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Friday, November 27, 202011/27/2020

Nick Murray

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Nick Murray, from the Maine Policy Institue, joins guest host Aaron Chadbourne

Thursday, November 26, 202011/26/2020

Katrina Smith

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Katrina Smith weighs in with guest host Aaron Chadbourne about her experience running for office

Thursday, November 26, 202011/26/2020

Karen Nason

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Karen Nason, owner of Karen’s Ghost Kitchen in Gorham calls in to guest host Aaron Chadbourne to discuss her new concept- a takeout and delivery-only restaurant featuring six different menus. The Ghost kitchen concept is sweeping the nation, and now it has come to Maine.

Thursday, November 26, 202011/26/2020

John Baldacci

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The former Governor joins guest host Aaron Chadbourne to talk about everything going on in politics today

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

Jon Paradise

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Jon Paradise is the Vice President of Public Relations and Communications at Town & Country Federal Credit Union, and joins guest host Phil Harriman to warn about holiday scams

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

Habitat For Humanity

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Godfrey Wood is a familiar name to many folks in southern Maine as the former President of the Portland Pirates and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He now serves as Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland serving all of Cumberland County.

Derrick Buckspan is the 2021 President of the Greater Portland Board of Realtors.

Those two organizations have joined forces to provide homes for residents in need. They join guest host Aaron Chadbourne to tell us more details about the good things they are doing in Cumberland County and Maine.

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

Tech Talk

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Craig Peterson joins us once again for his weekly segment “Tech Talk.” You can catch his full show Saturday afternoons from 1 to 3.

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

Sharyl Attkisson

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Sharyl Attkisson has been a working journalist for more than thirty years and is host of Sinclair’s Sunday morning TV program “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.” She has covered controversies under the administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, emerging with a reputation, as the Washington Post recently put it, as a “persistent voice of news-media skepticism about the government’s story.” She is the recipient of five Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. She has worked at CBS News, PBS, and CNN.

Sharyl joins guest host Aaron Chadbourne today to discuss her new book SLANTED: HOW THE NEWS MEDIA TAUGHT US TO LOVE CENSORSHIP AND HATE JOURNALISM

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

Eye on Politics

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Jeremy Fisher and Eric Lusk join guest host Aaron Chadbourne for this week’s edition of “Eye on Politics”

Monday, November 23, 202011/23/2020

Chuck Igo

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Chuck Igo updated you on sports here on WGAN for many years, and also hosted the “More Music Morning Show” on Rewind 100.9 for many years prior to his retirement in March. One effort that he poured his heart into during his time here at Portland Radio Group was the annual campaign to “Stuff the Bus.” Chuck has decided to come out of his retirement temporarily to help us raise money for Preble Street by living in a school bus for 28 hours starting this morning at 6AM for the importance of giving this Thanksgiving season! Help us exceed our goal of $20,000 for Preble Street by Thanksgiving!

This year’s annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive for Preble Street looks a little different… the need for donations is MUCH greater this year because of the pandemic. Preble Street is now serving 3 times the amount of meals it was just 6 months ago. No PHYSICAL donations will be taken for “Stuff the Bus” this year—instead, we’re asking you to donate ONLINE. Preble Street will take care of purchasing the food and delivering it to families. Your secure online donation gives Preble Street the buying power of 7 pounds of food for each dollar, and 100% of your pledge will help put food on the table of a Mainer in need! Get more info online now at wgan.com, or donate now by texting the word ‘FOOD’ to 77-thousand (77000).

Local Headlines

2 days ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

2 days ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

3 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

2 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

2 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.