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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: What is Agriscience?
Anyone who has spent time in a classroom can tell you about the value of student engagement. According to a recent Gallup poll, students who are engaged in their learning are 2.5 times more likely to say that they get excellent grades and do well in school. With 150 students now participating in the Stamford…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Freedom of Information
Connecticut Insider highlighted what’s been happening behind closed doors with the Freedom of Information Act and many residents have no idea what it means for you when it comes to accessing public information. Colleen Murphy is the Executive Director and General Counsel for Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission. She shared the Freedom of Information Act,…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Gamers Unite
A new study suggests that teenagers who spend too much on computers and video games may turn psychotic. A new paper published in JAMA Psychiatry says researchers studied over 12-hundred participants who spent a lot of time online as teenagers and found they were up to seven percent more likely than their peers to have…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Comptroller in Studio
For the first time, we had Comptroller Sean Scanlon in studio and we wanted to do a check-in on some major programs his office has been working on. First, we tackled MyCTSavings to see how many businesses are now offering retirement plans for their employees. Learn more at: https://myctsavings.com/ We also talked about ArrayRX and people’s access…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: A Required Screening for Newborns
According to reports, there is strong bi-partisan support for House Bill 5321: An Act Requiring Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. If passed, the law would require every newborn in Connecticut to get screened for this starting in July of 2027. We asked Senator Jeff Gordon about the significance of this for families. We also…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: A Knockout Event
This weekend, Stratford High School’s gymnasium will be transformed into a Vegas-style boxing arena. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, a regulation-sized boxing ring will allow competitors to take center stage for the Chick Rosnick Boxing Club’s first Next Level Champion Boxing Show. What is the Chick Rosnick Boxing Club and what does the sport do for…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: How to Become an Aborist
There’s a common misconception that when your kids graduate from high school, the next step is college. But that’s actually not be true for all. In fact, more and more studies show kids go to college without a vision of their future, leave with a lot of school debt, and get a degree that doesn’t…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Cannabis at Concerts
Cannabis company, Budr, is not giving up its effort to land a permanent spot at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater in Bridgeport. After the city council rejected its initial bid last year, Budr came back with a call for zoning changes. We wanted to get some business perspective on this story from Dan Onofrio of The…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: Free Bus Fares in Bridgeport?
A proposal in Hartford would allow students in 16 underserving districts across Connecticut to ride public transit for free for afterschool jobs and activities. Bridgeport is one of the districts that would benefit IF the bill gets approved. But would it make much of a difference? We asked Mayor Joe Ganim and he shares specific…… Continue Reading
Melissa in the Morning: The Leading Disaster in America
Most of us don’t realize we have just two minutes to escape a home fire, which is the nation’s most frequent disaster, according to the American Red Cross. Home fires claim seven lives every day in the U.S. — but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. We spoke with…… Continue Reading