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.

Tuesday, December 6, 202212/06/2022

Suburban Steve 12-06-22

Suburban Steve shares his highly debatable list of the 10 worst Christmas songs of all time.

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Jeff Jacoby 12-05-22

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby says Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has no need to recuse herself from a case involving questions of religious freedom.

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Walter Shapiro 12-05-22

New Republic political reporter Walter Shapiro says the DNC’s new presidential primary calendar is all about marginalizing the Bernie Sanders wing of the party and strengthening the Biden wing.

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Dante Scala 12-02-22

UNH Political Science Professor Dante Scala says President Biden’s proposed presidential primary calendar could have unintended consequences for progressives.

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Neil Levesque 12-02-22

New Hampshire Institute of Politics Director Neil Levesque says President Biden’s proposal to move South Carolina’s primary ahead of New Hampshire’s is an effort to rig the 2024 election in Biden’s favor.

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

Daniel Nichanian 12-01-22

Journalist Daniel Nichanian of Bolts Magazine discusses his research showing that Republicans gained only 22 state legislative seats in the 2022 mid-term elections while Democrats flipped several important legislative chambers.

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

Chief Allen Aldenberg 12-01-22

Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg on the department’s new online process for reporting non-emergency crimes.

Thursday, December 1, 202212/01/2022

Bryce Ward 12-01-22

Economist Bryce Ward shares data showing a huge decline in the amount of time Americans spend with friends and an increase in the amount of time spent alone.

Wednesday, November 30, 202211/30/2022

Thomas Brueckner 11-30-22

Thomas Brueckner Chief Executive Officer of Senior Financial Resources, Inc. shares how some of his predications for the market ending up coming true. 

Wednesday, November 30, 202211/30/2022

Will Stewart 11-30-22

Manchester Alderman Will Stewart gives updates on the city’s conversion of the Hartnett and Pearl Street parking lots into apartments.

Recent Headlines

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Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.

3 days ago in National

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.

3 days ago in National

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The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

4 days ago in National

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and unnecessary.

5 days ago in National

Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the Capitol

Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol — "and I'll be there with you" — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden.