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Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021

Tech Talk with 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…

Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021

Eggs & Issues Preview

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We speak with Quincy Hentzel , President & CEO of Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce for their upcoming Eggs &…

Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021

Friendly Coffee Discussion

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It’s National Coffee Day, and lots of chains have deals.  Starbucks is giving out free coffee to anyone who shows…

Tuesday, September 28, 202109/28/2021

Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman, joins us every Tuesday Morning to go over the latest in Local & National Politics.

Tuesday, September 28, 202109/28/2021

Matt McKnight | Ginkgo Bioworks

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Matt McKnight is the Chief Commercial Officer of Ginkgo Bioworks and he speaks to us about School Pooled Testing. 

Monday, September 27, 202109/27/2021

What’s It Worth? with Maine Vintage Toys

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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, September 27, 202109/27/2021

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley host of  the “Grace Curley Show” weekdays from 12-3 here on WGAN, speaks with Matt about every Monday…

Monday, September 27, 202109/27/2021

Dr. Howard Jones | Work Health, LLC

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Dr. Howard Jones is a regular contributor on The Morning News  discussing Occupational Health.  Dr. Howard Jones is the  Medical…

Monday, September 27, 202109/27/2021

Kevin On The Roof: 9/27 Check-In

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Long time STRIVE volunteer, Kevin Fitzpatrick, will kick off his 9th year of camping on the roof in support of…

Friday, September 24, 202109/24/2021

Caller Of The Week | AccuWeather Meteorologist Bill Deger

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We award our caller of the week, which is a FIRST for us……Then we get a quick update on weather…

Local Headlines

12 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.

13 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.

14 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

15 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.