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Tuesday, October 27, 202610/27/2026

Bobby Charles Campaign Fine

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Matt Gagnon discusses the Maine Ethics Commission’s nearly $23,000 fine against Bobby Charles’ campaign for exceeding contribution limits. While the…

Tuesday, October 27, 202610/27/2026

Do Political Attack Ads Work?

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Matt Gagnon takes a look at the predictable playbook of political attack ads, from ominous music and black-and-white photos to…

Monday, October 26, 202610/26/2026

Senate Races and Election Lawsuits

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Matt Gagnon discusses a Justice Department lawsuit involving two Alaska Senate candidates with nearly identical names and questions about voter…

Monday, October 26, 202610/26/2026

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show airs daily from Noon to 2 PM on WGAN, and every Monday, Grace speaks with us…

Monday, October 26, 202610/26/2026

DOJ Election Observers

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Matt Gagnon discusses the Justice Department sending election observers to Portland and Lewiston and what their presence means for Maine…

Monday, October 26, 202610/26/2026

Collins Delivers Tariff Relief

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Matt Gagnon discusses proposed tariff exemptions on Canadian imports that could benefit Maine’s blueberry, potato, apple, and seaweed industries. Matt…

Monday, October 26, 202610/26/2026

WGAN Celebrates Award Wins

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Matt Gagnon celebrates WGAN’s recent Maine Association of Broadcasters awards, including first-place honors for election-night coverage, newscast, and Healthy Conversation…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Maine Heating Costs Soar

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Matt Gagnon discusses rising heating-oil prices in Maine, with reports of costs reaching $6.04 a gallon and leaving homeowners facing…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Coffee & Politics

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Coffee & Politics sponsored by Autowerkes Maine in Freeport. Expert and efficient European car service without the attitude! Maine’s number…

Friday, October 23, 202610/23/2026

Caller Of The Week 10/23/26

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Bruce from Yarmouth is our Caller Of The Week! Matt Gagnon takes a listener call about the ongoing debate over…

Local Headlines

5 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

9 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate

Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.

3 days ago in National

AP Poll: Why Republicans Lost the Midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear…

3 days ago in National

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.