
Check out the photos from 6 Mile Falls on Saturday April 15th for the 56th Annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race
Hannaford, Shaw’s and Walmart Will Be Closed on Easter Sunday April 9
Easter Sunday is this Sunday, April 9th. . As a reminder, stores with over 5000 square feet will be closed on Easter, in Maine, and this includes Hannaford, Shaw's and Walmart.
Bar Harbor’s Subway Restaurant Closes, To Be Replaced with Downeast Pizza [UPDATED]
Bar Harbor's last chain restaurant recently closed, with the Subway at 4 Cottage Street next to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce's Visitor's Center closing. Set to take it's place is Downeast Pizza
Jenkins’ Beach Sold, Will Be Closed for General Public Use in Summer 2023
Scratch Jenkins' Beach off as an option to cool off and run your toes through the sand this summer.