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, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Francis Suarez 08-14-23

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discusses how to improve big cities, how he differs from Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, and why communism always fails.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Tom Raffio 08-14-23

Tom Raffio, CEO of Northeast Delta Dental offers an update on Medicaid benefits for Granite Staters.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Jennifer Gillis 08-14-23

Manchester school superintendent Jennifer Gillis says the district is working hard to fill all positions prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Joe Kenney 08-14-23

Executive Councilor Joe Kenney says preserving North Country forests as carbon sinks hurts the state’s logging industry.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Morgan Ortagus 08-14-23

Morgan Ortagus of Polaris National Security says President Biden’s $6 billion prisoner deal with Iran will get more Americans captured.

Friday, August 11, 202308/11/2023

Bill Oldenburg 08-11-23

Bill Oldenburg, project development director for the Department of Transportation, wants to sell you a bridge. Really. The General Sullivan Bridge is for sale, but you have to move it.

Friday, August 11, 202308/11/2023

Joe Kenney 08-11-23

Executive Councilor Joe Kenney says state historic markers shouldn’t honor people who worked to overthrow the U.S. government and aided the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Friday, August 11, 202308/11/2023

Dante Scala 08-11-23

UNH Political Science Professor Dante Scala says the New Hampshire Republican Party might struggle on next year’s ballot without Chris Sununu on the ticket.

Friday, August 11, 202308/11/2023

Jim O’Connell 08-11-23

Manchester Board of School Committee Vice Chairman Jim O’Connell says the district won a competitive grant to help students with substance use and mental health issues.

Thursday, August 10, 202308/10/2023

Lauren McGinley 08-10-23

Lauren McGinley of the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition says the state’s legalization of fentanyl test strips will help save lives.

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