We are sad to report the passing of a longtime member of the WATD broadcast family. Reporter Charles Mathewson passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by his family after a bout with cancer. Charles was smart, savvy, and surprisingly sweet. He had a broad institutional knowledge of international, national and very local politics, people and situations. […]
This December, 95.9 WATD will be celebrating its 45th anniversary and our first ever broadcast was the Hull vs. Ashland: Super Bowl from Nickerson Field in 1977. The station’s tower and transmitter were turned on two days ahead of schedule to cover the game. Bill Wilhelm was on that call, and for the next 40 […]
Cars were lined up on Enterprise Dr. in Marshfield Thursday as WATD played host to another Veterans Food Drive Thru. J. Richard Watkins, Commander of American Legion Post 35 in Brockton and author of “Vietnam: No Regrets”, says an event like this helps those going through a tough time. Phillip Pescatore, of the Marshfield […]