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A. J. is joined by Granite State News Collaborative's Melanie Plenda to explain the importance of local news and how it currently stands in New Hampshire, as well as how Granite Staters want their news delivered. Learn more about the Granite State News Collaborative at https://www.collaborativenh.org Email the show at aj@newenglandtake.com and join the email list at https://newenglandtake.com

My guest today was Nancy Barry from the Interlakes Theatre in Meredith New Hampshire. Nancy stops by to talk about their fundraiser called “Great Balls of Fire” that’s opening this weekend, about the new awards that they have won and about all of her stars that have gone onto Broadway and of course this year’s productions of “Hello Dolly”, “Cabaret” and more!!

It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, Ellen Raffio, and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

This week on Facing the Future, we hear why the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) is warning the President and Congress that urgent and sustained action is needed to improve the nation's fiscal outlook. Jeff Arkin, Director of Strategic Issues at GAO, is our guest.

Thursday’s program featured a conversation with three gentlemen with strong ties to Merrimack Valley High School, Rick Allen, Bob Tewksbury and Dave Anderson. Rick a MVHS athlete and graduate, Bob who went on to a great career Major League Baseball and a Merrimack Valley grad and Dave a long-time MVHS baseball and basketball coach. All will be in attendance Saturday from 1-5 PM for the MVHS/Penaco...

Wednesday’s program featured a salute to our country’s 250th birthday. Co-host Emily Gagnon put together an hour of patriotic songs from many genres for a terrific hour of music just perfect for your Fourth of July barbecue!

There is no shortage of theater productions happening right now in NH. This state is practically bursting with talent and productions that are having audiences rave about them. NH Unscripted is a proud supporter of the entertainment scene here and with the season now upon us it’s time to talk about them. Playhouses mentioned in this episode: The Ogunquit Playhouse, The Winni Playhouse, Interlakes...

On todays Living the GoodLife, Katelyn talks with Dr. Jenna Borbidge from Vibrant Health about all things chiropractic care and the pillars of health that go with it. Tune in for an informative discussion!

Veronica runs a solo discussion today, and she brings some thoughtful dialogue regarding we as a society and our relationship with technology, and how it can effect our wellness.

On Tuesday’s program we were joined in studio by Kim Kenney, long-time Elementary School teacher in Boscawen and for more than 30 years the varsity field hockey coach and Athletic Hall of Famer at Merrimack Valley High School. MVHS will be holding an All Alumni Festival this Saturday at high school’s athletic complex to benefit higher education featuring live music by MV alums along with food truc...

Yesterday was Fathers day, so we've got some classic songs dedicated to all the dads out there. So tune on in and enjoy some tunes from the 60s about the dear old dads out there!

Monday’s program was a sports oriented one with our correspondent John Leahy and aspiring broadcaster Luke Goldberg of Merrimack, New Hampshire. As a freshman at Quinnipiac University, Luke had the opportunity to call several men’s varsity hockey games under head coach and New Hampshire native Rand Pecknold.

A. J. is joined by NetChoice's Patrick Hedger to push back against data center misinformation, including how this goes beyond artificial intelligence, the importance of the United States being the leader in the space (instead of China), and how the bubble talk is overinflated. Learn more about NetChoice: https://netchoice.org Email your comments to aj@newenglandtake.com and join the Substack at ht...

It’s that time of year again. Summer movies and Saturday morning cartoons. Enter stage right: Daniel Siletti and behind the glass with added commentary is Andrew Gibson. We had a blast talking about upcoming summer movies that we’re anticipating and cover some favorite Saturday morning cartoons. And being the geeks we are, a lot of trivia and little known facts get dropped along the way. So much f...

It's Friday, which means the Friday Fun Bunch is in the WKXL Studios! Ken Cail interviews Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, Ellen Raffio, and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."

This week on Facing the Future, Mark Warshawsky of the American Enterprise Institute explains why the projected finances of both Social Security and Medicare were substantially worse in the 2026 trustees report than they were last year and why early action is the best way to prevent sudden cuts.

Thursday’s show featured Academy Award winning author Ernest Thompson of “On Golden Pond Fame”. We talked with Ernest in studio about his most recent awards and his new book “Out Clause”. We were also joined by New Hampshire Fisher Cats General Manager Taylor Fisher who brought us up to date on the debut of Banana Ball tonight in the Granite State and the upcoming FisherCats homestand which begins...

Wednesday's "Small Business Matters" segment featured founders, Anne Altor and Ed LaPlante of One Earth Body Care located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. One Earth Body Care was recently named the Small Business Administration's N.H. Micro-Enterprise Business of the Year recognizing their commitment to sustainable practices, innovation in ECO friendly body care products and environmental responsibilit...

Right now I don’t think there’s a hotter spot that you want to be seen at than Arts Alley in downtown Concord. More specifically you want to make the scenes at the Rooftop Social (“…where elevated vibes meet skyline sips…” and the Courtyard “…The Beating Heart of Arts Alley…". Arts Alley is almost a year old now, but, still remains pretty unknown to many folks. From activities like watching the FI...

Kim Gibson of Best of Times returns to chat with Katelyn to talk about the different trips and events coming up for the summer!

On todays show Veronica speaks with Chin-Sim Kang who is the only raindrop technique specialist in NH, and she talks about her background, her founding of Drops to Wellness, and her insight into the wellness field.

Artful Living offers the Lux Radio Theatre presentation of the classic novel Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Hope you can join us!

Tuesday’s program featured recent Merrimack Valley High School graduate Nicholas Gelinas who has been the public address and play by play voice of the Pride for the past four years. Nick will be a part of the All Alumni Reunion Festival next Saturday, June 27, at Merrimack Valley High School from 1-5 PM. Correspondent John Leahy also joined up to remember the amazing life of long time Boston sport...

We missed out on Mothers Day, so in honor of that we decided to play some songs dedicated to love and th romancing of the ladies in our lives. We hope you love these songs as much as we do!

Monday’s show featured Christian Troy from Woodpecker Insurance of Concord. Christian joined us for another “Medicare 101” as many New Hampshire residents are approaching Medicare eligibility and important health coverage decisions have to be made. Woodpecker Insurance is happy to schedule  free consultations for those who are included in that age group and need the services they provide.