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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: Conditioning Camp
There’s an ongoing effort to recruit people to become police officers in our state. One of the reasons some people hold back on entering into law enforcement is because they don’t know what to expect. That’s why the Bridgeport Police Department created an annual conditioning camp for free. For more information, call the Academy at:…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Gillett Resignation
From deleted text messages to troubling emails revealing a potential power move to undermine the role of other co-equal commissioners, Marissa Gillett has been at the center of controversy for the last year. She recently announced she is resigning effective October 10th. Recently, State House Minority Leader, Representative Vincent Candelora, called for Gillett’s impeachment. He…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Report Suspicious Behavior
‘See something, say something,’ it’s a phrase that is thrown around a lot but how exactly do we report suspicious behavior safely and effectively? We asked crime prevention expert, Jim Perez. ** Download CT Safe and CT Prepares in the app store ** Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Meet the New PIO
We met the new Connecticut State Police PIO, Sgt. Rodney Valdes. We also heard from his predecessor, Sgt. Luke Davis, who is stepping down from the role and will return to patrolling. IMAGE CREDIT: Eric Urbanowicz… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Child Car Seat Safety
According to new research from AAA and the National Safety Council, more than two-thirds of all car seats are improperly installed nationwide, and just 1 in 5 parents and caregivers seek expert help to install a seat or safely secure a child in that seat. That’s why AAA is offering free car seat installations this…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Pension Funds and the WNBA
The drama surrounding the Connecticut Sun and efforts to keep the WNBA team in our state continues. Now there are calls for more oversight when it comes to allocating pension funding as a bargaining chip in our state’s offer to keep the team. We talked about this morning with political reporter, Mike Cerulli, from News…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Back-To-School Survey
The state’s largest teachers’ union is out with the results of its annual back-to-school survey. The Connecticut Education Association asked nearly 1,000 teachers about a variety of topics before the school year began. The group’s vice president, Joslyn Delancey, says it turns out many are not doing well. She joined us on the show for…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Car Thefts in Westport
There have been dozens of car theft reports in Westport this year and apparently this criminal trend has been rising since 2020. Why is that and how can we proactively avoid being targets of vehicle theft? We asked Lt. Anthony Prezioso with Westport Police Department. Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Milestone for Local Arts
We talk a lot on this show about a lack of focus sometimes on the arts. As a society we just don’t give the same attention generally to the arts compared to sports. And for children and young adults interested in the arts recreationally or professionally, this is a major milestone announcement from The Norwalk…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Black Eye on Social Media
Two Meta whistleblowers testified this month before the Senate Judiciary Committee on allegations that the company, which includes social media giants Facebook and Instagram, suppressed research about the safety of child users. Senator Blumenthal is the Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and has grilled big tech over these issues consistently. He shared…… Continue Reading
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