Listening party transports Oz fans over the rainbow
The cast of “The Wizard of Oz” radio play dressed up as their characters to entertain guests at a listening party for the premiere broadcast.
Brains, heart, courage: New ‘Wizard of Oz’ radio play has it all
The cast will host an in-person listening party in tandem with the show’s debut on campus radio station WMPG.
McGoldROCKS serves up a musical buffet for many tastes
posted in: Office of Admissions, Office of Student Affairs, University news
With a lineup of five acts, the McGoldROCKS concert treated students to a full afternoon of free music in the open air of USM’s Portland Campus.
Theatre students are hyped up to mic up at new recording studio
The same equipment once used by a famous voice actor is now helping students learn how to create podcasts, audio books, and more.
Media or Martians? Radio play ponders which of them is the real invading army
posted in: Department of Theatre, Office of Admissions, University news
The Theatre Department chose “The War of the Worlds” as its first radio play to be produced at the University’s new recording studio.
New radio show turns up the volume on matters of diversity
WMPG broadcasts Intercultural Insights every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. with a rotating roster of hosts.
USM Community Savors New Orleans Flavor at WMPG’s Cajun Cookin’ Challenge
University of Southern Maine students, staff, and faculty enjoyed a tantalizing smorgasbord of Crescent City cooking and New Orleans-style music on Fat Tuesday, courtesy … Read More
USM Community Radio Station WMPG Celebrates 50 Years As ‘An Extraordinary Place’
Fifty years ago, Howard Allen, a student at the University of Southern Maine, stuck a small antenna out the window of his room in … Read More
Fifty years of campus radio began with a record player in a dorm room
WMPG celebrated its 50th anniversary with a picnic buffet, live music, and lots of memories.
Work out by day then rock out by night with Tina Turner at Hill Gym
Admission to a campus concert by rock and roll legend Tina Turner cost students only $4 in 1974.