‘Brady Pull Me Closer’ – and ode to our favorite QB – has been set to the music of the The Chainsmokers’ Grammy-nominated hit.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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Maine environmentalist Rachel Carson focus of PBS documentary airing Tuesday night at 8
Producer and director Michelle Ferrari spent a couple weeks at Carson’s former coastal home in Southport, near Boothbay Harbor, and says Carson spent her ‘happiest moments there.’
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Sha Na Na’s ‘Bowzer’ Bauman strikes a pose in Portland, on tour to protect safety net for seniors
The vocalist stops in Maine as part of his political side gig – urging people to take action against any efforts to weaken Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.
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Auburn chiropractor to vie for $10,000 prize Sunday on CMT network show
Ryan Metivier will appear on ‘Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge,’ in which people compete in a series of physical challenges.
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Bangor variety talk show to air earlier on Saturdays in Portland
‘The Nite Show with Danny Cashman’ is moving to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays on WGME and will do a taping in Westbrook this month.
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TV show filmed in Maine, ‘Growing Home,’ to focus on veterans-turned-farmers
Each episode will focus on a veteran, or a veteran and their family. Their businesses include potato farms, blueberry fields, a winery and a deer farm, in towns from southern coastal Maine to Aroostook County.
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Going analog: Portland engineer building dream recording studio
Nick Johnson hopes to have his nonprofit studio, Prism Analog in East Bayside, open by sometime in February.
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Cape Elizabeth dad tells Facebook he’s happy to have his college daughter home – sort of
Dan Howard posts the video with the tagline ‘Day 5 of Having My College Kid Home – Merry Christmas’ and it goes viral.
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Love, humor, admiration inspired colorful obituary – ‘and it was all true’
A York man passed away with a bang – the same way he lived – when loved ones recounted his life and their stories went viral.
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This new reality TV show might make you pine for a cabin in the Maine woods
‘Maine Cabin Masters’ debuts Jan. 9 on the DIY cable channel and follows Maine builder Chase Morrill and his crew as they renovate camps and cabins across the state.