Mark was born in Massachusetts. He grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire and graduated College in Maine. He started on WCYY February 2005. He's the host of WCYY's new music / local music show, "Spinout". Marks was VP Marketing & Promotions for an independent record label in NJ in the late 90's. He's written a music column for a newspaper and a website. He listens to & collects a lot of music. A lot. He watches & collects a lot of movies. Marks a fan of the Boston Celtics, crushed ice, Brigham's Coffee Ice Cream, Jack Lemmon, wearing hats, Seka, lemon/lime seltzer, Nacho Libre, Mike Gorman, record stores, Wolfman Jack, hot pretzles, Lauren & Wally, Friendlys, hot tea and Paul Newman. He owns two 8-track players, stopped wearing white socks in 1998 and was given the key to City of Portland, Maine (seriously). Also, December 3rd 2012 was officially named "Mark Curdo Day" in state of Maine (seriously). He hopes to someday meet Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, Paul McCartney, King Ad Rock, Rodney Bingenheimer, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Shakira, Owen Wilson, Hall & Oates and anyone from Van Halen. "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken".
Mark Curdo
WCYY’s Monday Video Shuffle! [VIDEO]
With our CYY shuffle on the air all week, I thought why not add some visuals to the proceedings too! Here's some videos of songs you might hear this week!
Don’t Steal Serena Williams Cellphone… She’ll Chase Your Ass Down! [VIDEO]
It's not the most dramatic, kung fu ending action packed video, but it's cool... cause she could make it action packed and kung fu-like if she wanted to!
New Star Trek Series Launches on Network TV in 2017… That You’ll Have to Pay For
There's so many happy green people right now! Here's some great news only to be followed by a reminder that even network TV won't be free much longer.
SoPo Dad “Ate All of His Kid’s Halloween Candy”
It's funny! No it's mean. But it's kinda funny. No it's so mean. But funny too. No...! If you've ever watched Jimmy Kimmel, you know about the heartache and humor of these videos!
Believe It Or Not… The Greatest American Hero is Coming Back to TV
Yeah. Yeah, we're scratching our heads too. But hey, you get the right person for the job and who knows, it could be another silly classic!
Album Cover Fans… You Can’t Miss This Documentary in Portland on Tuesday
Quite simply, he is the greatest album cover designer of all time. The covers to some of the greatest records you own were dreamed and designed by Storm Thorgerson and his team called, Hypgnosis. If you're a Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Mars Volta, Peter Gabriel, Ween or Audioslave fan; this documentary at Space Gallery on Tuesday is a must see.
Killer New Local Music Videos [VIDEO]
Killer new video stuff from Five of the Eyes, KGFreeze, 52 & Nevada and Spose. Local music is great and local videos are matching the quality my friends! Check it!
Halloween Costumes… The Fun, The Funny and the Not Really For Kids
Went through a couple of stores last week. So many places with costume stuff. Maybe too much stuff...?
Cage The Elephant COULD Save the World (least I think so) [VIDEO]
With a new record coming to us all in December produced by Dan Auerbach (black keys), a great catalog already, a STUPID good live show and possibly the best front man in the business, yes, Cage the Elephant could save the world. Or at least Rock n roll.
What’s Your Favorite Halloween / Horror Movie of All Time [POLL]
Everyone has their favorite. What's the one that scared you right out your pants?!
Weird Al Takes a Terrific Crack At Sports Press Conferences
Yup. Nailed it. See for yourself!
Pictures of Mistaken Identities Taken to Social Media, Emmbarassingly [PICS]
Ever seen a pic on social media of someone who thought they met some popular musician, athlete or movie star, but it wasn't them. It was an average Joe playing along. Or maybe it was even another star, even worse. Check out some of these classics!
Maine Ghostbusters on Channel 6 Busting For Markathon
The Maine Ghostbusters were the big hit of the Portland Comic Expo last weekend. Channel 6 caught up with the good people (and Mark from CYY) to talk about their support of Marakthon over the past two years.
Beastie Boys Recording Studio Opens It’s Doors to Students to Use
Not sure I'm into the Beastie Boys Musical Production thing coming up soon in London, but this is something super cool I can applaud.
Awesome Times at The 2015 Portland Comic Expo
Had a great time Sunday at the 2015 Portland Comic Con. Check out what I saw and check out the people who love comics, graphic novels, collectables and being someone else for the day!
Even Rowengartner, Rudebaker, Uh, Rhododendrom.. Couldn’t Help The Cubs
Some of you remember him from American Pie, others from the funny kids film, "Rookie of the Year". He didn't help Cubbies much this year, but find out where he's been lately and what you maybe haven't been hearing about him!