I’m one of the luckiest guys on the planet. When I was a kid listening to the radio, I thought that it was the best job in the world and decided that it’s what I wanted to do. I started working in radio at age 15 at the dumpiest little AM radio station you could imagine. It was in the suburbs of Boston and was so woefully under-staffed that everybody who worked there did every job. In retrospect it was a great experience. Along the way I’ve worked with some incredible people, picked up an award here and there, and have had more fun than anyone really should be allowed to have. To this day, I get to go to work doing the only job I ever really wanted to do. Studio Big is a very cool broadcast facility so I’m doing that job in a great place that connects me to what I consider to be the greatest radio audience in the world!
Mark Ericson
Holy HD Batman! [VIDEO]
OK, I'll admit it, you have to have a certain level of geekiness coupled with a specific age range to enjoy this one.
An Honor For WOKQ
WOKQ has received a nomination for the prestigious Marconi Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
Holy Apple! [VIDEO}
So it's happened again. Somebody has found an image of Jesus someplace where you wouldn't expect The Big J to turn up.
Game Of Bones [VIDEO]
All you really need to know about HBO's wildly popular "Game of Thrones" is that it has a huge cast and it needs to because the show can get crazy-violent and kill off a bunch of people at any moment.
This Is How You Summer! [VIDEO]
Who doesn't love Wham-O?
Pardon Me, Are You Nuts? [VIDEO]
When you're listening to the Morning Waking Crew and you hear the commercials, in Studio Big, we don't always hear the commercials that you do. The reasons for that are complicated and you don't really care.
LA Is A “No Drone Zone” [VIDEO]
The celebrating in Los Angeles after the L.A. Kings won the Stanley Cup Friday night turned ugly -- at least for the owner of a camera-equipped quad-copter.
Long Distance Dedication
I've said it for years... There are two occasions where families lose their collective minds and do amazingly stupid things. Funerals and weddings.
Mt. Washington Now More Extreme
Friday morning finds me in the North Country. As always, big thanks to the Wyatt House Inn for fabulous accommodations. I'm here this morning for ceremonies opening up the brand new Mount Washington Observatory Museum in the Sherman Adams Building on the summit of Mount Washington.
Beer Bottle Billie Jean [VIDEO]
No vocals, but you remember all the words anyway.
WOKQ Chowderfest Is One Of The Best Ever!
A huge "thank-you" to all who joined us Saturday at Prescott Park in Portsmouth for the 30th Annual WOKQ Chowderfest!
First Look At Sharknado 2 [VIDEO]
It's a stupid concept. A storm so intense that it pulls sharks from the ocean, sends them flying through the air and dropping them on unsuspecting land-dwellers in Los Angeles.
30th Annual Chowderfest Is This Saturday
The weather this weekend is going to be fabulous. Saturday is looking like sunshine and 80 and we hope to see you at Prescott Park.
Country May Be Bigger Than Ever
How big is country music right now?
Justice Is Blind… And Angry [VIDEO]
At almost any level it takes a lot to become a judge. That's because they have so much power.
I Said “Bite Me”-Police Dog Listened! [VIDEO]
Thanks to all who came out to the Cocheco Valley Humane Society's "Tails to Trails" fundraiser on Sunday.