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Friday, November 26, 202111/26/2021

Katie Shorey

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Katie Shorey is Director of Engagement for Live + Work in Maine, a non-profit focused on workforce attraction. She joins the WGAN morning news to discuss the current trends leading to more workers calling Maine home and efforts to attract and retain Maine’s skilled workforce.

Friday, November 26, 202111/26/2021

Rep. Josh Morris

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State Representative Josh Morris (R-Turner) joins the WGAN morning news to discuss Maine’s projected forecasted $800M revenue increase and to discuss the upcoming legislative session.

Friday, November 26, 202111/26/2021

Paul Gori

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Paul Gori is Vice President of Retail Stores for Sea Bags Maine. He joins Aaron to discuss trends in Maine retail sales, Black Friday deals, and also shares the story of Sea Bags, which makes and sells handbags, totes and accessories recycled from sails from sail boats.

Friday, November 26, 202111/26/2021

Aaron Chadbourne- Segment 2

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The phone lines are open for Aaron Chadbourne’s second segment of filling in for Matt Gagnon on the WGAN Morning News

Friday, November 26, 202111/26/2021

Aaron Chadbourne- Segment 1

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Aaron Chadbourne fills in for Matt Gagnon on today’s WGAN Morning News. Aaron discusses Thanksgiving with guest news anchor Dan Tarsetti and guest producer Jeremy Mixer

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Mary Alice

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Mary Alice joins us from Butterball to provide tips on cooking your turkey on Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Eye on Politics

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Jeremy Fischer and Eric Lusk join Matt to discuss Thanksgiving food….and politics

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Craig Peterson

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Tech guru Craig Peterson joins Matt to talk about holiday shopping of tech stuff as we approach the holiday

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Nick Murray

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Nick from the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt for his regular Friday segment….. on Wednesday

Wednesday, November 24, 202111/24/2021

Senator Rick Bennett

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State Senator Rick Bennett joins Matt to talk about Maine laws that actually ALLOW foreign interference in our elections

Local Headlines

8 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.

9 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.

11 hours ago in Local

Maine Game Warden killed in plane crash honored in procession

A Limestone man suffered life-threatening injuries when he crashed into a garbage truck Wednesday morning.

National Headlines

12 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.

1 day 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.