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, July 12, 202307/12/2023

Rachel Goldsmith 07-12-23

Rachel Goldsmith of Moms For Liberty of Hillsborough County responds to recent Democratic attacks likening the group to the Taliban and Nazis.

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Paul Craney 07-11-23

Paul Craney with the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance says legislators there are already trying to apply the millionaire’s tax to non-millionaires.

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Rich Girard 07-11-23

Rich Girard says the proposed Manchester charter amendment to make the Board of School Committee autonomous is misleading.

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Mark Hayward 07-11-23

Mark Hayward reflects on 27 years as a reporter for the Union Leader.

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Secretary of State David Scanlan 07-11-23

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan says he expects some major Democrats could get into the 2024 presidential race by the time of the N.H. primary.

Tuesday, July 11, 202307/11/2023

Vivek Ramaswamy 07-11-23

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he stands with Moms for Liberty and wants to have civil conversations about policy topics instead of calling names.

Monday, July 10, 202307/10/2023

Tom Raffio 7-10-23

Northeast Delta Dental CEO Tom Raffio discusses New Hampshire’s dental care provider shortage, convincing providers to accept Medicaid, and running…

Monday, July 10, 202307/10/2023

Eric Ekberg 7-10-23

Eric Ekberg, CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, discusses the opening of New Hampshire’s first residential mental health treatment center.

Monday, July 10, 202307/10/2023

Gov. Chris Sununu 7-10-23

Gov. Chris Sununu says universal Education Freedom Accounts is the way to go, and he’ll decide within the next few…

Friday, July 7, 202307/07/2023

BJ Perry 07-07-23

Republican consultant BJ Perry says retail politics is still important in New Hampshire, and this year’s Independence Day parades showed that 2024 presidential candidates think so too.

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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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