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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: Tainted Milk and Old Meds
The FDA says samples of milk from grocery stores across the U.S. tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that had infected dairy cows. Despite the agency’s confidence that the milk in stores is safe, many people are nervous about buying milk and other dairy products. We asked Dr. Browne about this. And…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Is the Viral Video Really to Blame?
A recent viral video is triggering a lot of lawmakers, law enforcement and residents in Connecticut. It’s called Connecticut Kia Boyz and highlights car theft, but not in a PSA-kind of way. Rather, the video encourages young people to commit the crimes and make easy money. But is banning the video just putting a bandaid on a…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Prioritize Your Time
According to Time Doctor, more than 50% of employees reported being “relatively unproductive” at work. And then, there’s time management struggles after you clock out. So, how can adults expect kids to prioritize time effectively if the average parent can’t do it? We get advice from Dr. Donald Wetmore. Don is an attorney-turned-productivity coach who…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Smart Bird Feeders
This spring, David Mestre installed a bird feeder at a community center on the East side of Bridgeport. The smart feeder is equipped with a special camera that can capture images and, using AI, can identify bird species that come by to feed at our bird feeder. Find out who landed on the feeder and…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: How to Handle a Bully
According to national statistics, one out of every five students report being bullied in America. And in today’s world, there are many ways children fall victim to bullies. Data shows the most common forms of bullying include verbal harassment, followed by social harassment, physical bullying and cyber bullying. So, what do you say to your…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Glamorous Seniors
For the first time at Milford Senior Center, eight fabulous ladies took to the stage to compete in the Golden Glamour Pageant. We met the winner. Galina Murphy, to hear about the experience and what it meant to her. Also, the senior center executive director, Leonora Rodriguez, shared what sparked the idea to have a pageant…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Don’t Just Put Your Head Down
Career strategist, Julie Bauke, discovered the five most common mistakes people make at their jobs. Last week she talked about the first mistake: moving forward with more direction (aired and podcasted on 4/16.) This week, she tackles number two: keeping your head down and doing a good job. Image Credit: Getty Images… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Good Digital Citizens
National data shows that kids on the internet is the norm in America. According to The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, recent surveys show 90% of teens (ages 13-17) use social media. Our social media consultant, Krista Carnes, talked to us about our children becoming “good digital citizens.” What does that term even…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: The Root of Anxiety
A new article on NPR highlighted what one author called “The Anxious Generation” and why anxiety and depression shows up in kids. We wanted to tackle anxiety with counselor, Julius Dudics. He shared why identifying the problem in ourselves, the adults, can begin to be the solution for our kids handling anxiousness too! Image Credit:…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: “Marriage Killers”
When discussing marriage with people, there typically is one universal response “marriage is hard”. Why is it hard and why does everyone seem to share that point of view? This is a topic our marriage coach, Bob Donovan, tackles with hundreds of Connecticut couples a year. He did some deep thinking and determined there are…… Continue Reading