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: In search of the Ark of the Covenant

Before Indiana Jones searched for it on the silver screen, Brad Ricca says there was another group of raiders who were searching for the Ark of the Covenant. He visited Maine Street to talk about his book "True Raiders: The untold Story of the 1909 Expedition to Find the Legendary Ark of the Covenant."

9:10AM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: The landscape of longevity

Demographic megatrend predictor and futurist Bradley Schurman spent time on Maine Street tell us what to expect from the economy, jobs, housing and other things as our population continues to live longer. His book is "The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny."

9:23AM ( 2 years ago )

A slice of the good life

Bread. Could there be anything better?

3:30PM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

It takes more than laws to build a nation. It takes a language that all can write and understand. Jing Tsu visited Maine Street to share her book "Kingdom of Characters" which chronicles the story of how the many dialects in China were codified into a written language.

9:24AM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Why "good enough" is "good enough"

Leanne Brown's new cookbook "Good Enough" is different from your traditional tomes of recipes. Brown spent time on Maine Street discussing that cooking should be fun and not everything you make has to be Instagram worthy. It just has to be good enough.

9:18AM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Maya Washington talks about her father and the NFL

Maya Washington, daughter of the great Viking football legend Gene Washington, shares details of her book "Through the Banks of the Red Cedar." Washington shines the light on some of the challenges her father faced in becoming a black professional football player during the height of the Civil Rights movement.

2:19PM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: What consumers are thinking

With all the news about new COVID variants, what are consumers thinking? Consumer psychology researcher Lisa Miller shares the outlook for consumers and offers some tips to local businesses getting through the pandemic.

2:15PM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Words to bring back

Every year there's a list of words we should retire, but the Word Warriors at Wayne State University in Detroit have a list of words we should bring back. Head Word Warrior Chris Williams stopped by Maine Street to share a few of them.

9:05AM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Flying high with the first African American Commercial Pilot

Michael Cottman shares the story of David Harris and how he broke the color barrier in commercial aviation. His book is "Segregated Skies: How the First African American Commercial Pilot Earned His Wings."

11:24AM ( 2 years ago )

LISTEN: Pirate Queens--Yes they did exist

The pirates we've seen on movies are all men. But the truth is there were plenty of women who were pirates as well. Leigh Lewis talks about some of these in her book "Pirate Queens". Written for the 8 to 12 year old set, it has plenty to keep parents interested.

9:54AM ( 2 years ago )