Maine talk show, film about Portland radio station win New England Emmys

 Danny Cashman with surprise guest David Letterman during a filming of "The Nite Show." (Photo by Whittling Fog Photography) A film about a Portland community radio station and an episode of a Bangor-based talk show featuring David Letteman as a surprise guest were among the Maine winners at the Boston/New England Emmy Awards on Saturday. Yarmouth filmmaker Tom Bell won an Emmy [for his documentary “An Extraordinary Place,”](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/24/yarmouth-filmmaker-talks-about-portland-radio-documentary/) about Portland community radio station WMPG and the volunteers there. The film was shown on Maine Public Television and has won awards at several film festivals. Bell’s Emmy was in the category of editor/long-form content. Related [Yarmouth filmmaker talks about Portland radio documentary](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/24/yarmouth-filmmaker-talks-about-portland-radio-documentary/) The Bangor-based talk and variety program “The Nite Show with Danny Cashman,” won in the interview/discussion category, for an episode [featuring late night TV legend David Letterman](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/24/david-letterman-was-the-surprise-guest-as-the-nite-show-winds-down-for-good/) as a guest. Cashman also won in the program host category. [](https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/53895891885_568f25bd95_o.jpg) Filmmaker Tom Bell, left, with euphonium player Ray Sapirstein, during the making of the film “An Extraordinary Place,” about Portland community radio station WMPG. (Photo by Roger McCord) Cashman, who hosted and produced “The Nite Show” for 15 years, landed Letterman as a surprise guest on the final episode, which aired in May 2025. Cashman had been inspired by Letterman, and had asked to him to be a guest on his Maine show for several years. The show was seen on several Maine stations. [](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/24/david-letterman-was-the-surprise-guest-as-the-nite-show-winds-down-for-good/) Related [David Letterman was the surprise guest as ‘The Nite Show’ winds down for good](https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/24/david-letterman-was-the-surprise-guest-as-the-nite-show-winds-down-for-good/) Bell, a former reporter at the Press Herald, made the film after volunteering at WMPG and seeing how enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers there were. He said Monday the volunteers’ passion and the values they embraced inspired him “to do my best work.” The full documentary is [available on Youtube](https://youtu.be/WgimQw3QN4E). [](https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Emmy-photo.jpg) Tom Bell with his Emmy award Saturday in Boston. (Photo by Holly Macrae) The awards were given out Saturday at the Marriott Boston Copley Place and several other Maine winners were [listed](https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2026/06/2026-Winners-List.pdf). Portland station WMTW won in the category of morning newscast/smaller markets, with anchor Jessica Gagne, reporters Emily King-Pike and Jamie Azulay, and producer Alexandra Huff. Christopher Costa of News Center Maine won in the category of multimedia journalist for “A Mother’s Plea for Justice.” Videographer Mike Novelli of Maine Life Media won in the category of photographer/long-form content. Copy the Story Link Tagged: [Television](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/television/) [](https://www.pressherald.com/author/ray-routhier) [Ray RouthierStaff Writer](https://www.pressherald.com/author/ray-routhier) Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of. [More by Ray Routhier](https://www.pressherald.com/author/ray-routhier)