Author Neal Evan Parker was born in Brooklyn in 1956. While sailing the waters of New England as a teenager, he became devoted to traditional sailing vessels. By the age of 20 he was a licensed captain, and in the years that followed he skippered over a dozen schooners and traditional craft.

In 1986 Captain Parker purchased the derelict and decaying 67-foot schooner yacht Wendameen. Dedicating four years to her complete restoration, Parker placed the schooner into the Maine windjammer business, where for another twenty years, he happily managed to pay his bills.

In April 2005, Capt. Neal Parker parted with his beloved vessel so he could stay at home to raise his then 3 year old Annabel. The two continue to sail together to this day.

Since selling the schooner Parker has realized publication of more than a dozen books. He specializes in crossover fiction which works for young readers and adults alike.

On Friday, January 29, 2016, Captain Parker will be our guest on The Chris Wolf Show with stories about his sailing days and his new career as a successful author. Please join us for another interesting and enlightening show.

The show will be broadcast on WRFR Community Radio, Channel 7 Time Warner Maine Coast TV, and streamed live on www.mainecoast.tv/streaming, 8:00-9:00 a.m. EST.

If you have any questions or comments on the day of broadcast, call between 8 and 9 a.m., 207-594-0013, or email Chris Wolf before or during the show at TheChrisWolfShow@gmail.com. If you request, you can be anonymous.

VIDEO: To watch the show live, go to www.MaineCoast.tv/streaming or watch later on Channel 7. Maine Coast TV is located on Time Warner Channel 7 on converter boxes and set top boxes and on Channel 121-7 on digital TVs without set top boxes. The broadcast is available to all Time Warner subscribers in Knox County, Maine, including the islands of North Haven and Vinalhaven. And the recorded show will be available afterwards on www.MaineCoast.tv web site.

AUDIO: To listen to the show, WRFR 99.3 FM Camden or 93.3 FM Rockland, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday shows with news from PenBayPilot.com. Or, stream the audio live WRFR.org or TuneIn.com at http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Free-Rockland-933-s14055/ or on the TuneIn app or your iPhone or Android.

The Chris Wolf Show is a joint project of PenBay Pilot, WRFR FM Community Radio and Maine Coast TV Community Television.