Happy Spring from WHCP!

As we spring forward into warmer weather,

check out all the latest news from your "Voice of the Mid-Shore"

WHCP has officially opened the new satellite studio at 121 N. Washington Street in downtown Easton. Between our Flagship Studio in Cambridge, and our Satellite Studio in Easton, we now have twice the easy access for newsmakers, members, and community engagement!  Ben Brunner hosts NPR's All Things Considered weekdays from the Easton Studio. Since our signal upgrade, and now the addition of our Easton News Desk studio, we are super-serving the Mid-Shore region with ready access and top notch talent.

Welcome to the Family!

Chef Jordan Lloyd and his wife Alice are at the heart of Hambleton House Events and Catering, a premier catering company on the Eastern Shore. With over 25 years of experience, each personalized menu The Lloyd’s create is rich with culture and grit from their Eastern Shore roots.



We want to send a special shout out to Thomas Funeral Home, who has been a long-time sponsor and supporter. Thomas' has been a huge help in our mission to bring music discovery & NPR to the Mid-Shore!

Thank you!

Want to join the WHCP Sponsor Spotlight? It's easy, and your business or organization could be the next Sponsor highlighted in one of our upcoming newsletters. To see who is already a part of our growing list of funding partners, visit our website here! For more information and to start the conversation about how you can become a part of Community Radio on the Mid-Shore, please contact Sandy Brown at sandy@whcp.org.

My Tiny Morning Show

with NPR Tiny Desk founder Bob Boilen

Bob created both All Songs Considered and the famous Tiny Desk concerts back in the 90’s and just retired from NPR last summer. WHCP is delighted to host his My Tiny Morning Show where you’ll hear the best of new music weekly. His show is produced at WOWD in Takoma Park. We are grateful that with many options available to him, Bob chose 91.7 WHCP-FM as the only full power station airing his show to date. Tune in to MyTiny Morning Show Fridays at 9 am.

Two Boomer Babes

with Easton’s Kathy Bernard & Barbara Klein 

Two Boomer Babes has been featured on AARP Radio, Sirius-XM, and WHCP-LP. The modern incarnation returns to WHCP with “the babes” taking on a wide variety of fascinating topics for the largest and greatest generation. Two Boomer Babes airs Tuesdays from 1-2pm and Sundays at 3 pm.

Making Waves

with WRNR veteran Mary Wilder

Join Mary to explore the diverse universe of free-form progressive radio. Making Waves airs Monday evenings 10pm to Midnight and Thursday mornings 10am to Noon.

Rock School 

with Joe and Tammy Burns

Joe and Tammy take you back for the inside skinny on the most popular music to hit planet earth! It's fun, entertaining and full of trivia! Rock School airs at 9 pm each Saturday.

Mid-Shore Mid-Day Welcomes New Contributors

Mid-Shore Mid-Day is WHCP's signature program featuring people, places and happenings across the Mid-Shore every weekday at noon.

Fred Pomeroy is the host of essays and poetry from “Becoming a Waterman”. Fred is a legend across the Shore, known for a warm smile, being an advocate for protecting our environment and heritage, and deep thoughts gathered daily aboard his skipjack heading out from Stony Cove off the Little Choptank.

Laura Oliver's series “How The Story Goes" started this winter and is as captivating in thoughtfulness as Laura’s Sunday essays with our partner the Spy Community Newspaper.

Salisbury University Intern, Jenny O’Connor, returns with fresh perspectives from the newest generation hitting adulthood with joy, passion and curiosity.

Have a news-worthy story or event that you would like for our listeners to learn about? Contact News Director and Mid-Shore Mid-Day Executive Producer Jim Brady, who welcomes new contributions and interview topics for Mid-Shore Midday. Email him at jim@whcp.org

Reading Service Shifts into High Gear

Interviews for Part-time Volunteer Mid-Shore Reader Coordinator Are Just an Email Away

The Mid-Shore Reader has been carried on WHCP’s FM subcarrier since 2015, making available local and national readings of today’s books, newspapers, and magazines for those who can not see, hold, or comprehend the printed word.  

This year, with the upgrade to WHCP-FM we began streaming the Mid-Shore Reader so that anyone anywhere can tune to the readings of Martha Cole, who each week reads the Star Democrat, Mike Sullivan who reads the Banner, Amy Steward and Susan Robinson who jointly read the monthly magazines – Attractions, Shore Monthly, and Tidewater Times.  Cecily Sharp-Whitehill has joined the fun and has begun reading the Sunday Wall Street Journal interspersed with selected poetry and essays of note.  Look for more details on the Mid-Shore Reader in the upcoming edition of Attractions Magazine. If you would like to take a listen to the Mid-Shore Reader, simply visit our website at WHCP.org, and click play on the Mid-Shore Reader player at the top of the home page. If you would like to learn more about the Volunteer Coordinator position reach out to mike@whcp.org.

This summer, WHCP will be celebrating the first anniversary of our new full power FM signal at 91.7! We are planning a week long celebration, and we can't wait to have you join the party! STAY TUNED FOR EXCITING DETAILS!

WHCP Radio is a 501(c)3 not for profit Community Radio Station that serves from "St. Michaels to Salisbury". Funding is provided by members, sponsors and grants from foundations. Your membership is an investment in the only independent community radio station licensed to the Mid-Shore led by neighbors and for neighbors. You can become a sustaining member, volunteer in a variety of ways, donate a vehicle, or leave a legacy gift, email us at info@whcp.org