The Seacoast Forum

Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor discuss the most memorable venues they have attended over the years. They discuss the unforgettable concerts and sporting events that they have attended including Bill at Woodstock in 1969…Sherm’s first baseball game at Fenway as a kid. Pet peeves and quirks at venues get their attention as well.

Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor are back with their take on game shows, music, movies and television. The conversation is lively and not controversial where the guys share some of their feelings on all things pop culture. Before the end of the podcast Sherm encourages listeners to sample earlier episodes by offering questions about the Seacoast Forums first entry “Dust Off Your Turntable” . Send ans...

Host Sherm Chester wraps up the 2024 season of the Forum with a quick review of his favorite television programs. Also “must see” holiday movies and upcoming Forum topics are on the agenda. Sherm requests your feedback on these and any other ideas for programming you may have. Send your comments to seacoast forum.com Happy Holidays and onto 2025 !

During this Halloween edition of the Seacoast Forum Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor discuss their favorite classic horror movies. The Universal Studio movie monsters lead off the discussion. The effect of black and white movies like KING KONG without todays computer high tech magic. In Sherm’s opinion the best 3D movie ever..1953’s THE HOUSE OF WAX and another movie that scared him a kid INVADERS FR...

Roger Wood, longtime New Hampshire journalist and broadcaster joins Sherm to discuss the political season and their memories of past campaigns. The guys also discuss the pros and cons of the current campaign season. Roger and Sherm wrap up the program with their remembrances of legendary broadcaster JJ Jeffery and their days of working with and for him at WOKQ 97.5 in Dover N.H. Catch the Roger Wo...

During this edition of the Seacoast Forum Sherm and Bill play “Is This The Best Price” Sherm compares prices on summer basic groceries sold at local new Hampshire grocery stores looking for the best prices. They talk about their shopping likes and dislikes. The guys also talk about some of the items they have purchased that they can recommend based on their personal use…generators…electric powered...

On this edition of the SF….Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor focus on the movies of “The Duke” John Wayne Both guys talk about their favorite Wayne movies featuring not only the “must see” flicks but the ones that are just fun to watch and some that even they thought were misfires for JW. Next time around the guys go grocery shopping and play “Is This the Right Price ?”

Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor discuss unique or iconic albums from their record collections. The guys bring up the unique function of radio as a creative medium when highlighting “The War of the Worlds” recording they both own. Sherm and Bill also talk about their careers in radio.

Sherm Chester is joined by audiophile Bill Taylor and the guys discuss the fine points of collecting vinyl records. Equipment to listen to your discs, maintaining the collection and where to go to find the true value of your vinyl are the focus. Bill shares his experiences with record dealers. Sherm shares samples of his eclectic music collection.

Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor discuss a featured article from the December issue of AARP magazine…THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF MUSIC AND THE MIND by John Colapinto The comprehensive article highlights the effects of music on the human mind and memory in particular. Sherm and Bill look back at the effects of music and songs in their lives and the memories they bring back to them.

Sherm and Bill talk about holiday topics including their favorite Christmas tunes….movies…television shows and commercials. They also discuss favorite gifts given and their participation in campaigns to help folks at this special time of the year.

Sherm Chester is joined by “Coach” Bill Taylor for an episode to be featured on both the Seacoast Sports Forum and it’s sister program The Seacoast Forum. The guys discuss changes in the broadcast industry and then shift to sports and review the local state high school football tournament…the Patriots dismal season…the state of the Red Sox and wrap up with Bill summing up an exciting NASCAR season...

Sherm Chester is joined by “Coach” Bill Taylor for an episode to be featured on both the Seacoast Sports Forum and it’s sister program The Seacoast Forum. The guys discuss changes in the broadcast industry and then shift to sports and review the local state high school football tournament…the Patriots dismal season…the state of the Red Sox and wrap up with Bill summing up an exciting NASCAR season...

On this edition of the Seacoast Forum hosts Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor go back to their previous shows and pick overrated music, movies and television shows. Sherm sets his sights on the Beatles, reality television shows and The Academy Award best pictures and popular acting partners while Bill takes on The Rolling Stones, television comedies and classic movie remakes. Your feedback always welc...

During this edition of the Seacoast Forum hosts Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor give out their choices of underrated singers, groups, movies and wrap up with television shows and actors that deserve a serious look and listen. Join us with your underrated choices for the different categories and send feed back to us at seacoastforum@yahoo.com

A special guest joins Sherm on this edition of the Seacoast Forum…Roger Wood. Roger discusses his broadcasting career including being part of the legendary WOKQ “Morning Waking Crew”. The guys discuss the changes in journalism as well as Roger’s becoming a successful published author and his experience as a ham radio operator. You can listen to Roger’s podcast Roger Wood At Large on his website ro...

Sherm and Bill complete the media trilogy with an episode featuring their choices of classic television programs. Be sure to take the interactive survey to pick your favorites as well. Contact the guys at seacoastforum@yahoo.com

In this edition of the Seacoast Forum hosts Sherm Chester and Bill Taylor discuss another of their favorite topics…classic movies. The guys give their definition of a “classic” movie…their picks for different film genres…and take a look at a list of the Academy Award winning Picture of the Year for the 1960’s and 70’s.

On this podcast we want to focus on topics of general interest and some of the people who make this Seacoast area of NH a special place to live. My first guest is a raconteur…one of the founding fathers of the Seacoast. Sports Forum podcast where he’s known as “The Coach” Bill Taylor. Bill Taylor-is a retired educator and successful sports coach….but today we want him to open up about another one...