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We're excited to be investing more time and resources into our Maine Public News Connect initiative. This month, we're holding two focus groups to better understand the needs and desires of Spanish and French speakers who watch our translated news videos and who read one of our 7 translated email newsletters every week. Do you work with people who speak a language other than English as their primary language? Let them know about Maine Public News Connect! And, if you work with folks who speak French of Spanish, pass along these flyers for our focus groups. Our French Focus Group will be Monday, August 12th at 9:00am at 323 Marginal Way, Portland, ME, and out Spanish Focus Group will be Monday, August 26th at 9:00am at the same location. Light refreshments will be provided. For questions please contact Sophia Wood via email at swood[at]mainepublic[dot]org. Thank you to our generous partners who make Maine Public News Connect possible, cPort Credit Union, Hannaford Supermarkets, IDEXX, MaineHousing, CEI (Coastal Enterprises, Inc.), SAM L COHEN FOUNDATION, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Maine Health Access Foundation, and STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERIVCES.

Last night’s Sea Change: Gulf of Maine event made waves! Thank you to our friends at NOVA | PBS & GBH, our venue University of Southern Maine, and everyone who spent their Friday evening with us! 🐋🦞FASCINATING FACT: Did you know? Both Right whales and lobsters depend on teensy, high-fat crustaceans called copepods. 🌡️ Temperature changes in the Gulf of Maine impact copepod emergence. This causes volatility in the food chain for Right whales, who need thousands of pounds a day, and baby lobsters, who depend on them when they are vulnerable, tiny, and hungry to grow. Throughout the screening and panel with experts, we absorbed breathtaking imagery and eye-opening scientific reports that document the impacts of a warming planet. Acclaimed National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry, lobsterman and marine biologist Curtis Brown, film producer Chun-Wei Li, ecologist and kelp forest pro Dr. Douglas Rasher, and NOVA veteran and co-executive producer john bredar engaged in a panel moderated by Irwin Gratz. Film producer and Sea Change writer Stella Cha was also in the house. Watch Episode 2 of Sea Change next Wednesday at 9 on Maine Public Television, and find the series on PBS Passport or on NOVA’s YouTube channel. 🌊

Save the date! August 24, join Maine Public for "An Evening With Nick Schifrin – Reporting on War in the 21st Century" at the Camden Opera House. Nick Schifrin the award-winning PBS News Hour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent has covered wars in Ukraine, in Gaza, Syria, Afghanistan and more. Though war reporting can leave journalists disillusioned and cynical, one of Schifrin's guiding qualities is empathy, which, he said, supplies the purpose that inspires him to continue his work. “We must not only voice empathy, but also figure out which questions to ask," Schifrin told an audience of university students last year. Don't miss your chance to hear from this remarkable journalist at the Camden Conference's next event.

We love to spend time on site with our partner organizations, and recently, we went to Salt Bay Trading for a testimonial shoot with owner Jenny Begin. Here are some behind the scenes shots of Jenny and Maine Public videographer Brian Bechard. Look out for the testimonial video soon!

Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA | PBS Special Presentation premieres later this month on Maine Public Television. YOU are invited to attend a special screening event on July 26! The series explores this body of water that is warming 97 percent faster than the global ocean, and what that means for the Gulf of Maine – for the animals, for the jobs dependent upon it, and the people along its shores. Episodes will air Wednesdays at 9 pm starting July 24. SCREENING INFO: The screening will be held at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine's Portland Campus on July 26 at 7 pm. After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with filmmakers and content experts. Learn more & RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gyq3iPw2 All photos courtesy of Brian Skerry

Join our membership team as a Direct Marketing and Membership Fundraising Specialist! Do you have fundraising experience and a passion for public broadcasting? Do you enjoy connecting with people? You'll fit right in with our membership department! 💙 💚 Read the full job description and apply online through our careers page: https://lnkd.in/g3Ftkn9N. . . . Pictured: Curt Chadbourne, Director of Membership Services, at the 2023 Common Ground Country Fair with a donation box. #hiring #opportunity #publicmediajobs #fundraising #developmentcareers #nonprofitjob

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Early bird gets the worm, and early risers now get one additional hour of locally-hosted Maine Public Classical music! Join classical host Gale Parmelee bright and early at his new weekday start time of 6 am to celebrate all things warm and blooming this Summer! “Over the last eight years, since the launch of Maine Public Classical, the commitment to expanding locally hosted hours across the week has been paramount. Mainers value a locally hosted service and we know that listeners benefit from the companionship of a trusted local voice, bringing everything from the weather to tips about upcoming events in our area. We’ve been so fortunate to have Gale Parmelee anchoring our mornings with his unmistakable warmth and enthusiasm and we’re thrilled that listeners now have this opportunity to enjoy even more locally curated music with Gale every weekday.” – Heather McDougall, Manager, Music and People, Maine Public Classical Scroll to find out where you can access Maine Public Classical on the radio, or head straight to www.mainepublic.org for our 24/7 livestream! Happy listening! #classicalmusic #summersolstice #summerinmaine #mainepublicclassical #classicalradio #musicinmaine

Yesterday we broadcast Maine Calling LIVE from the Gracie Theatre at Husson University in Bangor in partnership with AARP Maine. The topic of the day - elder financial abuse - is both heart wrenching and critically important to discuss. Attendees and those tuning in heard stories of elder abuse by family members and supposed caregivers. Panelists, who included Benjamin Jenkins (litigation director, Legal Services for Maine Elders), Phillip Marshall (elder justice advocate), and Kathy Stokes (director, AARP Fraud Prevention Programs), discussed the importance of getting one’s financial house in order before it is too late. For example - one panelist suggested that people begin their ‘bucket list’ with 1) a health directive, 2) a will & estate plans, and 3) building savings. Then after that, think about the trip you’ve always wanted to take to Machu Pichu or the sail boat you planned on buying. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gdVcEejR