02-24-23 Friday
Segments 1-2: Ray Richardson opens up today with a monologue that goes all through history to describe the kind of people that Maine used to produce and uses the great Joshua Chamberlain who died on this day in 1914.
Segment 3: Ray reads a text about Joshua Chamberlain not being known. Gunny Mike joins Ray and they discuss Joshua Chamberlain and the Secretary of Transportation’s visit to East Palistine Ohio.
Segment 4: Ray talks about Sen. King’s actions with the Twitter file hit list and that he doubled down and said that he would do it again. The age of all the people running our country.
Segments 5-6: Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) joins Ray and Dee Dee. The boys discuss Sen. King’s Twitter hit list and the lack of reporting.
Segment 7: Steve DiMillo (Owner of DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant in Portland Maine) joins Ray to chat about Carnaval ME Winter Festival happening March 8-12, 2023, the comradery of restaurants and they end up talking about all the Dairy Queens in Maine.
Segment 8: Ray gives a shout-out to Mary Margaret and Jon Cummings (his sister-in-law and husband) on their 33rd anniversary.
Segment 9: Kenny Cianchette (Erik’s Church in Windham) joins Ray and they discuss the train derailment, Transportation Pete, optics, and more.
Segment 10: Tony Bessey joins by phone to share helpful hints to keep you home safe during this next extreme cold snap hits.
Segment 11: Ray and Kenny discuss the Joe Nichols Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital fundraiser. Ray talks about John Hathaway (Shucks Maine Lobster) and his son, Garnet Hathaway traded from the Washington Capitals to the Boston Bruins. They talk about John’s character and this brings up the conversation about being a good person.
Segment 12: Ray, Dee Dee, and Kenny talk about the news and how they pick which story to highlight.
Segments 13-14: The boys take calls.
Segment 15: The boys take more calls and then get into taxes, debt, congress, and more.
Segment 16: Ray and Kenny talk about MCI and his grandfather’s legacy.