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.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
State Rep. Erica Layon & State Sen. Daryl Abbas 03-20-24
State Rep. Erica Layon and state Sen. Daryl Abbas discuss their different approaches to creating a legal retail market for marijuana in New Hampshire.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
David Juvet 03-20-24
David Juvet of the Business and Industry Association discusses bills to lift wrongful death award caps, make businesses pay for unused vacation time, and more.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
State Rep. Terry Roy 03-20-24
State Rep. Terry Roy explains his bill to ensure that people involuntarily committed to a mental institution do not illegally obtain firearms.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
State Rep. James Spillane 03-20-24
State Rep. James Spillane explains his bill to legalize brass knuckles, blackjacks and similar non-lethal weapons banned back in 1973.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
Chris Thompson 03-20-24
Union Leader business columnist Chris Thompson says the old rules for tipping are gone and few customers or businesses know how to address it now.
Wednesday, March 20, 202403/20/2024
Thom Brueckner 03-20-24
Thom Brueckner, CEO of Senior Financial Resources Inc. in Nashua, says interest rates are unlikely to come down this year and might even go up.
Tuesday, March 19, 202403/19/2024
DEA Assistant Special Agents Paul Spera & Noah Herzon 03-19-24
DEA Assistant Special Agents Paul Spera and Noah Herzon explain how Mexican cartels are flooding New England with fentanyl pills made to look like prescription drugs.
Tuesday, March 19, 202403/19/2024
Sen. Kelly Ayotte 03-19-24
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte says Joyce Craig should renounced the endorsement of Mass. Gov. Maura Healey over her comments about an alleged rape by a Haitian migrant, “illegal immigrant” is the correct term for immigrants here illegally, and biological men shouldn’t be allowed to play in women’s scholastic sports.
Tuesday, March 19, 202403/19/2024
Chuck Morse 03-19-24
Former Senate President Chuck Morse says Mass. Gov. Maura Healey should resign over her comments on the alleged rape of a disabled teenage girl by a Haitian migrant in Massachusetts.
Tuesday, March 19, 202403/19/2024
Pat Long 03-19-24
Manchester Alderman Pat Long says he likes a proposed pilot program to clean up downtown city streets.
