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Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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  Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes the latest in Maine Politics and Policy.

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

2nd Annual “Flags for Community Heroes”

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We speak with Rotarian Charlie Friar with Rotary Club of Portland.   Today is the first day that the American flags…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

The Woodward Files

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In tapes, Trump admitted to Bob Woodward he knew coronavirus was deadly; Fauci denies hearing Trump distort facts on coronavirus.…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

John Baldacci

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on  Local and National Politics.

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg

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We Welcome AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg on WGAN, who will be providing us with our morning and afternoon AccuWeather Forcasts…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

Back To School & The Budget

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It’s Owen’s first day of school and Matt gives a shout to his son that shout-out and The Mills administration…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

Eggs & Issues Virtual Event

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Quincy Hentzel president and CEO of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks to us about Eggs & Issues Virtual…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

State Of Online News / HBO

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Matt goes over the state of online news and the ads constantly playing in the background, which leads into a…

Thursday, September 10, 202009/10/2020

United Way Of Greater Portland

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https://soundcloud.com/newsradio-wgan/united-way Matt Wolcott & Nancy Kamaliza from United Way of Greater Portland joins us to go over their ongoing efforts…

Local Headlines

1 day ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

1 day ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

2 days ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

1 day ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

2 days ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

3 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

5 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.