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
Chris Popper
A Open Letter To Those Thinking of Committing Suicide
Please if you are having thoughts of harming yourself, read this! If you know of someone who is feeling isolated, reach out to them. Share this with them. Losing 1 young Mainer is 1 too many. Things are dark now, and possibly going to get darker BUT THINGS WILL GET BETTER! BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD
Ellsworth PD Stuffing a Cruiser Friday with YOUR Help
The Ellsworth Police Department will be at the Ellsworth Walmart on Friday December 10th in the hopes that they can stuff a cruiser with toys to be given to local youth, with YOUR help! (Note this was originally posted with the wrong date! I regret the error and hope Santa brings me a big calendar
7th Annual Witham Family Hotels Charitable Christmas Event is Saturday December 11th
The 7th Annual Witham Family Hotels Charitable Christmas Event is Saturday, December 11th at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Events Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a FREE event.
Holiday TV Prime Time Programming December 8
A great night to watch the snow fall, sip some hot cocoa and watch some great Holiday specials! Highlights include Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Olaf's Frozen Adventure, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
Meet the 2021-22 MDI Freshmen Boys Basketball Team [PHOTOS]
Meet the 2021-22 MDI Freshman Boys Basketball Team! Best of luck this season!
Meet the 2021-22 MDI JV Boys Basketball Team [PHOTOS]
Meet the 2021-22 MDI Boys JV Basketball Team! Best of luck this season!
Ellsworth Girls Fall to Brewer 51-44 [STATS/PHOTOS]
The Ellsworth Eagles and Brewer Witches played on Tuesday, December 7th in Brewer in their final tune-up before the regular season begins on Friday, December 10th. The Witches rallied to beat Ellsworth 51-44. Here are the stats and photos from the game
Brewer Boys Defeat Ellsworth 81-58 as 2 Teams Combine for 21 3’s [PHOTOS/STATS]
The Ellsworth Eagles and Brewer Witches Boys Basketball Teams are two of the best 3-point shooting teams in Class B and Class A respectively. On Tuesday December 7th they met in a preseason game at Brewer Auditorium with the 2 teams combining for 21 3-pointers. Check out the stats and photos
Meet the 2021-22 MDI Varsity Boys Basketball Team [PHOTOS]
Meet the 2021-MDI Varsity Boys Basketball Team! Best of luck this season!
Meet the 2021-22 MDI Wrestling Team
Small in number but strong and mighty.. Meet the 2021-22 MDI Wrestling Team! Best of luck this season!