Ray Routhier writes about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues. In more than 23 years at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, he has been continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. The word he uses most for stories he’s drawn to is “quirky.”
He’s written about the changing cable TV and Internet landscapes, and what those changes mean for the future of information and entertainment. He’s dug clams, raked blueberries and rode on the back of a garbage truck, all in pursuit of stories about real Mainers. He’s had a ball interviewing a range of celebrities from Anna Kendrick and Patrick Dempsey to Billy Joel and Tony Bennett.
His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!”
A native of Manchester, N.H., he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two daughters.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
State ballad proposal passes votes in House, Senate
‘The Ballad of the 20th Maine’ by Portland band The Ghost of Paul Revere still needs another round of approvals to become the official state ballad.
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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Orono Noguchi returns to Maine with Superorganism
The international pop band will be at Port City Music Hall on Thursday night.
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
Rock out at Westbrook’s new outdoor concert venue
The 8,200-capacity Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row is southern Maine’s newest open-air stage, slated to open May 26 with a show by Anderson .Paak.
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
In new book, David McCullough follows pioneering New Englanders into Ohio
The part-time Camden resident talks about why he set out to write ‘The Pioneers.’
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
Pick from two dozen open-air shows in the Portland area
Here’s the schedule of shows, so far, for the new Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row in Westbrook and Thompson’s Point in Portland.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress
A 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for ‘Independence Day,’ the Boothbay resident will receive the award at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in August.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
All Roads lead to Belfast for Maine’s largest home-grown music fest
In its fifth year, the All Roads Music Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, featuring some 35 performances and more than 125 Maine musicians.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Don McLean wants apology from group that changed its tune about giving him award
In a Facebook post, the ‘American Pie’ singer calls the UCLA student group that rescinded the lifetime achievement award ‘morons.’
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Don McLean loses lifetime achievement award due to domestic violence incident
A UCLA student group rescinded the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement after learning McLean had pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
In increments, Adam Fisher has built a career in stop-motion animation
The Prospect Harbor native and Maine College of Art professor has worked on Oscar-nominated films and, most recently, ‘Missing Link,’ in theaters now.
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