Keith Shortall
Senior EditorKeith grew up in Thomaston, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1982, majoring in philosophy. He began his career in commercial broadcasting in Portland, before moving to Maine Public in 1989. Keith has taken on a number of roles at Maine Public and is the primary editor of Maine news and feature stories aired on Maine Public Radio, and TV news specials including election debates and the annual live State of the State address. Keith is the host and producer of the weekly political roundtable Across the Aisle and on occasion takes the host chair for the daily call-in news program Maine Calling.
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With extra insulation and lots of sun, a passive house in the town of Hope is able to maintain an indoor temperature of around 70 degrees without the use of a furnace. -
Veterinary news and advice for keeping your pets healthy and happy
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Efforts to end hunger in Maine and foster greater food equity
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World Cup predictions and the state of soccer in the U.S.—and Maine
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Political Pulse: Maine Public reporters analyze the election, campaigns, politics and other news
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Political Pulse: Maine Public reporters discuss the latest election news, including the gubernatorial debate
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The life and legacy of Czech dissident and statesman Vaclav Havel
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The people, events and livelihoods that make up Maine's rich maritime history
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Maine playwright Michael Gorman lost his brother, a commercial fisherman, to a heroin overdose in 1998. To help process that loss, Gorman set out to write a trilogy of plays that explore the ruinous effects that opiate addiction has had on the fishing community. From that work other projects evolved including a blues opera, "The Ahab Inside Me," that runs this weekend at the Colonial Theater in Augusta.
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What makes Maine's state fruit unique, and how the wild blueberry industry is doing
