The WFEA Morning Update

WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester

The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester

Listen Monday - Thursday from 6-10am and Friday from 6-9am

The WFEA Morning Update will focus on issues affecting Granite State residents in a fun and informative way.

Jeff Chidester is the host of The WFEA Morning Update. Jeff is a well-known, involved member of the community, with a background in journalism, law enforcement, and broadcasting. Raised in New Hampshire, Jeff has traveled the world extensively, learning and observing other cultures and their impact on America, while always returning to his home state. He served in the US Army, as a police officer in New Hampshire, a writer for the Portsmouth Herald, and as the creator and host of the radio show, Right Here, Right Now. His experience and character align with the “live & local” ideals of WFEA and many of its Granite State listeners.

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Host Jeff Chidester: NH Income Tax and Needle Exchange

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The Morning Update Show host Jeff Chidester takes a deeper dive into top stories, including more conversations about a possible…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Fox’s Simon Hankinson: NYC Bombing, Medicaid Fraud, Noem ‘Reassignment’

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The recent ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New York City has focused attention not only on our nation’s unchecked immigration under…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Rachel Greszler: DOW Boycott of AI Anthropic Could Backfire

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Anthropic is an AI company that has provided services to the USA Department of War (DOW). Anthropic  also has a…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Task & Purpose: Military Draft Scare and Traumatic Brain Injury

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Over the past few years, research into Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs, has indicated that TBI’s are “easily missed.” Senior…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Energy Expert Gabriella Hoffman: The Truth on Oil Supplies, Policy and Pricing

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The USA-Israeli-Iranian conflict has created volatility in the energy sector, especially with oil and LNG availability and cost. Nationally recognized…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Drew Cline: Spring Town Meetings and a NH Constitutional Amendment

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Drew Cline from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy joins host Jeff Chidester to talk about the classic New…

Wednesday, March 11, 202603/11/2026

Chris Sununu: The Effect of the Shutdown on Air Travel

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Employees at TSA, FEMA, Security Service, and Coast Guard will not receive a paycheck as the Democratic Shutdown approaches its…

Tuesday, March 10, 202603/10/2026

Journalist Damien Fisher: DWI Loophole and ICE Bribery Case

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New Hampshire Journalist Damien Fisher joins us to dicuess the upcoming press conference by NH Gov. Ayotte to announce policies…

Tuesday, March 10, 202603/10/2026

NH State Senator Dan Innis: Voter ID, Constitutional Amendment, and Gas Prices

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The great thing about having a larger citizen-centric legislative body in New Hampshire is that our citizen legislators bring vast…

Tuesday, March 10, 202603/10/2026

Domestic Policy Expert Daniel Turner: Oil Price Spike and Terrorist Attack in NY

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The New York Post features an editorial asking, “What the oil-price panic really tells you about our leaders,” stating: “President…

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