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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."

Hockey was the topic of Thursday's show as we were joined by former New England College standout defenseman Ian Wood live from St. Catherine's, Ontario. For many years Ian has researched and written biographies of those players, coaches, builders and media members who have been inducted into the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey. The next induction will be coming up on Sunday, October 26 at the Grappone Center in Concord and those being inducted that day will be coach Louis Chabot, builder Scott Crowder and players Chris Grassie, Tim Schaller, and Paul Thompson. Tickets for the ceremony must be purchased by October 7. For more information log onto www.nhlegendsofhockey.com

Wednesday's show marked the one year anniversary of our “One Hit Wonder Wednesdays”. Co-hosted by Emily Gagnon, this edition of the program covered the somewhat polarizing Disco Era in music from 1973-1979 featuring Vickie Sue Robinson, Wild Cherry, Anita Ward and many others. Get your dancin' shoes on and disco ball ready for this fun hour!

Last Saturday, an estimated 25,000 people travelled from across the island of Ireland to gather in Dublin and march through the streets of the capital calling for the protection of the Irish language.Participants in Cearta, the first major Irish language demonstration in over a decade, demanded action from Government on housing, education and funding for Gaeltacht communities and Irish speakers.Their calls come at a time when the Irish language is clearly enjoying a bit of a moment. Three years ago, the Irish-language film An Cailín Ciúin experience global success and acclaim after it was shortlisted for an Oscar. And the worldwide popularity of Northern Irish rap group Kneecap, has brought the language to the masses in a way never seen before.But, despite this cultural momentum and growing appreciation of the national language, are policymakers doing enough to ensure its survival?Irish Times Irish language editor Éanna Ó Caollaí discusses the historic turnout at last weekend's CEARTA protest and whether an Gaeilge's pop culture moment could translate into how we fund, support and perceive the national language.Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Suzanne Brennan and Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a potpourri Tuesday on the program touching on a wide variety of topics. Among them: the final week of the Major League Baseball season, New Hampshire's driest Summer on record, Governor Ayotte's edict not to burn due to those conditions, what some say was the worst Rock song of all time and a list of the 12 funniest movies of the 21st century. See if you agree or disagree.

It was a sports Monday on WKXL as we reviewed the woes of the Red Sox, Patriots and the University of New Hampshire Wildcats football team. We were joined by our correspondent John Leahy to discuss the Sox and Pats as well as the start of the college hockey season. U.N.H. Head Football Coach Rick Santos analyzed his teams' loss at Dartmouth on Saturday and looked ahead to this Saturday's league game at home with the Great Danes of the University of Albany.

Actor and broadcaster Carrie Crowley joins Brendan to talk about her career, playing Mammy Walsh in the upcoming RTÉ TV series 'The Walsh Sisters', her forthcoming play 'Konstantin' and going back to TV after 20+ year hiatus. She also picked five songs that chart her life ranging from Willie Nelson to Kermit The Frog

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."

A potpourri Thursday on the program as we highlighted some of the great local theatre productions coming up in the near future and we celebrated World Bamboo Day. Also included, the busy schedule of events this weekend throughout the state including the Scottish Games in Lincoln and race weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon which will actually get underway on Friday with the first “Hauler Parade” in downtown Concord when all the big trucks that haul NASCAR vehicles and equipment on display on Main Street starting at 1 PM.

It's NASCAR Week in New Hampshire and our Wednesday guest was local racing expert Zac Guercia. Zac discussed Sunday's Mobil 301 NASCAR Cup Playoff Race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in addition to giving insight on the Craftsmen Truck Series and Whelen Modified races which will be run on Saturday on the Magic Mile. Listen for Zac's educated opinion on who Sunday's winner is going to be.

A busy Tuesday on the program. In the leadoff spot was our correspondent John Leahy who gave us some Patriots and Hockey East insight. Next up was NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Dillon who be racing in the Mobil One 301 Cup Series playoff race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. University of New Hampshire head football coach Rick Santos discussed his team's loss to Ball State last Saturday and previewed this Saturday's matchup in Hanover, NH between U.N.H. and Dartmouth College. Our final Tuesday guest was the Executive Vice President and General Manager at N.H. Motor Speedway, David McGrath, who highlighted all of this week's events leading up to the races on Saturday and Sunday including the first-ever parade of the NASCAR Cup Series haulers starting Friday at one in downtown Concord.

It was a Medicare Monday as we were joined in studio by Christian Troy of Woodpecker Insurance in Concord. Very soon, by the end of September in most cases, Medicare recipients will be receiving their A.N.O.C. or Annual Notice of Change in their Medicare coverage. In some cases it could be adjustments in Medicare coverage but in others, it could be a notice of non-renewal. Christian guides us through all of the scenarios since it can be a difficult task to review all of the options and alternatives available in a specific areas of the state as coverage does vary from county to county. For more information please refer to www.woodpeckermedicare.com

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."

Thursday we took time to reflect on the tragic events that took place 24 years ago on 9/11/2001 in New York City at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The observance of the events in 2001 came one day after another horrific event in this country, the assassination of the founder of “Turning Point USA”, Charlie Kirk. Kirk was killed Wednesday on a college campus in Utah at the age of 31. Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Tom Raffio also joined us to reflect on 9-11 and to give out important information regarding dental coverage to those on Medicaid and Veterans who are in need of assistance.

The local minor league baseball season is winding down as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Eastern League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, have just five games left in their season, all at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. We chatted with one of the “voices” of the Fisher Cats, Chris Jared, about the season and what to expect for the rest of this week. Also on Wednesday's program we started our NASCAR Cup Series Playoff ticket giveaway which will continue through early next week!

Tuesday we looked ahead to the 50th anniversary of the New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival being held September 19-21 at the Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire. We were joined by the Program Director of the event, Andrew MacLeay who explained that one of the goals this year is to beat a Guinness Book of World Record mark for most bagpipers in a single performance. The old record was set in Bulgaria and organizers are looking for over 400 participants to crush the old standard. If you have a set of bagpipes, you could be a part of history. For more information or to sign up log on to www.nhscot.org

It was a Monday program with sports from start to finish to mark the first weekend of the NFL season, a University of New Hampshire football win, the return of football to New England College in Henniker in 51 years and a come from behind Red Sox victory in Arizona. Our guests included correspondent John Leahy and the head coach of football at UNH Rick Santos.

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." We were also joine by the academy award winning Ernest Thompson!

Always fun to get together with terrific musicians and that was the case on the Thursday program. We were joined in studio by former U.S. Congressman Paul Hodes and New Hampshire's “First Call” drummer Eddie “Sticks” Raczka, two of the members of The Blue Buddha Band. The band is in the process of releasing a new album very soon and we previewed some of the music featured on it. They will be performing this Sunday at 2 PM at Pembroke City Limits in Pembroke, NH.

Academy Award winner Ernest Thompson was with us in studio for the entire hour on Wednesday. The author of “On Golden Pond” will be appearing this Sunday at the Rex Theatre in Manchester at 2 in the brand new show “Archie Parish's Parting Words”. The new play is for all ages and has already received plaudits from theatre-goers from 14-91. Mr. Thompson also talked about his return to the Broadway stage in the Norman Thayer role in “On Golden Pond”, his new book, “Out Clause” and the upcoming film, “Home on Golden Pond”, which is scheduled to be produced in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire.

A busy Tuesday on the show leading off with our monthly visit with the NH Insurance Department. We were joined by the State Insurance Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt to discuss the importance of life insurance during "Life Insurance Awareness Month". Also Mr. Bettencourt talked about the departments financial contribution to New Hampshire's General Fund in Fiscal 2025. Also with us Tuesday, correspondent John Leahy on the Red Sox and the upcoming NFL season plus our first visit with UNH head football coach Rick Santos discussing his team's win on opening weekend, and a preview of Saturday night's home opener vs. Holy Cross.

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."

A wide-ranging program ranging from baseball to drug busts. We talked baseball with one of voices of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Chris Jared. Three of the top 40 prospects in professional baseball will be on display from tonight through Sunday at Delta Dental Stadium playing for the Erie Seawolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers against the Cats. We celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Guinness Book of World Records by mentioning some of the world records that have yet to be attempted. Also today, the story of a sweeping drug bust by the D.E.A. in Franklin and the loss of a long-time educator in New Hampshire, Kathleen Murphy, who led the Concord School District for the past five years.

Lucas and Cail visit des hume for an immersive conversation about this upbeat, introspective record. 

The final Wednesday of each month is our “One Hit Wonder Wednesday” on the program, a chance to bring back some memories and get some songs stuck in your head for the next couple of days. Thanks to Merrimack County Recruiter Emily Gagnon for being with us and supplying some terrific back stories that come with the music and to find in many cases that although these artists had only one major hit, their careers and impact on the music world would be around for generations to come!

It was a New Hampshire Department of Safety Tuesday on the program with a focus today on the state's 9-1-1 program with the Director of Emergency Services and Communications Mark Doyle.  We were also joined in studio by the 9-1-1 Public Information Officer Patrick Cavanaugh who told us, on average, how many calls the 9-1-1 centers in Concord and Laconia receive each day. Also discussed was a new program from Emergency Services and Communications, “9-1–1 Cares”

We kicked off the week with correspondent John Leahy discussing a successful Red Sox weekend in New York and looking ahead to the NFL season which is just 10 days away. Also mentioned Monday, a Concord Monitor story from Monday which detailed the proposed casino for Concord near the junction of Loudon and Sheep Davis road in close proximity to Route 393. Concord's Planning Board last week granted a year's extension for approval for the first phase of the project from September 1, 2025 to September 1, 2026.

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." With special guest NH Representative Michael Moffett!

Thursday's show featured NASCAR and baseball. Christopher Bell joined us from a day in Boston which included a Duck Boat tour, a trip to the North End for some Italian Food and a visit with the youngsters at Boston Children's Hospital. We also found time to discuss the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race on September 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, a track that's a favorite of Bell's as he won there last year on wet weather tires. New Hampshire Fisher Cats broadcaster Chris Jared joined us from Akron, Ohio where the ‘Cats are playing the Cleveland Guardians Double-A affiliate, the Rubber Ducks, and looking forward to coming home starting next Tuesday for a 6-game series with Erie.

Wednesday's program celebrated National Radio Day! We looked back at some of the history and the early programming of WKXL which is now in its' 80th year of serving the community. Highlighted was a typical Wednesday broadcast schedule in October of 1946 here on WKXL when the station was getting started and that lineup of shows featured a wide variety of local and network programming.

Tuesday's edition included our correspondent John Leahy on the Patriots and Red Sox in addition to the possible re-alignment of Major League Baseball. We also recognized the return of a “Bob” to the big leagues for the first time is 15 years. Finally on the 62nd birthday of John Stamos, his demands for appearing at a September music festival in Chicago to play drums for The Beach Boys.

It was another Medicare Monday on the program with Larissa and Christian Troy of Woodpecker Insurance of Concord. The annual Medicare enrollment period starts on October 15 and Christian and Larissa explained how those with Medicare or Medicare first-time recipients should start planning for the period which ends on December 7. Mentioned on Monday's program was the High G plan somewhere between a Gap and an Advantage Medicare plan. For more information visit www.woodpeckermedicare.com

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."

Thursday's show featured a preview of the 11th Annual Blues Festival in Londonderry on August 23 at noon to benefit the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association NH5-1. The association provides assistance and financial help to veterans in need throughout New Hampshire. Chapter , Commander of the association, Matt Verhelle, joined us in studio along with “Dr. G” who will be one of the performers at the festival and the founder of the event “Dr. Harp”, Dennis Martin, who will be leading the featured act of the day, Dr. Harp's Blues Revue Band. The festival will start at noon on 8/23 at the Londonderry Common.

Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Tom Raffio joined us to talk about this evening's 33rd Annual DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) 5K Race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon with all proceeds going to the DARE program. Also discussed today on the program, the likely closure of the family-run "Scenic Railriders" attraction in Concord as Concord's City Councilors voted nearly unanimously Monday to approve the purchase of the CSX rail corridor and the ultimate removal of the tracks to make way for a bicycle trail.

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In a potpourri Tuesday version of the program we featured some music from Civil War days to Dire Straits. Also on Tuesday we featured a recent A.A.R.P./Better Business Bureau report on the top five scams to be aware of. Scams are increasing and, given today's technology, becoming more sophisticated. According to the FBI, scams reported by Americans 60 and older were up 11 percent last year over the year before and those over 60 reportedly lost more than $3.4 billion in 2023 to scammers.

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, with week with special guests Conor Murphy and Niall Murphy, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. This August, we are taking a look at the films on the Irish Leaving Certificate Curriculum. This week, Colm Bairéad's An Cailín Ciúin. As her mother prepare to give birth to a second child, young Cait is sent down the country to live with her middle-aged cousins for the summer. While there, Cait learns a lot about Eibhlín and Seán, and a lot about growing up. At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Monday's show featured correspondent John Leahy on the New England Patriots first pre-season game against Washington and the unveiling of the Tom Brady statue outside of Gillette Stadium. The question we debated was, should the Patriots erect a statue to honor the coach who guided them to six Super Bowl championships, Bill Belichick? Also on Monday we mentioned the many music and theatrical venues we are fortunate enough to have in New Hampshire.

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."

Thursday we learned of the many manufacturing jobs available throughout New Hampshire from Roy VanGemert, Jr. who is the Development Manager of New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership. N.H.M.E.P will be holding a job fair on Monday, August 18 from 4:30-7:30 at Manchester Community College on Front Street in Manchester. For more information log onto www.nhmep.org

A variety of topics brought to the table on Wednesday's program. Included among them, legal trouble for California Democrat Adam Schiff, the “marriage” between the NFL and Disney and the recent success of the Boston Red Sox and New Hampshire Fisher Cats. We were joined by Fisher Cats broadcaster Chris Jared who discussed the ‘Cats current winning streak despite the loss of several key performers who were traded away by their parent club, the Toronto Blue Jays.

The first Tuesday of the month means a visit from the New Hampshire Insurance Department. The Department's Supervisor for Property and Casualty Compliance, LuAnne King, was with us to discuss the fire coverage that is included in our home owners and apartment dwellers insurance policies. Luanne King recently hosted a webinar with the New Hampshire Fire Marshal's office where it was disclosed that the state averages 1,063 home fires each year. Among the topics of discussion on today's program, what sort of measures should be taken to make sure you are prepared for a worst-case scenario.

Monday's show covered a wide variety of topics from Nancy Mace announcing her candidacy for Governor of South Carolina to National Chocolate Cookie Day which is today. Correspondent John Leahy joined us to discuss the surging Boston Red Sox, the Patriots and their first pre-season game this week against Washington plus John's visit to Concord this Wednesday to perform on the Bank of New Hampshire Stage.

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."

Dan Weed of Weed Family Automotive in Concord joined us on Thursday's program to discuss the ramifications of New Hampshire's elimination of the yearly motor vehicle inspection program which will officially end on January 31 of 2026. Dan talked of his plans to implement a non-state sanctioned vehicle check that would be unveiled to his customers prior to the termination of the current program.

It was another "One Hit Wonder Wednesday" on the show. Co-hosting today was Merrimack County Recruiter Emily Gagnon who brought back some great memories from Vicki Lawrence to Living Color and a number of terrific performers and groups in between. Emily also supplied some fun and intriguing backstories of the songs she selected.

Tuesday's topics on the program were numerous. Included among them, the tragic shooting Monday on Park Avenue in New York City which killed four people, a clubhouse confrontation between Bryce Harper of the Phillies and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred over the possibility of a salary cap in MLB, the names of this year's potential Atlantic Hurricanes, the removal Deion Sanders' cancerous bladder and the death of baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.

A wide-ranging program on Monday from baseball to professional wrestling to the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. We were joined by our correspondent John Leahy to talk about the Red Sox' weekend and the legacy of the late wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan who is credited to bringing his genre of sports-entertainment into the mainstream. In addition we had a visit from Kate Saunders, the Executive Director of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Kate previewed the 92nd Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair which starts Saturday at Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire and runs through Sunday, August 10. For more information it's www.nhcrafts.org

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