Ray Routhier

Press Herald

Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is 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 children.

Latest

Published
November 11, 2014

Parade, crowd salute sacrifice of America’s service members

Hundreds applaud and many more march in a Veterans Day tradition given great emphasis in South Portland.
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November 11, 2014

Hundreds wait in dark for Stephen King book-signing tickets

But only 400 of the 900 fans are rewarded with a chance to meet the author next week at Books-A-Million in South Portland.
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November 9, 2014

Stephen King’s appetite for pop culture King-sized too

At 67, the best-selling Maine author is still a tastemaker, tweeting about whatever inspires him.
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November 4, 2014

Maine’s heavy voter turnout driven by mixture of fear, hope

The governor’s race and bear baiting generated particularly intense feelings among the electorate.
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November 2, 2014

Miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer-winning ‘Olive Kitteridge’ premieres Sunday on HBO

The Maine author says the film adaptation, starring Oscar-winner Frances McDormand in the title role, is ‘its own thing.’
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October 26, 2014

Portland band Tumbling Bones heads to Eastern Europe on state department goodwill tour

Members will perform and give lessons in Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Georgia.
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October 26, 2014

Mill closures remind us of Maine paper’s power

Mainers remain attached to a product that seems to be crumpling into memory.
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October 25, 2014

Violinist will return to his instrument’s Maine roots

Mark O’Connor will play a range of American music on his Portland-made – and repaired – violin.
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October 22, 2014

Fund to replace show equipment stolen from Maine rapper tops $15,000

The musician, known as Spose, thanks his GoFundMe benefactors as he tries to recover from the theft in the middle of a national tour.
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October 22, 2014

In middle of promising tour, theft hits Maine rapper hard

Spose – real name Ryan Peters – is struggling to recover from losing a decade of music and all of his show’s electronics, and is getting some outside help.

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