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On this, the final day of Paul Pacelli filling in on Melissa in the Morning, Paul spoke to Spencer Hill from the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunity about workplace inclusion.

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Today, Mike had the pleasure of covering the week that was with State Senator Ryan Fazio (0:00), former Speaker of the Connecticut State House Joe Aresimowicz (45:43), and even WICC's own Lisa Wexler stopped by! (1:31:25)

Paul Pacelli welcomed former Bridgeport Representative Chris Caruso to Melissa in the Morning to talk about some of the rumblings with Bridgeport's political scene.

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Everyday, Melissa celebrates folks with her "Birthday Club," but today, Paul Pacelli got to celebrate a very special birthday, Smokey Bear! Patty Cormier, Director of Maine Forest Service joined the program to talk about 80 years of America's Longest Running PSA campaign educating American's about preventing forest fires.

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Recently Boar's Head had a massive recall due to certain deli meats having listeria that's seen three people die. While filling in for Melissa, Paul Pacelli invited Dr. Howard Selinger, Chair of Family Medicine at Quinninpiac University to talk about this as well as listeria as a whole.

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According to studies, there's a generational rise in cancers. So with Melissa out, Paul Pacelli welcomed Dr. Nancy Borstelmann, Co-director, Early Onset Cancer Program at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital to talk about why are millennials/Gen X’rs are becoming more susceptible, how to prevent cancer, and what’s the early onset cancer program at the hospital and what are the goals.

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With Melissa out for a couple days, Paul Pacelli took the reigns of Melissa In The Morning and invited Lennie Grimaldi of Only In Bridgeport on to talk about the latest around the city of Bridgeport, as well as his former boss: Former President Donald Trump.

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Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Southern Connecticut State University Political Science and Urban Affairs Professor Dr. Jonathan Wharton to Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" to chat about the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the vice-presidential nominee for the Kamala Harris 2024  campaign (00:34), while Paul added a few of his own thoughts as well (10:28). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar dropped by to chat about the controversy surrounding rising electric bills in the state (21:52)

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The American Red Cross is facing an emergency blood shortage and needs your help. American Red Cross Connecticut Regional Executive, Richard Branigan, explained how we got to this crisis level and how dire the situation really is.

To donate blood or platelets: Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

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There’s a new product attracting young people to nicotine: pouches! These harmful products join the already popular, dangerous e-cigarettes and flavored vaping products sold across the country. We spoke with Yolanda Richardson, President and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, to get the latest stats on youth addiction to nicotine and how to crack down on the problem.

For more information: Tobaccofreekids.org

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