The WFEA Morning Update
The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester
Listen Monday - Thursday from 6-10am and Friday from 6-9am
The WFEA Morning Update will focus on issues affecting Granite State residents in a fun and informative way.
Jeff Chidester is the host of The WFEA Morning Update. Jeff is a well-known, involved member of the community, with a background in journalism, law enforcement, and broadcasting. Raised in New Hampshire, Jeff has traveled the world extensively, learning and observing other cultures and their impact on America, while always returning to his home state. He served in the US Army, as a police officer in New Hampshire, a writer for the Portsmouth Herald, and as the creator and host of the radio show, Right Here, Right Now. His experience and character align with the “live & local” ideals of WFEA and many of its Granite State listeners.
Friday, May 3, 202405/03/2024
State Senate President Jeb Bradley 05-03-24
State Senate President Jeb Bradley reflects on political leadership in a polarized era and what he wants to accomplish before the end of his last session before retirement.
Thursday, May 2, 202405/02/2024
Gov.Chris Sununu 05-02-24
Gov. Chris Sununu praises UNH and Dartmouth leaders for appropriate protest preparation and response in this week’s arrests, and says the protesters are being used by Hamas as tools of anti-Semitic hate.
Thursday, May 2, 202405/02/2024
Andy Deloney 05-02-24
Andy Deloney of the Distilled Spirits Council says Massachusetts this week became the 27th state to make it permanently legal for restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go, though such sales are still illegal in New Hampshire.
Thursday, May 2, 202405/02/2024
Rep. Chuck Grassie 05-02-24
Rep. Chuck Grassie of Rochester, a former city planner, says cities shouldn’t be able to effectively ban home-based day cares from residential zones, a practice that has contributed to the state’s serious childcare shortage.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Professor John Lappie 04-26-24
Plymouth State University Political Science Professor John Lappie talks about the impact the growing number of protests at college campuses will have on President Joe Biden’s campaign.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Kathy Sullivan 05-01-24
Former DNC member Kathy Sullivan says New Hampshire Democrats won the dispute with the Democratic National Committee over the New Hampshire presidential primary.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Hollie Noveletsky 05-01-24
Hollie Noveletsky, candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 1st Congressional District, lays out her border security plan.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Chief Allen Aldenberg 05-01-24
Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg discusses the arrest of an 18-year-old man for a shooting at the Mall of New Hampshire and the state of department recruiting.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Dante Scala 05-01-24
UNH political science professor Dante Scala says the Biden campaign beat the New Hampshire Democratic Party in the dispute over convention delegates and New Hampshire’s primary status.
Wednesday, May 1, 202405/01/2024
Mitchell Scacchi 05-01-24
Josiah Bartlett Center policy analyst Mitchell Scacchi points out that local land use planning in New Hampshire is similar to the way China’s communist party controls local property through local committees.
