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.

Wednesday, October 25, 202310/25/2023

Oliver Dunford 10-25-23

Oliver Dunford, lawyer at the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses the crazy case of a fireworks company put in legal limbo by an arbitrary federal regulation.

Wednesday, October 25, 202310/25/2023

John Lappie 10-25-23

Plymouth State University Political Science Professor John Lappie updates us on the U.S. House Speaker race, the New Hampshire presidential primary, and his October 26 talk in Manchester.

Wednesday, October 25, 202310/25/2023

Kate Baker Demers 10-25-23

Kate Baker Demers of the Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire discusses the increase in students using Education Freedom Accounts this year.

Wednesday, October 25, 202310/25/2023

Jim O’Connell 10-25-23

Manchester Board of School Committee Vice Chairman Jim O’Connell discusses the board’s decision to nix “NG” grades for students who miss five classes but still pass.

Tuesday, October 24, 202310/24/2023

State Sen. Becky Whitley 10-24-23

State Sen. Becky Whitley explains increased state funding for childcare in this year’s state budget.

Tuesday, October 24, 202310/24/2023

Adrienne Waterman 10-24-23

Adrienne Waterman, co-owner of The Library Restaurant in Portsmouth, says a mysterious vapor passed outside their door late one night at the moment an internal alarm went off inside the old building with a history of ghost sightings.

Tuesday, October 24, 202310/24/2023

Jay Ruais 10-24-23

Manchester mayoral candidate Jay Ruais outlines how he differs from candidate Kevin Cavanaugh on key issues such as homelessness, crime and spending.

Monday, October 23, 202310/23/2023

Attorney General John Formella 10-23-23

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella says the U.S. government needs to enforce its immigration laws, Amazon manipulates prices illegally, and the investigation into illegal mailings in the 2022 Republican primaries in New Hampshire is ongoing.

Monday, October 23, 202310/23/2023

Jeff Jacoby 10-23-23

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby says Amazon is no monopolist, and the U.S. should hold Qatar to account for harboring and funding terrorists.

Monday, October 23, 202310/23/2023

Josh Gibney 10-23-23

Josh Gibney of AAA Travel in Manchester highlights warm destination vacations that are hot this winter and previews a big travel expo coming up.

Recent Headlines

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US will start revoking passports for thousands of parents who owe child support, AP learns

The U.S. State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support. The department told The Associated Press on Thursday that the revocations would begin Friday and be focused on those who owe $100,000 or more.

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A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released

A note Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender's first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute.

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The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history at a time when his influence has never seemed greater.

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Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities.

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The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses, passing by vintage diners, gas stations and motels — many since preserved or restored — along with breathtaking vistas and wide horizons of the open road.