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, February 16, 202402/16/2024
Damien Fisher 02-16-24
Reporter Damien Fisher says a legislative commission on DCYF is focused on the wrong issue.
Friday, February 16, 202402/16/2024
Ted Kitchens 02-16-24
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Director Ted Kitchens discusses Avelo Airlines’ new flight from Manchester to Greenville, S.C., and expanded flights to Raleigh, N.C.
Friday, February 16, 202402/16/2024
State Glenn Cordelli 02-16-24
State Rep. Glenn Cordelli relays what happened when he tried to read passages from sexually explicit school library books on the House floor.
Friday, February 16, 202402/16/2024
State Rep. Erica Layon 02-16-24
State Rep. Erica Layon updates us on her bill to allow recreational marijuana stores in New Hampshire.
Friday, February 16, 202402/16/2024
James Dean 02-16-24
UNH President Jim Dean gives an update on the state of the university and says demographic decline mean the university will look very different in a decade.
Friday, February 16, 202402/16/2024
Professor John Lappie 02-16-24
Plymouth State University political scientist John Lappie wraps up the week’s political news with observations on the Mayorkas impeachment, Trump trials and border crisis.
Thursday, February 15, 202402/15/2024
Josh Hilliard 02-15-24
Josh Hilliard, enforcement counsel for the New Hampshire Insurance Department, warns consumers to read the fine print when offered a deal that sounds too good to be true.
Thursday, February 15, 202402/15/2024
Alicia Preston Xanthopoulos 02-15-24
Alicia Preston Xanthopoulos went car shopping and got lowballed for her trade-in, until her husband took over the negotiating.
Thursday, February 15, 202402/15/2024
Andy Sylvia 02-15-24
Manchester InkLink reporter Andy Sylvia reviews the mayor’s State of the City address and the discussion of the city school budget this week.
Thursday, February 15, 202402/15/2024
Jennifer Gillis 02-15-24
Manchester School District Superintendent Jenn Gillis discusses the district’s proposed $232 million budget for fiscal year 2025, why the district is hiring more teachers, and what it’s doing about student absences.
