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Melissa in the Morning is hosted by Melissa Sheketoff who gathers top news headlines locally and nationally to keep WICC listeners in the know, delivering the information that matters most to you.
Every week, enjoy live interviews from state leaders, business owners and local experts. Melissa has frequent talks with Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, Comptroller Sean Scanlon and other state department leaders. She also has consistent check-in’s with leaders in Washington, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes. At the hyper local level, Melissa also talks to local leaders, including state senators, representative, mayors and first selectmen.
Outside of politics, local experts featured on the show weekly include infectious disease expert, Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health, career strategist, Julie Bauke, and law enforcement officials including crime prevention expert, Jim Perez.
And as a news reporter, Melissa does investigative reporting on local stories. In 2024, Melissa was the first and only Connecticut reporter for weeks to tackle a hot water and heating issue at Success Village in Bridgeport and Stratford, impacting thousands of residents. She also exposed severe issues with Bridgeport’s education system, including issues with the Board of Education and superintendent. She also answered dozens of calls from Fairfield residents about a childcare center abruptly set to shut down and her work led to a delay in that decision helping dozens of families find care.
Plus, traffic every ten minutes and weather from our Chief Meteorologist Paul Piorek.
Recent posts
Melissa in the Morning: Senator Saud Anwar
A state senator wants to be incarcerated in solitary confinement for 72 hours. That was the opening lines of a recent Hartford Courant article. It’s talking about Senator and Doctor Saud Anwar and we welcomed him to the show for the first time to talk about this and his thoughts about Governor Lamont potentially running…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Year-Long School
We are just weeks away from the start of the new school year. But did you know that one Connecticut town has actually been in session this summer? Apparently, New London set out to challenge the typical summer vacation model and is currently offering classroom instruction all year long with shorter, more frequent breaks. We…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Misconceptions about Housatonic River
In wake of recent water-related deaths in the Housatonic River, some residents are calling for better signage around the shores. But we’ve also heard people compare Long Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean and how it’s ‘nowhere near as dangerous.’ We tackled these misconceptions with DEEP Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble. Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Ruffling Feathers
Cecil the seagull has become the talk of the town in Waterford, mostly because he’s ruffling feathers for beach goers. We asked Waterford Recreation and Parks Program Coordinator, Tim Cieplik, about this pesky bird now making national headlines. Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Eating Ultra-Processed
A new alarming report shows Americans on average get more than 50% of their calories from ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Brian Wojeck, an Assistant Professor at Yale University in the Section of Endocrinology, about the findings and what exactly are ultra-processed foods? Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Volunteer Firefighter Crisis
Meriden is shutting down its volunteer fire department in December. The city announced a shortage of workers and money to fund the program led to the decision to shut down the department after more than 100 years of service. Is this the beginning of a horrible trend: mass closures of volunteer departments in the state?…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: AI and Social Media Concerns
Recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Protection Act to better protect online consumers like you and me, and to hold big tech more accountable. We spoke to our cybersecurity and AI expert on the show, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, who also directs an AI safety research lab at the University of New…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: “Quishing” Scams
The FBI is sounding the alarm about quishing scams. What are those and how do we protect ourselves from them? Crime Prevention Expert, Jim Perez, explains. Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: DPH Commissioner
St. Joseph’s Center in Trumbull shut down in May. All residents at this nursing home have been placed in other facilities. It became the most recent facility in Connecticut to close and per usual, there wasn’t a lot of detail behind the abrupt closure and the process to shut things down entirely. For the first…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: The Warren House News
It was the social media post that went national immediately: Comedian Matt Rife and Youtuber Elton Castee purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren’s home in Monroe. The five-year-lease makes the pair caretakers of the approximately 750 haunted artifacts in the house, including the Annabelle doll. What does this mean for Monroe and what does the proposal…… Continue Reading
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