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Monday, April 24, 202304/24/2023

Maine Vintage Toys 4/24

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Jesse Fairbanks with Maine Vintage Toys comes in studio, talking about vintage toys and nostalgic items and What’s It Worth?…

Monday, April 24, 202304/24/2023

Jeremy Fischer

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WGAN political analyst Jeremy Fischer joins Matt for his take on everything political.

Monday, April 24, 202304/24/2023

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley hosts the Grace Curley Show from Noon- 3PM every weekday on WGAN. On Monday mornings, she checks in…

Monday, April 24, 202304/24/2023

Newspapers must adapt or die

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Newspapers must adapt or die.  A new nonprofit aims to raise enough money to buy the Press Herald and Reade…

Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023

Coffee and Politics 4/21/23

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News anchor Gregg Lagerquist from WGME CBS-13 joins Matt in studio to discuss his take on everything going on in the news

Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023

John Tomase

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We speak with John Tomase about All Things New England Sports on the newest feature of the WGAN Morning News- “Wicked Sports Weekend.” With the Celtics and Bruins in the playoffs, and the Red Sox a few weeks into the season, there is PLENTY to discuss!

Friday, April 21, 202304/21/2023

Nick Murray

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Nick Murray from the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt to discuss the latest happenings in the world of politics

Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt Gagnon to discuss the latest happenings in Portland and around the state.

Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023

Capital Insights with Governor John Baldacci

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Matt Gagnon is joined by former Congressman and Gover John Baldacci every week at this time on Newsradio WGAN

Thursday, April 20, 202304/20/2023

Jason Savage

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Matt is joined today by Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, Jason Savage.

Local Headlines

8 hours ago in Local

Mt. Desert Island officials raise alarm over potential impact of government shutdown on local economy

If Congress can't come to an agreement over the budget by the end of Tuesday, at least a partial shutdown will occur that'll limit operations by federal agencies like the National Park Service, potentially shutting down Acadia National Park.

21 hours ago in Local

Pair of men involved in Saco drive-by shooting plead guilty

Two Massachusetts men are pleading guilty to several charges in a drive-by shooting in Saco last year

21 hours ago in Local

Standoff at Peru home ends with death of suspect

A man accused of causing a standoff with police in the town of Peru was found dead.

National Headlines

23 hours ago in National

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said.

1 day ago in National

Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military's top officers — hundreds of generals and admirals — to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to three people familiar with the matter.

1 day ago in National

Trump escalates retribution campaign with charges against Comey and threats against liberal groups

President Donald Trump's unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as "domestic terrorist organizations."

3 days ago in National

Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27

The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.