WKXL 103.9/101.9 FM, 1450 AM, and NHTalkRadio.com continue to be a vibrant New Hampshire media entity. The station first hit the airwaves in 1946 and to this day keeps Granite Staters informed and engaged in the current events of our times. Our goals are very simple to inform and entertain our listeners with interviews and stories that are thoughtful and compelling. From tragedy to triumph, fires to championship celebrations, the New Hampshire Primary to the City Council race, we have you co ...
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Today’s guest was my new friend Adam Kee. Adam is an Equity actor currently co-starring, along with Alex Picard (a previous guest on the show), in “Misery” at the North Country Center for the Arts at Jean’s Playhouse in Lincoln. We sit down and talk about the production, his journey from novice to union actor, his methods/tips for performing, and s…
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Artful Living Presents | Upcoming Shows & September Happenings
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Jane brings the highlights of upcoming events on today's Artful Living. She will also play highlights featuring guests that will become hosts to new upcoming programs coming to WKXL in Sept., so stay tuned!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE with Christian Citarella & John Talty
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The first Tuesday of the month features our visit with the New Hampshire Insurance Department and our guest for this installment, the Department's Chief Property and Casualty Actuary Christian Citarella. We were also joined by John Talty, award-winning National College Football writer for CBS Sports who teamed up with Armen Keteyian to write a fasc…
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Cail & Company LIVE with Tom Raffio, John Leahy & Rick Santos
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A busy Labor Day with Tom Raffio, President and CEO of Northeast Delta Dental on the unveiling of the Christa McAuliffe statue on the State House lawn. Also with us on Monday, broadcaster, author and musician John Leahy and University of New Hampshire head football coach Rick Santos looking ahead to Saturday's game at Holy Cross.…
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Cail & Company LIVE with The Friday Fun Bunch
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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 and Kitty Rae the OFFICIAL “Flick Chick."By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE with Tori Berube, Valerie Guy, & Mike Dunbar
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Thursday's show highlighted the 44 years of The Friendly Kitchen in Concord. Since 1980 it has served daily meals to individuals who are homeless and otherwise food insufficient. The Friendly Kitchen continues to expand their service and have created the Family Friendly Program which we discussed on the program with Valerie Guy, the Executive Direc…
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Facing the Future | Is There Hope on Healthcare Costs?
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This week on Facing the Future, we'll look at healthcare spending in the United States and the initial round of negotiations on Medicare prescription drug prices. Our guest is Dr. Josh Gordon, Director of Health Policy at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Then, Concord Coalition Chief Economist Steve Robinson discusses the benefits an…
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A return visit from our friend Jim Rosenberg brings up a discussion about the Olympics, break dancing, pickle ball, Stephen King’s “Misery” @ Jean’s Playhouse in Lincoln, Copenhagen, trips to NYC and, as always, sooooo much more!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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We were joined in studio Wednesday by the Public Address "Voice" of the New Hampshire Mountain Kings, Alex Posani. Alex was on hand to introduce a new weekly show coming soon to WKXL featuring the Mountain Kings and their players, coaches and behind the scenes personnel. It will premiere on Friday, September 13. Wednesday was also "Radio Commercial…
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NH Patriot Hub volunteer Megan Schmitt joins Jane on Artful Living on Thursday. They discuss the upcoming Freedom Walk on Sept 14 right in front of the NH State House. You are invited to join our conversation!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Tuesday marked our monthly visit with the New Hampshire Department of Safety. This time around we were joined by the State Director of 9-1-1, Mark Doyle. After serving as Chief of Police in Merrimack, Mark has been with 9-1-1 for seven years. He discussed the workings of 9-1-1, the training of the telecommunicators on staff and some of the new aspe…
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Cail & Company LIVE with John Leahy & Rick Santos
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Monday's program featured author, broadcaster, musician John Leahy and the head football coach of the University of New Hampshire Wildcats, Rick Santos. John broke the news that after 19 seasons as the play by play announcer for Merrimack College hockey, he will be remaining in Hockey East but as the new broadcaster for UMass-Lowell. Coach Santos l…
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Jane and Veronica from Spa Specialist Beauty Within in Concord chat and highlight all the available services customers can enjoy, and the benefits of those services. Join us on WKXL Artful Living!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Facing the Future | Deadlines, Taxes and Debt
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This week on Facing the Future we look at why reducing the debt is harder now than it was 30 years ago. Our guest is William Gale of the Brookings Institution. Then, David Lerman of CQ Rollcall will give us a preview of Congress' to-do list when it returns from the summer recess. A shutdown threat looms at the end of September.…
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It was a "Potpourri Thursday" on the program, as we touched on Robert F. Kennedy's possible endorsement of Donald Trump, the latest New Hampshire Institute of Politics survey of registered voters in N.H. plus a summary of events taking place around the Granite State and an 85th birthday musical tribute to baseball hall of famer Carl Yastrzemski.…
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Cail & Company LIVE with Dennis (Dr. Harp) Martin & Rick Shaw
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Wednesday's program featured some live music with Dennis Martin AKA Dr. Harp and Rick Shaw of the Rik-Sha Blues Band. Both will performing at 10th Annual Blues Festival in Londonderry to benefit veterans in need throughout the state of New Hampshire. The event is free and family friendly from noon-4 Saturday at Londonderry Common. www.combatvetsnh5…
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Please join guest host Ashley Bathgate, Executive and Artistic Director of Avaloch Farm Music Institute, as she has a wonderful discussion with the Executive Director of Fourth Wall Ensemble GRAMMY® nominated baritone and director, Johnathan McCullough.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE with Coach Mike Donnell
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Coach Mike Donnell of the Pembroke Academy Spartans Boys Basketball team joined us in studio to remind everyone over 40 to get a colonoscopy. During a a colonoscopy on April 10, Mike was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer and is currently undergoing monthly chemotherapy treatments at the Dana Farber Cancer Center in Londonderry. He explains how th…
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Cail & Company LIVE with Alex Posani & John Leahy
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Monday's program featured Alex Posani, the Public Address voice of the New Hampshire Mountain Kings of the North American Hockey League. The Mountain Kings will be opening their second season on September. We were also joined by broadcaster, author and musician John Leahy who will soon be celebrating his 20th season of doing play by play in college…
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Facing the Future | Social Security's 89th Birthday
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This week on Facing the Future, Concord Coalition chief economist Steve Robinson and I assess Social Security's accomplishments, future challenges and some myths about reform as the program turns 89. Then we’ll hear from former U.S. Senator and Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats (R-IN) on his concerns about the U.S. debt.…
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Thursday's guest was Dr. Jon Mills, author of "End of the World: Civilization and its' Fate". Also discussed on the show, the "Stalemate at Steeplegate" as the company which purchased the mall and the neighboring Regal Cinema is looking for a financial partnership with the city of Concord.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Jane sits down with Katelyn at Good Life in Concord to discuss all the wonderful events and classes happening at Good Life Sept - Dec! Join our chat here at WKXL Artful Living!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Wednesday's show marked the return of Neil Levesque to the program. Neil is the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. Our conversation included a look ahead to next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the Presidential Candidates choices of running mates and September 10 when New Hampshire…
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Artful Living Presents | Avaloch Farm Composers Conference Interviews
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Artful Living host Jane Cormier shares some conversations with staff and performers at the beautiful Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen. Join our little conversations at WKXL nhtalkradio.comBy WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE Presents | Tourist Attractions
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Tuesday's program focused on tourist attractions near and far and are they worth a visit. The conversation was sparked by a recent article posted on https://news.hometalk.com/en/people-tourist-recommend-awayBy WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE with John Leahy & William Cooper
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Monday's program featured a conversation with author, broadcaster and musician John Leahy as we discussed the New England Patriots' first pre-season game. Also joining us, attorney, author and national columnist William Cooper, author of the new book, "How America Works...and Why It Doesn't".By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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We welcome CrowsFeat Farm in Kensington on today's segment of Artful Living. Jane has a chat with the owner of the farm and they discuss all the food and musical offerings at CrowsFeat Farm. Come and join the conversation.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Cail & Company LIVE with Randy Louis Cox & Thomas Fuller
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Two terrific authors featured on Thursday. First we were joined by photojournalist Randy Louis Cox who took us through baseball history with his book, "715 at 50: The Night Henry Aaron Changed Baseball and the World Forever". The book contains over 70 photos including 44 (Aaron's number) taken that historic night in Atlanta. Another remarkable achi…
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Facing The Future | Depolarization Needed for Debt Solutions
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This week on Facing the Future, guest host Phil Smith discusses the need for political depolarization with two Concord Coalition grassroots leaders. In addition, Phil talks with Bob Bixby about his 25 years as executive director of The Concord Coalition.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Our guest on Wednesday's program was political analyst Scott Spradling and our conversation ranged from the White House to the State House to Capitol Hill and all the hotly contested races that are going on and will be for the next couple of months. We also talked about the Scott Spradling Band which will be live this Thursday night and free of cha…
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On todays Artful Living, Jane visits with Nicole Hodgkins of Achromatics in downtown Concord. Join us as we discuss fashion and entrepreneurship here in Concord.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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On Tuesday we had our monthly visit with the New Hampshire Department of Insurance. Our guest was the Department's Property and Casualty Director, James Fox. The Department will be holding a Webinar on Emergency Preparedness and Insurance coverage at the end of the month. You can follow the N.H. Insurance Department's social media outlets to get th…
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Author, broadcaster, musician John Leahy returned to the show Monday to talk about his upcoming Open Mic appearance in Concord on Wednesday at the Bank of NH stage. We also discussed a wide variety of topics including Vice President Harris and her running mate possibilities, a Simone Biles "failure" at the Paris Olympics with Tom Brady in attendanc…
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NH Unscripted was originally crafted with the idea of letting the listening audience get a glimpse of what and how our artists do the things they do to bring the magic to our stages or screens. Today I had the honor of speaking with a longtime friend and brilliant mind Kevin Collins. Kevin’s has been an actor, director, writer, teacher, principal a…
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Artful Living Presents | The Story of Tony Cicoria
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Today's segment of Artful Living introduces composer and pianist, Tony Cicoria whose near death experience changed his life forever. Crows Feat Farm presents Tony's composition "Lightning Sonata" at "A Classical Confection" on Aug 11. Join our conversation on Artful Living.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Dan Weed of the award winning Weed Family Automotive in Concord joined us in studio on Thursday. Among other topics, Dan discussed the auto service maintenance policies that are advertised on TV and elsewhere. Those policies do not always cover all of the costs of your repairs. Dan's advice is to learn about what is covered before you make a long t…
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Facing the Future | Debt Solutions are Possible
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This week on Facing the Future we’ll talk with Jeff Holland of the Peterson Foundation about a series of papers released last week called Solutions Initiative 2024. It features seven plans from prominent think tanks, including one from our second guest, Andrew Lautz of the Bipartisan Policy Center.By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Getting to chat with friends makes for some of the best NH Unscripted episodes and this one with Deirdre Bridge is a great example of that. This get together was supposed to happen earlier, but, got delayed. (Okay, I forgot about it and was cutting my grass! There, you happy?) I was curious about her role in the tKapow production of Paradise Now! a…
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Cail & Company LIVE with John Bly & The NH Department of Safety
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We talked some baseball Wednesday with longtime area coach and manager John Bly analyzing what the Red Sox and other teams did at Tuesday's trading deadline. Also on Wednesday, our monthly visit with New Hampshire's Department of Safety. The focus this month on the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Joining us in studio, Assist…
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Kathy Kelley chats with Jane on Artful Living discussing the "nomad" culture of RV-ing! Join us for this very fun, thoughtful, and informative discussion, and see if this lifestyle is for you!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Our Tuesday guest was Miriam Carter, the Executive Director of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. The 91st Annual League of N.H. Craftsmen's Fair will get underway Saturday, August 3 and continue through Sunday, August 11 at the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, N.H. Hours are 10 AM to 5 PM daily with a record number of juried craftsmen, daily a…
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It was a "potpourri" Monday on the program as we wrapped up the events that took place over the weekend. Those events included, but were not limited to, Jayson Tatum's "benching" by Steve Kerr at the Olympics, a motorcyclist going 130 MPH in Windham and the President calling for Supreme Court term limits.We also announced our Vanity Insanity licens…
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Stage actors looking for an edge should lend an ear to today’s episode. WKXL's NH Unscripted had Michael Cobb from "truepenny arts” gave me a captivating hour to talk about his upcoming workshops. He had a lead role in Donald Tongue’s award winning short film “Home Burial”. Here is just a sample of his pedigree: “...movement improv in Boston, onsta…
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Artful Living | The Avaloch Concert Interviews
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Today on Artful Living, Jane highlights Avaloch Farm Music Institute with some musician interviews at a wonderful recent concert held at the end of June. Everyone is invited to join us!By WKXL - NHTalkRadio.com
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Thursday's program featured a look at the upcoming session at OLLI at UNH with Program Manager Tori Berube. OLLI is the acronym for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Their next session, which begins in August, will feature more than 170 classes that are available to their members.Registration begins on August 5. For more information its:www.un…
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