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 16, 202310/16/2023

Jeff Jacoby 10-16-23

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby says the Hamas attack earlier this month was Israel’s Pearl Harbor and that changes everything, including the approach to rescuing hostages.

Monday, October 16, 202310/16/2023

Greg Moore 10-16-23

Greg Moore, state director of Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire, says we don’t need government mandates to brig housing prices down, we just need to get government out of the way.

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

Wayne Lesperance 10-13-23

New England College President Wayne Lesperance says Republicans need to focus on governing, and college leaders need to forcefully speak the truth about the Middle East.

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

Morgan Ortagus 10-13-23

Morgan Ortagus of Polaris National Security says U.S. policy toward Iran has to change and it shouldn’t feel unsafe to be Jewish in the United States.

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

Jeremy Berger 10-13-23

Jeremy Berger of Bedford, whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors, describes what it’s like to have family under terror attack in Israel.

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

John Lappie 10-13-23

Plymouth State University political science professor Joh Lappie says there’s no precedent in U.S. history for the current dysfunction in the U.S. House.

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

Edgar Domenech 10-11-23

Edgar Domenech, former ATF deputy director and former sheriff of New York City, says flavored cigarette bans just create black markets that make people less safe.

Thursday, October 12, 202310/12/2023

Morgan Ortagus 10-12-23

Security Specialist Morgan Ortagus offers insight on the attacks in Isarel.

Thursday, October 12, 202310/12/2023

Gov.Doug Burgum 10-12-23

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum talks Federal spending, and how to improve political debates.

Wednesday, October 11, 202310/11/2023

John Lappie 10-06-23

Plymouth State Political Science Professor John Lappie talks about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s recent forced exit and says it’s a culmination of a process among Republicans that’s been going on for a while. 

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