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 22, 202510/22/2025

Rep. Jared Sullivan on his motivations in running for the US Senate

In On-Demand

Jared Sullivan, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House and candidate for the US Senate talks about what voters are telling him as he travels the through the Granite State. 

Wednesday, October 22, 202510/22/2025

Cline on what Americans can do to move beyond the political discourse plaguing the country

In On-Demand

Guest host Nate Shrader chats with Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartell Center for Public Policy about what can be done to help the country move past the current state of political discourse. 

Tuesday, October 21, 202510/21/2025

Manzur on how she standouts among New Hampshire Democratics

In On-Demand

In first appearance on WFEA’s Morning Update Dr. Karishma Manzur talks about how her background in clinical research will help her in the race for the 2026 Democratic nomination as she runs for the US Senate.  

Tuesday, October 21, 202510/21/2025

Brown highlights his Republican principals and how they’ll benefit every American

In On-Demand

Former Ambassador to New Zealand and current Republican US Senate Candidate Scott Brown talks about why primaries are important, and why he feels the American people deserve better representation in Washington.

Tuesday, October 21, 202510/21/2025

Novelinsky talks about how she’ll stand up for American businesses

In On-Demand

1st Congressional Republican candidate Hollie Novelinsky talks with guest host Nate Shrader on if members of Congress should be getting paid during the shutdown and why she feels she’ll bring to Congress. 

Tuesday, October 21, 202510/21/2025

Damien Fisher on how one woman’s attempt to honor her mom’s wishes goes arwy

In On-Demand

Reporter Damien Fisher shares whether or not he thinks members of congress should be paid during the shutdown and story about a woman who used to live in Hudson who’s facing a wrongful voting charge.

Monday, October 20, 202510/20/2025

Hathron on how the Government shutdown could help lead to a possible resolution to the on-going political discourse

In On-Demand

IWF’s Taylor Hathron talks about how the shutdown may motivate folks to discard their political discourse no matter what the major media tells them who’s to blame. And her latest article on hybrid warfare and student visas, AKA China’s Trojan horse.

Monday, October 20, 202510/20/2025

How the Government shutdown could hurt candidates when voters head to the polls

In On-Demand

Plymouth State University Professor Dr. John Lappie chats with guest host Josh McElveen on how the Government shutdown will impact the upcoming elections as folks prepare to head to the voting booth, and the woes of being a Jets fan.

Monday, October 20, 202510/20/2025

Hansel shares insight during Executive Council’s Papergate drama

In On-Demand

Former Keene Mayor George Hansel talks about how he helped his local City Council move away from copious amounts of paper and embrace Technolgy as the Executive Council deals with the latest episode of Papergate.

Monday, October 20, 202510/20/2025

20 days into a Government shutdown and still no progress…

In On-Demand

The Hill’s Emily Brooks offers an update into how elected officials in Washington continue to shift the blame.

Recent Headlines

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A 14-year-old running for governor is the first teen to get on Vermont’s general election ballot

Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year. After working as a legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, the 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School now has his sights set on the corner office.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Savannah Guthrie to return to ‘Today’ on April 6 after mother’s disappearance

After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother's apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's "Today" show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday "joy will be my protest."

7 days ago in National

TSA officers share how they’re scraping by without pay

A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.

1 week ago in National

Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.

1 week ago in National

Federal immigration agents seen at Atlanta airport after Trump order amid during partial shutdown

Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.