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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 Day" and we had some fun with several "vintage" commercials that were on the air a few decades ago.

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!

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 aspects of 9-1-1 including N.H. Alerts.

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 looked ahead to Thursday night's season opener for UNH in Orlando against the University of Central Florida. Rick also mentioned the great training camp that former Wildcat Dylan Laube has been having with the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL.

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."

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!

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.

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.

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.combatvetsnh51.org

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.