WHOM-FM (Portland), WJBQ-FM (Portland), WCYY-FM (Portland), WSHK-FM (Dover, New Hampshire), WBLM-FM (Portland) and WQCB-FM (Brewer) highlighted UMaine’s historical use of a live black bear mascot, which started when a small black bear named “Jeff” was loaned to the school by a local animal collector in 1914. Many live bear mascots would call Orono their home
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