Until early December, 2010, Laurena Gilbert was the voice of WBACH's weeknight programming and our Sunday Brunch. At that time, "Reeny" suffered a stroke. Though she got help right away, the stroke left her with mobility difficulties and, most noticeably, speech problems. More than a year later, Reeny continues to work diligently with her therapists to restore her health, but we do not know if or when she might be able to return to the airwaves. Below is a biography which earlier was posted on this website.
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[Reeny's]....voice is also heard on many of the sponsor announcements on WBACH. Known to friends as "Reeny," she grew up in a singing family: Her mom was a classically trained pianist and her dad, a ham radio operator. So, she says "classical radio was a natural for me.” She began her career in classical music radio at a Rockland station in 1992, and came back to the same studios several years later when that station became part of WBACH's network (our 106.9 Midcoast signal). Reeny plays the piano, grows lots of flowers and vegetables during the summer and loves to cook for friends. She’s an alto with the Penobscot Bay Singers, a 40 voice choral group in Belfast, and her favorite composer is Richard Strauss. “When I hear his music," says Reeny, "I feel as though I am flying!”
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