The WFEA Morning Update

WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester

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.

Monday, October 9, 202310/09/2023

Jeff Jacoby 10-09-23

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby says there’s no equivalence between Hamas and Israel, and Christopher Columbus committed atrocities in the New World that sparked outrage in his own time and even got him arrested.

Monday, October 9, 202310/09/2023

Dan Grace 10-09-23

Dan Grace, CEO of Capital Well, announces their new irrigation company, reminds listeners to get their well pumps checked before the ground freezes, and says it’s important for people on city water to get a filter.

Monday, October 9, 202310/09/2023

Hollie Noveletsky 10-09-23

Hollie Noveletsky, CEO of Novel Iron Works and a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 1st District, says the U.S. needs to support Israel and voters need to put adults back in charge in Washington.

Monday, October 9, 202310/09/2023

Tom Raffio 10-09-23

Northeast Delta Dental CEO Tom Raffio says the company’s mobile clinics are treating people who don’t seek out regular care in their towns, and kids have to learn early to brush regularly.

Friday, October 6, 202310/06/2023

Con Carroll 10-06-23

Conn Carroll, commentary editor of the Washington Examiner, says we’re likely to see a return to a more powerful House Speaker after the vote to oust Kevin McCarthy.

Friday, October 6, 202310/06/2023

State Senate President Jeb Bradley 10-06-23

State Senate President Jeb Bradley says the dysfunction in Washington is not helpful to Republicans or the country.

Friday, October 6, 202310/06/2023

Bryan Peaselee 10-06-23

Sandwich Fair President Bryan Peaslee discusses bungee-jumping pigs and tractor pulls, and discloses his unpopular pick for favorite fair food.

Friday, October 6, 202310/06/2023

Scott Brown 10-06-23

Scott Brown says Americans want governing, not antics, from Republicans in Washington, and New Hampshire shouldn’t be joining the Biden administration’s lawsuit against Amazon.

Thursday, October 5, 202310/05/2023

Jeff Fleischer 10-05-23

New Hampshire DCYF Director Jeff Fleischer says his agency is seeing an increase in N.H. kids caught up in street gang activity as the agency remains in need of more staff.

Thursday, October 5, 202310/05/2023

David Paleologos 10-05-23

Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos says that despite Nikki Haley’s strong surge in New Hampshire, Donald Trump remains dominant among Republican primary voters.

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