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Monday, November 28, 202211/28/2022

Post-Thanksgiving Discussion

In Local, Podcasts

Friday, November 25, 202211/25/2022

Lisa Keim

In Local, Podcasts

Lisa Keim is the Assistant Senate Republican leader. She joins guest host Aaron Chadbourne on the Black Friday edition of the WGAN Morning News.

Friday, November 25, 202211/25/2022

Craig Peterson

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Tech guru Craig Peterson joins Matt Gagnon for his weekly segment

Wednesday, November 23, 202211/23/2022

Pat Moody- AAA

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Pat Moody joins the show to discuss travel safety for the Thanksgiving holiday

Wednesday, November 23, 202211/23/2022

Eye on Politics

In ABC, Local, Podcasts

Jeremy Fischer and Eric Lusk join Matt for their weekly analysis of this week’s politics…among other things

Tuesday, November 22, 202211/22/2022

Phil Harriman

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

Tuesday, November 22, 202211/22/2022

Howie Carr

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Matt is joined by WGAN afternoon host Howie Carr for his weekly phone segment on the WGAN Morning News. Howie can be heard every weekday afternoon from

Tuesday, November 22, 202211/22/2022

Kristofor Healey

In Local, Podcasts

Matt is joined by Homeland Security Analyst Kristofor Healey for their weekly segment together

Tuesday, November 22, 202211/22/2022

Lauren Stewart

In Local, Podcasts

Lauren Stewart is the Director of the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. She joins Matt on this morning’s show with some tips on Thanksgiving Travel

Monday, November 21, 202211/21/2022

What’s It Worth?

In Local, Podcasts

Every Monday Matt is joined by Jessie Fairbanks of Maine Vintage Toys to find out “What It’s Worth”

Local Headlines

18 minutes ago in Local

Vance touts work of his anti-fraud task force in visit to Maine ahead of primary election

Fresh

Vice President JD Vance highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine on Thursday ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races.

20 hours ago in Local

U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man Who Failed to Appear in Court for Manslaughter

Albert Deschaine of Peru was convicted in 2024 for a fatal crash in Auburn that killed another man.

21 hours ago in Local

Portland Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Child Pornography

Derren Wood-Peterson also received 10 years of supervised release.

National Headlines

24 hours ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

2 days ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

2 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

2 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.