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Thursday, August 28, 202508/28/2025

Josh Filler- Opening Segment

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Josh Filler is in for Matt Gagnohn. In the first segment of today’s show, Josh previews today’s show, along with Jason Taylor in the Newsbooth and Jeremy Mixer filling in for producer Danny Martignetti.

Wednesday, August 27, 202508/27/2025

Craig Peterson

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Craig Peterson – America’s Leading CyberSecurity Coach,
Joins The WGAN Morning News every Wednesday at 7:35 for Tech Talk. Catch Craig every Saturday from 5pm-7pm on WGAN as he shares his Cybersecurity Secrets along with the latest Security news.

Wednesday, August 27, 202508/27/2025

Mayor Mark Dion

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Portland Mayor Mark Dion joins Josh Filler to talk about the latest politics affecting the city of Portland.

Wednesday, August 27, 202508/27/2025

Eye On Politics

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Former Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk gives his Analysis of Maine & National Politics.

Wednesday, August 27, 202508/27/2025

Sherrif Mark Lamb

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Sheriff Lamb is the former Pinal County sheriff and FAIR’s law enforcement relations advisor. He visited the northern border crossing in Houlton yesterday with FAIR. Host Josh Filler (in for Matt Gagnon) asks him about his first visit to the northern border of the United States.

Tuesday, August 26, 202508/26/2025

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman has served in Augusta, and is the founder of WGAN’s Saturday show “Inside Maine.” Every week he joins the WGAN Morning News in-studio to discuss his latest take on the current state of politics in the state, the country, and around the world.

Tuesday, August 26, 202508/26/2025

Tuesdays with Howie Carr

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Tuesday, August 26, 202508/26/2025

Kristofor Healey

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Kristofor Healey, Homeland Security Analyst joins the program discussing all matters related to Homeland Security.

Tuesday, August 26, 202508/26/2025

Matt O’Brien

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Matt O’Brien FAIR’s Deputy Executive Director and previously served as the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge overseeing the U.S. Immigration Court at Annandale, VA. In the past he served as the Chief of the National Security Division within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate; as a Senior Advisor to the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; as Assistant Chief Counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; as a District Adjudications Officer with the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. He joins host Josh Filler to talk about how they will be analyzing the US/Canada border with a stop in Houlton, Maine today.

Monday, August 25, 202508/25/2025

Steve Robinson

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Steve Robinson from the Maine Wire checks in with Josh Filler to discuss his take on what’s happening around Maine, the nation, and the world.

Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

Yarmouth apartment building considered total loss after fire

Fresh

All tenants have been displaced after an apartment fire Monday night in Yarmouth.

1 hour ago in Local

Propane tank explosion leaves 1 with serious burns in Ellsworth

Fresh

Investigators say a fire in Ellsworth was caused by an exploding propane tank on an old school bus that had been converted into an RV.

18 hours ago in Local

Maine Congressional Delegation Calls for Investigation into Biddeford ICE Shooting

The lawmakers are asking a detailed sequence of events that led to the shooting.

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some promise as researchers hunt new approaches

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than today's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

1 day ago in National

Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

6 days ago in National

El Nino powers up as forecasters predict historic strength and a rainier winter for the US South

An intensifying El Nino, nature's heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.

7 days ago in National

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed to stop the payment.