Bill Maine

Executive Vice President & General Manager

Bill Maine oversees all operations at Jacobs Media and hosts the "WDUN Morning Show with Bill Maine," weekdays 5:30-9 a.m. When not on the radio, you'll find him water skiing on Lanier, running, or smoking ribs on his Green Egg. Bill has been a part of Jacobs Media since 1980. Bill is addicted to peanut M&M's with no desire to reform. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @BillMaine

LISTEN: Protecting your children from sextortion

Maine Street presented a report on online financial sextortion of minors featuring FBI Supervisory Special Agent Keith Kabrhel. During 2022, law enforcement has received over 7,000 reports related to this type of crime. Kabrhel talked about ways to protect children from becoming victims.

1:12PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Dr. Douglas Young travels to Due South

Dr. Douglas Young is at it again with his latest book "Due South." Young dropped by Maine Street to talk about the romantic dramedy about a young girl-shy graduate student in a small college town who is surrounded by a cast of interesting characters.

1:07PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: The truth about Mrs. Claus

Meena Harris stopped by Maine Street for a little story time to talk about her new children's book "The Truth About Mrs. Claus."

12:56PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Every song has a story

Marc Myers knows that every song has a story and he's spent much of his life discovering them. Marc spent time with us on Maine Street to talk about his new book "Anatomy of 55 More Songs."

11:47AM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Cooking with help from the dead

Most people cook with recipes from a cookbook. Rosemary Grant uses the ones she finds on gravestones. Rosemary visited with us on Maine Street to talk about how she got started and what it was like to prepare some of the dishes with the families of the deceased.

5:17PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Cooking for longevity with Dan Buettner in the Blue Zone

Dan Buettner stopped by Maine Street again to talk about his latest cookbook "The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100." Dan has researched the Blue Zones. These are areas where people commonly live to 100 and beyond. The big factor: diet.

5:04PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Keeping holiday depression at bay

The holidays are a festive time for most. But there are those that suffer from seasonal depression. Sherry James used to following the suicides of both her parents. She shared how she has been able to find joy in the season again and talks candidly about what she does--and others can do--to keep from slipping into suicidal behavior.

5:01PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Can we trust artificial intellegence?

Dr. Rama Chellappa has spent a good portion of his career working on A.I. Dr. Chellappa shared with Maine Street his thoughts on how far we can go as he discussed his book "Can We Trust AI?" Among the questions he answered for us is whether machines will ever be able to think like a human. Listen to find out.

4:57PM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: Daniel Ross aka Donald Duck

Daniel Ross is only the third person in 88 years to voice the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. During his visit to Maine Street, Daniel gave us a lesson in how to do the iconic voice and shared the story of how his mother was the one who taught him the skill which now has him up for an Emmy.

9:19AM ( 1 year ago )

LISTEN: What would the animals at the manger for Jesus' birth have said if they could talk?

If the animals who witnessed Jesus' birth could have spoken, what would they have said? Debra Westgate-Silva answers that question in her children's book "Bethlehem Barn." Debra dropped by Maine Street to discuss the book and what inspired her to write it.

9:15AM ( 1 year ago )