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Friday, November 27, 202011/27/2020

Nick Murray

In Local, Podcasts

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

Thursday, November 26, 202011/26/2020

Katrina Smith

In Local, Podcasts

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

Thursday, November 26, 202011/26/2020

Karen Nason

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

In Local, Podcasts

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

14 hours ago in Local

Black Bear Dies at Maine Wildlife Park

The Wildlife Park says the bear had been behaving normally.

15 hours ago in Local

Drought Conditions Return in Maine After 3rd Driest July

The increase comes as July is now the 3rd-driest on record.

National Headlines

1 hour ago in National

New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’

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New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, calling it an "illegal, unlicensed gambling operation" as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.

1 day ago in National

Father who gave his son the gun used in a Georgia high school shooting to be sentenced

A sentencing hearing was underway Thursday for a man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

1 day ago in National

Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least 8 civilians and wound dozens

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight…

3 days ago in Local, National

Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Troy Jackson, in Maine’s US Senate

Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Troy Jackson, in Maine’s US Senate