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WICC The Voice of Connecticut

A heritage radio station covering Bridgeport and greater Fairfield County. This podcast focuses on the communities, people and news for your neighborhood.

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16:26

Melissa in the Morning: Conquering Mt. Kilimanjaro

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2025/11/07

We met Andy and Sam, students at Chapel Haven, about their experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro We also learned more about Chapel Haven, a non-profit in New Haven, helping adults with disabilities live independently. For more information: https://www.chapelhaven.org/ IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff

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13:51

Melissa in the Morning: Attorney General Check-In

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2025/11/07

The Attorney General has been very busy this week. He is investigating high grocery prices, expanding a lawsuit against Optimum, demanding improvements for continuous increases in energy costs and opposing the proposed Sale of Aquarion Water Company to Regional Water Authority with calls to reject the deal. We talked to the Attorney General about it all. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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16:14

Melissa in the Morning: Organizing to Win

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2025/11/07

We spoke with Connecticut political strategist, Jimmy Tickey, who is calling for more people to get into politics and potentially run for office. He wrote a book Organizing to Win: The Art & Science of Running for Office addressing this. To pre-order the book: www.OrganizingtoWin.com Image Courtesy of Jimmy Tickey

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43:29

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Why Is A Major Housing...

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2025/11/06

Host Paul Pacelli got Thursday's "Connecticut Today" underway wondering why a revised controversial housing bill - HB-5002 - was being re-tooled and written in secret (00:48). Southern Connecticut State University Political Science and Urban Affairs Professor Dr. Jonathan Wharton looked at what happened this past Election Day Tuesday (16:17), as did former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso (26:03). We also welcomed Michael Pack, producer of, "The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and

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10:19

Melissa in the Morning: Has Anyone Read it?!

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2025/11/06

We spoke with Renee Dobos, CEO of Connecticut Housing Partners, about the mystery housing legislation being discussed at next week’s special session. Apparently, not many people, including housing experts, have read the document yet…that’s a problem!Image Credit: Getty Images

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14:34

Melissa in the Morning: Mystery Bill

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2025/11/06

The state legislature will be meeting next week in a special session. Governor Ned Lamont says the session will be to finalize housing legislation – and potentially create a 500-million-dollar contingency fund to help cover possible losses of federal funding. But we focused on the housing bill which remains a mystery. We asked Senator Jeff Gordon, Ranking Senator on the Planning and Development Committee. Image Credit: Getty Images

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12:38

Melissa in the Morning: Colorectal Cancer

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2025/11/06

There's been a dramatic surge in colorectal cancer in young people, not just in the U.S., but globally. Health experts say what we drink and eat is contributing to the trend. That includes consumption of red meat, processed meat, alcohol, sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Browne of Griffin Health about how diet is only one component to reversing the trend and that includes genetic testing. Image Courtesy of Griffin Health

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8:25

Melissa in the Morning: Ansonia Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/06

It was arguably one of the biggest upsets in local election results across Connecticut. Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti was not re-elected to his seat. Voters overwhelmingly voted in Frank Tyszka as the mayor-elect. We got his reaction to the election results and heard his plans for Ansonia. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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32:48

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - What's In Store For New...

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2025/11/05

Host Paul Pacelli cranked up a post-Election Day edition of "Connecticut Today" on Wednesday chatting about various local races and the landslide election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City's next Mayor (00:45). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Columnist and Editor Dan Haar also weighed in on Tuesday's elections (14:24). CBS News Washington reporter Aaron Navarro updated us on the White House reaction to last night's election results (20:23). Finally, Fiona Firine from the non-profit organization

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24:31

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Is The Modern-Day...

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2025/11/05

Host Paul Pacelli ushered in a new week on "Connecticut Today" wondering if the present-day Democratic Party is straying too far from the common sense principles and message that anchored it for so many decades (00:28). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio joined us to chat about her latest column highlighting large amounts of self-approved overtime being worked by a Connecticut State Police Lieutenant (15:11)Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

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11:21

Melissa in the Morning: Faces of Freedom

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2025/11/05

November is National Veterans Month; a time to honor both the service of veterans and the sacrifices of their families. Recently, I was introduced to Walter Schuppe, who is the founder of Faces of Freedom. This project preserves and archives the personal histories and images of U.S. military veterans and Holocaust survivors.For more information: https://www.facesoffreedom.us/ Image Credit: Getty Images

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11:16

Melissa in the Morning: Norwalk Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

We knew last year when Mayor Harry Rilling would not run for reelection, Norwalk’s mayoral race and seeing an open seat for the first time in a long time was a race to watch. Based on unofficial results, Barbara Smyth is the mayor-elect for the city of Norwalk. We learned more about her vision for Norwalk. Image Credit: Getty Images

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10:37

Melissa in the Morning: Stamford Mayor

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2025/11/05

It was a bit of a no-brainer in Stamford. Voters re-elected Mayor Caroline Simmons for another term in office. According to unofficial results, Mayor Simmons captured just over two-thirds of the vote. We spoke with her about her win and continued plans for the city. Image Credit: Dee Ortiz

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8:04

Melissa in the Morning: Milford Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

A major flip from Republican leadership to Democratic leadership happened in the city of Milford. We spoke with Mayor-elect Rich Smith about his win and plans for the city. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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8:35

Melissa in the Morning: Stratford Mayor-Elect

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2025/11/05

It is arguably one of the biggest upsets in Connecticut’s local elections: the Stratford mayoral race. We spoke with Mayor-elect David Chess after his victory and learned his vision for Stratford. Image Credit: Eric Urbanowicz

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7:31

Melissa in the Morning: Monroe First Selectman

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2025/11/05

Following Election Day 2025, we spoke with Monroe First Selectman Terry Rooney, winning his reelection bid serving his 2nd term in office. Image Credit: Melissa Sheketoff

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7:25

Melissa in the Morning: Shelton Mayor

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2025/11/05

Following Election Day 2025, we spoke with Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, winning his reelection bid serving his 18th term in office! Image Credit: Dee Ortiz

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15:30

Melissa in the Morning: PURA Decision

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2025/11/03

Following the most recent controversial decision by PURA to raise UI rates starting November 1st, GOP lawmakers are sounding the alarm about another major decision this month. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s plans to issue a final decision on Nov. 19 on the proposed sale of Aquarion Water Company. We spoke with Senator Ryan Fazio, ranking senator on the Energy & Technology Committee, about this. If you oppose the plan, send an email to PURA.ExecutiveSecretary@ct.gov and reference

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10:27

Melissa in the Morning: "I Can't See!"

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2025/11/03

According to a AAA analysis on data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, 5 to 6 p.m. just became increasingly dangerous now that the clocks rolled back an hour. That can feel like a real shock for people getting out of work and all of the sudden it looks like the middle of the night. We spoke with Jim Cameron of Talking Transportation about how to handle the bright lights now inundating drivers since the clocks changed. For Jim's article:

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16:22

Melissa in the Morning: Supporting First Responders

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2025/11/03

Right now, North Haven Firefighters are investigating a deadly fire that claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy and an elderly relative. For good reason, we focus a lot on the family and community impact; but what about the first responders traumatized after responding to these events? We talked to Linda Ross with the Fairfield County Trauma Response Team. It is a nonprofit alliance of mental health professionals dedicated to helping first responders and the Connecticut community, heal from trauma,

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