This month, we dive into the world of French language radio and newspapers in Maine and New England. We had the pleasure of sitting with Paul Paré, an Emmy award winning Franco writer and journalist, to talk about his life, his writing, and the history of French language news in Franco communities. You'll also hear a clip from a bilingual radio show, L'Heure Française, hosted by Marcel Raymond, a Lewiston native; the show aired for 20 years out of WCUW in Worcester, MA. 

In the Archivist's Corner, we take a look at some special editions of Le Messager, one of the longest running French newspapers in Maine, and Maureen reads from the personal letters and correspondence of local Franco journalist, Charlotte Michaud.

Thanks, as always, to Rob Sylvain for providing us with the music for our show.

Also, we are so pleased to announce our partnership with WMPG 90.9FM, our local community radio here in Portland! They'll be airing our show every month and have opened up their recording facility to us going forward. We are so happy to be a part of the WMPG family, and even have a live show in the works for the fall. We'll be sure to provide details about air times and dates on the blog. WCUW 91.3FM in Worcester will also be airing our show on the first Monday of every month starting in August. 

Merci, et très bonne écoute !