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WPTF Morning News

WPTF FM 92.9 AM 680

The WPTF Morning News airs weekdays from 5-9 a.m. ET. Each morning, you will receive local and national news, sports, entertainment, and live traffic reports, along with interviews regarding local news that matters, with a focus on showcasing local businesses and people. Plus, the crew will assure to give you fun and entertaining segments to keep you tuned in all morning long!

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2:43

Kaleb Harmon, Town of Zebulon 8/8/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/08

Kaleb Harmon, with the Town of Zebulon talks with Chris Edwards about what they are experiencing, and how they are coping during Tropical Storm Debby.

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6:06

Andy Moore, Mayor of Smithfield 8/8/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/08

Andy Moore, the Mayor of Smithfield talks with Chris Edwards about what they are experiencing, and how they are coping during Tropical Storm Debby.

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2:38

Nikki Wall, from the Town of Selma 8/8/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/08

Nikki Wall, from the Town of Selma talks with Chris Edwards about what they are experiencing, and how they are coping during Tropical Storm Debby.

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5:26

Monica Crowley, Trump Campaign surrogate and...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

There are several notable items from the rapidly changing President Election. With around 90 days left until election day, both tickets have been set after Vice President Harris picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. This comes just days after the July jobs report was release that showed a slow down in the economy. With Chris Edwards now to discuss all of this is economist and Trump Campaign surrogate, Monica Crowley.

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5:39

Townley Venters, Director of Communications for NC...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby continues it approach toward North Carolina and with it, the potential for heavy rain with flood warnings already issued for our area. Along with those rains, come winds and with the already saturated ground power outages could be a possibility. With Chris Edwards to discuss their preparations ahead of Debby is Townley Venters, Director of Communications for NC Electric Cooperatives.

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5:51

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Mike Causey...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby will have major impacts across the state and one of the biggest impacts will be the the risk of flooding across the state. With Chris Edwards to give us some perspective on the insurance aspect of this storm is North Carolina Insurance Commissioner, Mike Causey.

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6:05

Robeson County Representative Jarrod Lowery 8/7/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby will have impacts on our state in a number of ways including our farmers who have already faced a number of challenges this summer from extreme heat, a lengthy drought and now tons of rain including a potential record amount of rain. With Chris Edwards to talk about the impact of this storm as well as how to help handle some of the challenges a storm in general presents is Robeson County Representative Jarrod Lowery.

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4:01

Talk of the Town - Bill Crabtree, Director of...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby is making its way toward North Carolina and we should star to see impacts from the storm late tonight and all day Thursday. Many of our communities have already started their preparation for the storm and in our Talk of the Town Segment today we talk about what one of our municipalities is doing ahead of the arrival of Debby. With Chris Edwards, Bill Crabtree, Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the Town of Wake Forest.

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5:44

Jeff Brooks, Duke Energy Spokesperson 8/7/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby continues it approach toward North Carolina and with it, the potential for heavy rain with flood warnings already issued for our area. Along with those rains, come winds and with the already saturated ground power outages could be a possibility. With Chris Edwards to discuss their preparations ahead of Debby is Jeff Brooks, Duke Energy Spokesperson.

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5:41

Nick Petro, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/07

Tropical Storm Debby continues to make its way up the east coast heading toward our area brining heavy rain and perhaps some wind. Chris Edwards speaks with from Nick Petro, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, about the upcoming storm.

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6:44

DNC Delegate Devin Freeman 8/6/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/06

The Democratic National Convention is less than two weeks away and Vice President Harris has officially won her parties nomination for the Presidency securing enough delegates to win the nomination - that was announced in a press release just before midnight last night. With Chris Edwards to talk about all of this as well as the lead up to the convention is DNC Delegate Devin Freeman.

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4:52

Ashley Humphrey, UNC Student at the Olympics 8/6/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/06

A group of UNC Students from the Hussman School of Journalism are in Paris reporting on the 33rd Summer Games and finding North Carolina connects to the games. Those games continue and with Chris Edwards to recap what we have seen so far and to preview what is coming up is one of those students from UNC, Ashley Humphrey.

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6:04

Michele Woodhouse, host of the Michele Woodhouse Show...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/06

The advertising for this political season is starting to get into full-swing, with ads on both sides of the Presidential race but closer to home several ads recently have gone back and forth in the race for Governor between Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. With Chris Edwards now to offer some perspective on these ads and the race is Michele Woodhouse, host of the Michele Woodhouse Show on WPTF.

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5:51

Kristine Bellino, on Tropical Storm Debby's impact on...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/06

Tropical Storm Debby makes its way up the east coast bringing wind and heavy rain that will impact our area in the coming days. But Debby has already left an impact across the southeast including the state of Florida and parts of South Carolina. With Chris Edwards to give us some perspective on what Debby has done to their area is Kristine Bellino co-host of Jacksonville's Morning News and a North Carolina News Network Contributor.

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6:09

Jill Schlesinger 8/5/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/05

The July Jobs report is here and a lot of Americans are worried about the numbers. Thankfully, Chris Edwards and Jill Schlesinger go over all the information and what it means for the future of the economy on the WPTF Morning Show!

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5:46

Former State Supreme Court Justice, Bob Orr 8/5/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/05

The Harris campaign will hold a virtual press conference later today to launch North Carolina Republicans for Harris. According to a press release from the Harris camp, this grassroots organizing coalition will continue to try and reach millions of Republican voters and energize those who feel marginalized by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. That release goes on to say that, Team Harris is looking to tell Republican voters, including the over 250,000 voters who voted for Nikki Haley in the

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5:33

Hal Weatherman 8/5/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/05

A number of key races on the ballot this November both from the national level where the Presidential Election is getting a lot of attention and changing rapidly to races in our state where several offices on the council of state will change leaders. Joining Chris Edwards now is Hal Weatherman who is the Republican nominee seeking the post of Lt. Governor in North Carolina.

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6:28

Aviation Analysis Jay Ratliff 8/5/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/05

Crowdstrike has some words for Delta, delays due to tropical storms, and more. Jay Ratliff and Chis Edwards bring you all you need to know about what's currently going on in aviation news.

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10:59

State Representative Jason Saine 8/2/2024

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/02

Earlier this week, lawmakers in the General Assembly spoke with leaders with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association about the potential for Name, Image and Likeness for high school athletes. With Chris Edwards to discuss this as well as how sports betting is doing in our state and other topics is State Representative Jason Saine.

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4:36

Mark Blum, Executive Director of America's Agenda:...

WPTF Morning News ·

2024/08/02

A new national poll finds that a majority of likely voters overwhelmingly support policies that regulate health insurance middlemen companies known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), requiring them to provide more value and help lower drug costs. This comes on the heels of the latest Congressional hearing about PBMs and a damaging report from the Federal Trade Commission. With Chris Edwards to discuss is Mark Blum, Executive Director of America's Agenda: Health Care for All.

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