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Tuesday, December 6, 202212/06/2022

Phil Harriman

In Local, Podcasts

WGAN weekend host and statewide political analyst Phil Harriman joins Matt live in the studio

Tuesday, December 6, 202212/06/2022

Howie Carr

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Howie Carr joins Matt to talk about his take on current events. Howie’s show can be heard weekdays from 3PM-7PM,…

Tuesday, December 6, 202212/06/2022

Kristofor Healey | Homeland Security Analyst

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Homeland Security Analyst Kristofor Healey joins Matt to discuss his take on the current events.

Tuesday, December 6, 202212/06/2022

Walter Kehoe | Salvation Army

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We speak with Walter Kehoe from Salvation Army about how they’ve helped him in the past and is now giving…

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Maine Vintage Toys 12/5

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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, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Jeremy Fischer

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Political Analyst Jeremy Fischer joins us to discuss his take on everything that is happening around us locally and nationally.

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Holiday 100 2022 Kick-Off

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Captain Mike harper joins us to kick-off our annual Holiday 100.

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley hosts the “Grace Curley Show” every weekday from 12-3 here on WGAN. She joins Matt every Monday to…

Monday, December 5, 202212/05/2022

Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck joins Matt for his monthly appearance on what’s going on in Cumberland County.

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Caller Of The Week + Calls

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We award our caller of the week and take your calls to wrap up Friday.

Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

South Portland residents raise concerns about declining air quality near petroleum tanks

Fresh

A recent report by the Maine DEP found that air samples near the tanks measured drastically higher than the area's normal background levels in terms of toxic chemicals.

2 hours ago in Local

Proposed bills in Augusta could increase taxes for wealthy Mainers and corporations

Fresh

The bills would require Mainers who earn over $1 million and corporations that earn over $3.5 million to pay slightly higher taxes, and would also see tax brackets adjusted.

17 hours ago in Local

A Political PAC Funded by a Dead Maine Philanthropist, is Throwing Support to a Gubernatorial Candidate

Reclaim Maine is funding online ads for Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bobby Charles.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

2 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

2 days ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.

3 days ago in National

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.