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Early Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday August 31st, 2020Good Monday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We start a new week with anticipation for primary day, which is taking place tomorrow in Massachusetts. Joe and most of the team got together for the first time since March and pounded the pavement to cover the races, we’ll have a lot more and hear from the candidates on today’s Morning Edition. Plus unrest continues in the streets of many cities across the country, with the President basically encouraging conflict between protesters and his supporters. Have a great week and make sure you get out...
2020-08-3113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Friday August 28th, 2020Good morning and welcome to Friday from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Final night of the RNC is in the books and we’ll give you the highlights. All major sports leagues cancelled games last night (and tonight) in solidarity with protesters seeking change after the shooting of Jacob Blake. Decent weather for the weekend, but the better weather day is definitely Sunday. Get out there and enjoy it safely, and thank you for waking up with WGBH Radio and Morning Edition.
2020-08-2814 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition -Thursday August 27th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition Team. The week is winding down, but the news is definitely not: Social unrest, racial justice, political races and conventions, a hurricane, oh and a pandemic to boot. We try and recap it all in just 10 minutes and get you caught up. Congressman Jim McGovern will go on his annual tour of Massachusetts farms today. Plus Brendan prefers to take part in Early Edition outdoors while he’s at home (weather permitting) and this morning that brought some challenges. Thanks for waking up with us, and than...
2020-08-2714 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Friday August 21st, 2020Good Friday morning, thank you for waking up with WGBH and our Morning Edition cast of characters. Henry Santoro is in for Joe Mathieu one more time today, as Joe will return on Monday. Joe Biden accepted the nomination of the Democratic party last night and wrapped up the final night of DNC. We’ll recap some of the highlights and also get you prepared to embrace your weekend. Thanks for tuning in this week, and for being a loyal WGBH Radio listener.
2020-08-2113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Wednesday August 19th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu continues his vacation, blessed with some of the best weather we’ve seen this summer. Henry Santoro is in again, and the team has some of the highlights of night two of the Democratic National Convention, including a moment that was uniquely representative of Rhode Island. Now we all want fried seafood, and we want it right now. Nothing wrong with calamari for breakfast, right? Thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio.
2020-08-1912 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday August 18, 2020Good Tuesday morning from the entire WGBH Morning Edition team. Henry Santoro is back in the building again and in for Joe Mathieu. Our listening audience was a big topic of conversation today as we are the first live and local show in Boston to crack the mics every weekday morning at 4:50AM. This of course means a lot of people on the way to their early shifts tune in, including many other radio, television and media personalities. And the Democratic National Convention kicked off last night in a virtual way, and we discuss some of the highlights. Make...
2020-08-1812 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday August 17, 2020Good Monday morning and welcome to your work week from the WGBH news morning edition team. Triple H is back, that of course is Hazy, Hot and Henry (Santoro). Joe Mathieu has the week off even though there isn’t that much to do out there in a Covid impacted world, so Henry has stepped up to fill the big chair for a the week. Henry catches us up on this morning’s news and spins us a tale about a Persian rug that may turn out to be quite a treasure. Thanks for waking up with WGBH, have a gr...
2020-08-1712 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Friday August 14, 2020Welcome to Friday and thank you for joining Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. A cooler weekend on tap, we hope you get out and enjoy it. We’ve got a plethora of strange stories tickling our fancy this morning including 15 cent movies, a sale on airline food, and a vending machine that you probably never saw coming. Have a great weekend, thanks as always for waking up with us and thanks for being a WGBH Radio listener.
2020-08-1413 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition -Thursday August 13, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition squad. We got the plane off the ground in a much smoother fashion this morning, thanks for bearing with us yesterday. School re-openings are on all of our minds and parents everywhere agree that the lack clear answers is tough to deal with on the home front. We check in on the President’s latest ramblings concerning schools and athletics, and even manage to decipher some of the people he mentioned by first name only. And the Biden campaign introduced Kamala Harris yesterday to a crowd of… zero. Than...
2020-08-1313 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Wednesday August 12th, 2020Welcome to Wednesday, we made it to the middle of the week and its all downhill from here. Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition crew are in place and raring to go. Brendan is making an appearance today despite being off for the two longest weekends a man has ever experienced. We delve into a couple of Trump-friendly interviews with the President that left us confused on a couple of key issues. And we’ll have morning playoff hockey in Boston today, the Bruins instead had pizza last night… Joe will explain further. Thanks for waking up with WGBH...
2020-08-1211 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition- Monday August 10, 2020Welcome to Monday and the start of your work week from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We hope your weekend was a good one and that the week ahead looks promising. Our shark report has been slow this season, but we had a few more incidents in the area that made us ramp it up again on a Monday morning. Early Edition is for families, so we thank our listener Paul out there for introducing us to his daughter this morning on the way to see the sun rise. We’ll catch you up on the la...
2020-08-1012 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, July 31st, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Radio Morning Edition team. We’ve all made it to the threshold of the weekend, and not a second too soon. It feels like this week has been particularly long, but then again every week under Covid-19 feels like it drags. Joe is utilizing new technology to broadcast to zoom with this morning, and we sure hope you noticed the difference. The President once again stepped in it when he floated the idea of delaying the election, something that didn’t sit well even with some of his supporters. Enjoy your...
2020-07-3114 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, July 30th, 2020Good Thursday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu has settled in to the big broadcast chair and is raring to go as we wind down the week… Joe is ready to help you start your day with “the best 10”. We recap the latest Covid news, including a diagnosis for a prominent Republican Senator. Some of the soundbites surrounding it will make you shake your head in disbelief. Stay cool, stay safe, have a great Thursday and thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio.
2020-07-3014 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, July 28th, 2020Welcome to Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition crew. Day three of the heat wave has arrived, and its rare, but the mercury is above 80 degrees in Boston before 5AM… should be another scorcher out there. The Red Sox are four games in to their Covid-shortened season, and their lack of pitching indicates this could be a long short season. But for Major League Baseball the problems are bigger, as over a dozen members of one team very recently tested positive. Meanwhile there have been mysterious seeds showing up in the mail according to the FB...
2020-07-2814 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, July 27th, 2020Good Monday morning from WGBH Radio. Joe Mathieu and the Morning Edition crew have punched in and are ready to bring you the news of the morning. Hot is the word of the day as a heat wave, although not official yet, is well under way. A less than great opening weekend for your Boston Red Sox, who started out fine on Friday, but got trounced the rest of the way by one of the worst teams in baseball. Meanwhile one of our Morning Edition team members was out and safely socially-distancing to watch the Sox’ opener and apparently en...
2020-07-2714 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, July 24th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Radio Morning Edition team. The threshold of the weekend has arrived and that still feels great even though most of us don’t have the chance to leave our homes. Joe listened in to an NPR interview with Dr. Fauci, in which he says he personally wouldn’t get on an airplane or eat inside a restaurant during this pandemic, and that has many of us re-thinking whether we’d take those risks ourselves. Baseball is back as well, even if it is without fans. Going to be great weather around...
2020-07-2413 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, July 23rd, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and our entire WGBH Morning Edition team. Pay close attention because Joe has five words for you that you will need to repeat at the end of today’s podcast… this WILL be on the test. We’ll wake you up with the news of the day including a bizarre brag by the President, and the pea soup that is today’s forecast. Plus there may soon be an exodus from cities and metropolitan areas, and Joe is wondering if some of our writing staff is ready to leave it all behind and move out...
2020-07-2313 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020Good Wednesday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu and the crew are “up and at ‘em” for Early Edition and ready to help you start your day off right. Another failure of a morning as we tried to locate the comet before it disappears from view for thousands of years… and it sure looks like tonight’s incoming clouds will make tomorrow morning a bust as well. The Trump administration tried out a new tone at yesterday’s press conference... we’ll see how long this change lasts. And retail employees at some locations are getting relief f...
2020-07-2213 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, July 21st, 2020Good Tuesday Morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re up early again to greet you on the radio and on facebook live, from locations throughout New England. We’ve been trying to get a glimpse of this fabled comet each morning before we go live, but light pollution is not helping. Covid-19 numbers for Massachusetts are still holding up well, but that’s not the case in much of the rest of the country. The President believes the solution might be to hold more press conferences, because those of course worked out so well for hi...
2020-07-2113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, July 20th, 2020Good Monday morning from WGBH Radio, hope you’re staying cool out there. Joe Mathieu and our Morning Edition team are up and getting ready for a good old fashioned Boston “Steamah” today as temperatures are expected to approach or touch 100 degrees… we hope you can find some air conditioning to hide out and cool down in. We’ll catch you up on the latest, including a Fox News interview of Donald Trump that didn’t exactly take the same tone that the President is used to on that particular outlet. Do what you can to stay cool out there and th...
2020-07-2013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, July 17th, 2020Good morning… you made it to Friday and we’re here to greet you on WGBH’s Early Edition. Joe Mathieu and our Morning Edition crew are raring to go with the news and ready to help get your weekend started. We have the latest on pandemic and the push to open schools, science be damned. Plus we’ll get you ready for the weekend and even manage to sprinkle in some solid 1980’s nostalgia. Thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio, stay safe, stay cool, and have a great weekend.
2020-07-1713 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, July 16th, 2020Good Thursday morning from WGBH Radio. Joe Mathieu and our Morning Edition crew are warming up the broadcast equipment and getting the news ready for today, but first Early Edition helps Boston wake up with “the best 10”. A ton of Covid-19 related news this morning, including a mandatory mask mandate in Alabama, and the opposite of that down in Georgia. A major twitter hack went down yesterday afternoon that involved a lot of bigger ‘blue check mark’ accounts. And there won’t be any swan boat rides this season down at the public garden. And happy birthday to our own Karen...
2020-07-1614 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, July 15th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from WGBH Radio and our entire Morning Edition team. We’re “building the plane in flight” once again this morning, as introducing new equipment to a broadcast chain can often come with some unique challenges. Joe Mathieu reminds us all that today is indeed Tax Day, as the three month extension granted to us by the Federal Government and the State of Massachusetts comes to an end today at 11:59PM. And President Trump broke the rules again yesterday and used a Rose Garden press conference as a 2020 campaign event. Stay diligent and stay safe out there, and th...
2020-07-1513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, July 14th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Summer sleep schedules are always an adventure, especially for the crew here on Morning Edition… when your head hits the pillow each “night”, you’re never quite sure what you’re going to get. We have the latest details on the pandemic, and head down to the Cape where Covid-19 is taking its toll on a niche industry… a nudist colony. As far as we can tell, no member of Early Edition has ever been a nude beach participant (and thank goodness for that). Have a great Tuesday out...
2020-07-1413 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, July 13th, 2020Good Monday morning from WGBH Radio. Joe Mathieu is back after his long weekend, and Karen Marshall makes her triumphant return after an extended vacation as well: yes folks, the gang is all here once again. We’ll catch you up on the latest news to get you ready for your work week, and sprinkle in our normal brand of flavor while we do so. Plus we have the latest on covid re-openings and how it still appears to be going better here than in many other parts of the country. Stay masked up and stay safe out there… and...
2020-07-1314 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, July 10th, 2020Good Friday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu has a long weekend on tap, so Henry Santoro is stopping by this Friday morning to anchor the news and handle Early Edition duties. Henry catches up with the latest from our writers and regales us with tales of the good old days in rock radio. We’re due for another humid day before the remnants of a tropical storm arrive and dump rain on us for most of the weekend. Let’s do our part and stay safe out there so we don’t see a spike re...
2020-07-1010 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, July 9th, 2020Welcome to Thursday, thanks for waking up with Joe Mathieu and WGBH Radio. Our morning edition team is hard at work cranking out the news copy for the day and getting you all ready to face what is out there. Joe regales us with a story about a missing mask, and an ensuing scramble to get to work on time; then our Facebook Live fans have a few suggestions on how to remedy that situation next time. We’ll catch you up on the latest news, info and entertainment to get you ready to face your day. Thanks as al...
2020-07-0913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, July 8th, 2020We made it to the midway point of the work week… welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re still missing our “show Mom” Karen, and Joe can’t remember if she’s been gone for two weeks, or two months. Are people finally running out of fireworks? We all collectively hope so. Turns out our young writing team of Brendan and Shelby are much more responsible than other representatives of their age group. And the weather is about to turn downright soupy around these parts. Have a great Wednesday everyone, and thanks for waking u...
2020-07-0812 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, July 7th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from the WGBH Newsroom. Joe Mathieu and the crew are waking up with you and breaking down the latest news of the day. The rush to re-open in many other states is not going as planned, as the city of Miami is now shutting restaurants, gyms and other services back down. We can only wonder if the numbers will start to creep back up in the Bay State as residents of other states head here to vacation. Plus someone has started an Early Edition fan page on Facebook, and we welcome the attention here on the “be...
2020-07-0713 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, July 6th, 2020Good Monday morning from WGBH Radio, Joe Mathieu, and our entire Morning Edition team. We all had great weekends despite being kept up to all hours this weekend, courtesy of the record amount of fireworks we all witnessed. None of course were of the municipal variety, as organized displays were cancelled around the area, but that didn’t stop residents from taking things into their own hands. Plus “the kids” take over the show briefly as Joe battles connection issues, and even the vacationing Marshalls make an appearance. Thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio, have a great week!
2020-07-0613 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, July 3rd, 2020Good Friday morning and Happy Independence Day weekend from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition crew. Joe is back to broadcasting from home for the holiday weekend and raring to go for today’s Early Edition. Restrictions are easing across the region, and on the surface that should make us all happy, but anecdotal evidence from our Early Edition team shows that people may already be pushing the envelope, as crowds are growing and mask use appears to be waning. Please stay vigilant out there, whats going on in much of the rest of the country tells us th...
2020-07-0313 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, July 2nd, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Fog is the word this morning as it envelops the area, your visibility may vary. A grim milestone for Covid-19 infections in the US, as new daily positive tests in the country broke the 50,000 mark for the first time, a new single day record. Meanwhile President Trump was content to once again repeat his claim that “one day it will disappear”, while comparing himself to the lone ranger. Stay vigilant out there and we’ll get through this together. Thanks as always for waking up with WGBH Radio.
2020-07-0212 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, July 1st, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. The covid-19 numbers for Massachusetts showed some very promising signs yesterday, but they need to be kept in context with the surge going on in many other parts of the country: this is no time to relax our practices… keep it up Massachusetts! Meanwhile in Miami, the mayor has finally decided that banning lap dances at strip clubs is a good idea. The Patriots’ Julian Edelman seems to have a new crush, and that’s made his old flame Tom Brady a little jealous. And if you’re inter...
2020-07-0113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, June 30th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from WGBH Radio, Joe Mathieu and our Early Edition team. We zoom into Tuesday with our team spread out all over New England, safely working from the Cape to New Hampshire. The City of Boston is poised to take on the epidemic of fireworks in the area by forming a task force to look into it. Rhode Island is set to enter phase 3 of its re-opening today. And we’re joined by a special guest for today’s Early Edition… WGBH radio’s own Michelle Sweet is moving on to the next step in her life, and as a...
2020-06-3013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, June 29th, 2020Good Monday morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu is back in the house after a week off and is raring to go to bring you the latest. We recap the news from the weekend including covid-19 numbers that continue to rise in Florida and Texas among other places. Meanwhile the President has stepped in it again after retweeting a video of some of his supporters saying some highly questionable things in a Florida retirement community. And the Trump administration is in full damage control mode after the NY Times story about Russian bounties on American soldiers...
2020-06-2913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, June 26th, 2020Good Friday morning, thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio. Henry Santoro is wrapping up his week of filling in for Joe Mathieu and gets your weekend started early. When you wake up at 2:45 for work you never really get used to it, but one golden rule is to NEVER hit the snooze button. More iconic Boston establishments are folding because of the fallout from Covid-19, Henry updates us on where. And good weather is on tap for the weekend, make sure you enjoy it safely. Have a great one, and thank you for being a WGBH listener.
2020-06-2611 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, June 25th, 2020Good Thursday morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. Henry Santoro is winding down his fill-in week for the vacationing Joe Mathieu, and has all the information you need to start your day. The City of Boston helped out North End restaurants by opening up the streets for outdoor dining, but this morning there is more news about establishments stepping over the line and taking advantage of the city’s leniency. And there may finally be some insight on where all these fireworks are coming from. Have a great Thursday, and thanks for waking up with us on WGBH Ra...
2020-06-2512 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, June 24th, 2020Good Wednesday Morning from WGBH Radio. Henry Santoro is back again with the Early Edition crew. Big day for WGBH as we present our one-day summer pledge drive. Thanks as always for your support, and for waking up with WGBH News.
2020-06-2512 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020Good Tuesday morning from WGBH. Henry Santoro is in for Joe Mathieu again today, but the rest of our crew remains in the house, or rather, in their own houses as we broadcast to you while we’re safely socially distanced. Henry is always amazed at the loyalty and morning hours of our early edition audience. And just in time for this week’s hot weather, The Grateful Dead is branching out and offering more band-branded products, including deodorant. Yes, now you too can smell like a “dead head”. Stay cool out there and stay safe… thanks for waking up with WG...
2020-06-2312 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, June 22nd, 2020Good Monday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu is off for the week, so back in the WGBH studios for the first time since March is the great Henry Santoro. Henry will hold down the fort all week on Early Edition and Morning Edition. We discuss what we all did for Father’s Day, and unfortunately for Henry, he actually had to cook his own meal. We’ll catch you up on the weekend news and what’s on tap for today’s Morning Edition. Have a great week, and thanks for waking up WGBH Radio.
2020-06-2211 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, June 19th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Today is Juneteeth, and the start of summer comes this weekend, so a lot to reflect on and celebrate… safely of course as we continue to deal with a global pandemic. We’ll catch you up on the latest and get you ready for the weekend. Weather is going to be hot, so get out and enjoy it. Thanks as always for waking up with WGBH News.
2020-06-1913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, June 18th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Another day on the news grind as today brings leaked excerpts from former national security advisor John Bolton’s new book, including President Trump asking if Finland is part of Russia. This led to some early morning trolling from the Russian government via social media. Speaking of social media, the fireworks that continue to fly in greater Boston on a nightly basis have inspired their own social media account. And two competing protests near Roslindale last night give us some interesting soundbites for the morning. Stay safe an...
2020-06-1812 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, June 17th, 2020Good Wednesday Morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. The midway point of the week has arrived and Joe Mathieu is about to start a ‘Fireworks Patrol’ for his Boston-area neighborhood, the fireworks flew even as late as 4AM on his drive in to the station. Despite the rainy April and May, our area is already looking at a possible drought and which could mean water restrictions this soon in the season. And some promising coronavirus news coming out of a Boston University study that may have implications on stocks later this morning. Thanks as always for waking up with...
2020-06-1712 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, June 16th, 2020Good morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re back at it for day two of the work week and ready to help get your day started. If you attended one of the dozens of Massachusetts area protests in the past two weeks, you can now get tested for free at dozens of local testing sites. A few former Ebay employees apparently had it out for some Natick residents. Monumental decision by the Supremem Court for our LGBTQ neighbors. And the FDA has now shot down a medication once touted by President Trump for use on...
2020-06-1612 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, June 15th, 2020Good Monday Morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Welcome back to the work week, and for Joe Mathieu its welcome back to our Brighton studios… Joe is safely socially distanced in Control Room 6, while our logistics guy Andrew remains in Control Room 5. So welcome back to the building Joe. We recap the weekend including some challenges navigating a ramp for the President, and we’ll lay out the work week ahead including more on the pandemic and easement of restrictions. Thanks for starting your week with WGBH Radio.
2020-06-1513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, June 12th, 2020Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team get you ready for the weekend on a Friday morning. Thanks for waking up with us for “the best 10”, and thanks for tuning in to WGBH Radio.
2020-06-1212 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, June 11th, 2020Good Thursday morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. It appears today is the final day Joe will be broadcasting from home, and he’s excited to get back in the building ASAP. Meanwhile the “new normal” is taking over as many restaurants and eateries put outdoor dining into full use. Some patrons are returning, but many remain cautious. Nascar took a big symbolic step yesterday that has many in its audience divided. And calls to the Boston Police concerning illegal fireworks are up over 2000 percent since quarantine began, and a couple of our show members are personally affected. Thanks...
2020-06-1113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, June 10th, 2020Welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re doing it once again, working from home as we mark the three month anniversary of quarantine and social distancing. It may come to and end for a few of us soon, but most of us are staying put in our houses for the time being. Governor Baker, along some key local celebrities, gave graduating high school seniors a few choice words of encouragement (virtually, via WGBH). But as both Baker and our M.E. team point out, not many people actually remember their commencement, or wh...
2020-06-1013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, June 9th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the entire WGBH Morning Edition team. Technical difficulties for one member of the team has Joe gambling on whether Shelby will pop into our zoom room before the end of the show… let’s find out how he did. Sleep schedules are upside down for many people during the Covid-19 quarantine, but none more so than Brendan’s, who is keeping vampire hours according to Joe. And schools will face serious social distancing and PPE challenges if and when classes resume in September Thanks for waking up with WGBH and have a great...
2020-06-0913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, June 8th, 2020Good Monday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition crew. As the days get longer, we enjoy these 5AM sunrises as Early Edition is in progress… Joe notes its a beautiful morning out there, get outside and enjoy when you get the chance. We’ll catch you up on the latest news from the weekend including the protests, rallies, and today’s phase two re-openings taking place in Massachusetts. Have a great Monday, and thanks for tuning in to WGBH Radio.
2020-06-0813 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, June 5th, 2020We made it to Friday, thanks for waking up with Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. We wake up to downpours in Boston, and a few lightning strikes and thunder claps… they should clear out for later, but we’ll be swimming in our atmosphere later on as high humidity rolls in. Another night of protests, and another round of disturbing videos surface, including one from our colleagues at Buffalo’s NPR, who documented Buffalo police seriously inuring a 75 year old protester. Meanwhile in DC, our President may have lost the confidence of a Republican Senator from Alaska...
2020-06-0513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, June 4th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and our entire WGBH Morning Edition team. Another night of protests for the murder of George Floyd, and we’re happy to report that at least in this Commonwealth, things remained calm and peaceful after dark. We’ll update you on the latest and the scheduled events for today. Meanwhile in DC, President Trump’s former Secretary of Defense penned some biting words for his former commander-in-chief, words that obviously didn’t sit well with Trump. Going to be a hot one out there today, enjoy it safely, and thank you as always for waki...
2020-06-0413 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020Welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. A strong showing last night in Franklin Park, where a huge crowd of protesters remained organized and peaceful for the duration - a great omen for our city. Down in Brockton things started the same, but devolved into violence before the night was over. Our guy Brendan was once again on the scene for the Franklin Park protest, and has some details and observations to share with us. Have a safe day, and thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio.
2020-06-0312 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, June 1st, 2020Good morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Across the country we had a weekend of protests that turned into civil unrest that turned into chaos, and last night it boiled over in Boston. Peaceful protests turned ugly as night fell and as police moved in and the unrest and vandalism escalated. Our writer Brendan was out to witness some of it before things turned ugly, and gives us his thoughts on what he saw and heard. Much more to come on today’s Morning Edition. Stay safe out there everyone, and thank you for listening to...
2020-06-0112 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, May 29th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We made it to Friday, although after the President's tweet storm last night, in which he crossed several lines and threatened violence and lethal force against protesters in Minneapolis, we’re kind of surprised we did make it. In local news the rescheduled Boston Marathon is officially cancelled for September, but runners and organizers will still have the chance to participate in a “virtual” marathon. Virtual work, virtual social gatherings, so sure, why not a virtual road races too? We get your ready for your weekend, and hope y...
2020-05-2913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, May 28th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. Breaking news: we’re still working from home. Nothing new on that front, but there is news today about some potential re-openings around the state, including the Encore Casino in Boston… and that left us wondering if outdoor casinos are somehow a possibility? Sure cards wouldn’t work too well, but slot machines under the sun? What’s not to love? For the first time in quite some time bald eagles are starting to nest on the cape again, what a way to spice up your new found lo...
2020-05-2813 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, May 27th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. The cool weather finally broke yesterday and we had a rare dose of hot weather this May. It’s going to be stay this way for the next couple of days, so make sure you get outdoors and safely enjoy it. The return of the hot weather means the bugs are coming out to play, and Joe feared for his life last night fighting off one mean creepy-crawly. Some new WGBH polling data suggests that many employees forced into quarantine may in fact enjoy working from home. An...
2020-05-2713 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, May 26th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Joe is back… wondering out loud why he even bothered to take Memorial Day off with not much to do except stay home. Even the weather didn’t really cooperate for cookouts, although it did warm up at least. Barbers and hair salons open up today under new restrictions, and most are booked out for weeks… schedule now for a mid-to-late June appointment… or be like Brendan and just forego that whole haircut thing. We wonder if we might have to mention the traffic out there for the firs...
2020-05-2614 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, May 25th, 2020A good Memorial Day Monday morning to you from WGBH’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu has been working non-stop since remote broadcasting came about a couple of months ago, so we’re giving him a much deserved holiday to sleep in and enjoy… by staying home… but its the thought that counts! So Aaron “Radio Schact” Schacter is filling in for us this morning and brings you Early Edition with Brendan and Shelby in the house. We recap the weekend, which included SOME warm weather which tested the limits of the stay-at-home and social distancing orders. We did okay in some...
2020-05-2511 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, May 22nd, 2020Good Friday Morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Radio Morning Edition team. Friday is of course the threshold of the weekend, and with the weather we’re about to get its a good chance to get outside of your home and (safely) enjoy the weather. It’s been a cold, damp Spring so this one has been a long time coming. Joe is planning to barbecue the entire weekend, so come on by and grab a burger if you’re in the neighborhood. Beaches will re-open soon but not without a full boat of restrictions - but that wouldn...
2020-05-2213 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, May 21st, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. We used to call this “Little Friday” but we’re still a bit confused on what day it is each time we do this. Joe is flying his dork flag this morning on news of the long rumored Justice League director’s cut being released, coming soon to a streaming service near you. There’s all sorts of unpleasant updates on the Covid-19 numbers and unemployment, but weather numbers are looking great, and maybe we can all forget our troubles for the next few days and get out there...
2020-05-2113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, May 20th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition team. The weather is about to turn warmer, and its arriving just in time… as we wallow in the mire of quarantine and the ongoing pandemic, a little reprieve in the form of some warm sunshine is just what the doctor ordered. One Facebook user wanted to know if there’s any good news out there, and darn it, the weather warming up is about as good as its going to get this week. We’ll get you updated on the latest numbers and the Massachusetts and City of Bos...
2020-05-2013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, May 19th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Today begins the re-opening of the State of Massachusetts, but it will be a slow, cautious roll-out to make sure we don’t see another spike in Covid-19 cases. Each step will be slow and deliberate, at least three weeks for each phase, so if you’re planning on hitting your local bar you’ll probably be waiting awhile. The President is on drugs… well, at least he says he is - with no word on the safety or effectiveness of said drug. And today begins WGBH radio...
2020-05-1913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, May 18th, 2020Good Monday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Today was another benchmark day for re-opening Massachusetts, and we do expect to hear some details on it today, but the actual beginnings of the re-opening won’t start until at least tomorrow. As details begin to trickle out, it appears you’ll be waiting at least a week for that haircut or manicure. Brendan has taken up and invested a bunch in a new hobby, but his parents and family will reap the benefits of his gardening before he ever will. And the President did what he d...
2020-05-1813 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, May 15th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and your friends on the WGBH Morning Edition crew. Friday still hits differently on quarantine, but most of us are very happy that the “threshold of the weekend” has arrived. Big news for one team member that involves a puppy… because puppies solve everything. Meanwhile the real world news isn’t great as usual… lots of issues out in Michigan as their governor literally has to fear for her life, prompting Joe to wonder if Governor Baker also needs more security. But the weekend is here and hopefully we can put some of that out o...
2020-05-1513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, May 14th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. As we continue on through this crisis, people are starting to be more at odds with each other, and that prompted Joe to tell some undeniable truths this morning… namely, if we’re all in this together, we better start acting like it. Its Joe’s more tame “Network” moment according to Brendan. Wisconsin’s going to be opening up earlier than expected thanks to their Supreme Court overruling their governor. And we think we’ve found the perfect occupation for a stay-at-home world, but there might be some st...
2020-05-1413 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, May 13th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from the Murrow award winning WGBH Radio. Joe Mathieu and our Morning Edition team are hard at work from home getting another morning of news and local features ready to go, but first we join you live on a Zoom chat from Facebook to give you the best 10 minutes in radio. Big happenings in the Covid-19 Senate hearings yesterday as we begin to review our response to this pandemic, even as we continue to try and get it under control. Locally many restaurants, venues and drive-in theaters are eager to get their businesses up and running...
2020-05-1313 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, May 12th, 2020Hello and welcome to Tuesday from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Governor Baker has a plan, and it looks like we’re close to it finally coming to fruition. It’s a four part phased plan that begins with very strict rules in phase one, but its the first sign that Massachusetts businesses may soon be able to open again. Joe will miss his favorite Gelato spot in Chestnut Hill, which announced it won’t be re-opening as “the new normal” doesn’t fit their business model very well. And the President was challenged about testing numbers duri...
2020-05-1212 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, May 11th, 2020Good Monday morning from Joe Mathieu and the entire WGBH Early Edition team. We’re still at home, nothing changed on that front, but for our New Hampshire division (aka Shelby) life will begin to re-open today… more on that coming up on Morning Edition. Mother’s Day went down yesterday with many a hitch, as Karen couldn’t even find french fries to satisfy her motherly craving. Brendan and Joe did the now famous “drive by and wave” visit for their mums. And Joe is worried because he’s approaching the apex of his “happiness curve” and is a little worried a...
2020-05-1113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, May 8th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition crew. Snow? In May? It may just happen this weekend, with a side helping of some near record cold temperatures. Perhaps the universe is trying to tell us something as golf courses will finally reopen in Massachusetts today just in time for the unseasonable winter-like weather. And Mother’s Day is this Sunday… with restaurants closed, will you be cooking brunch from home for your Mama? We have the latest pandemic news and what other popular events have been cancelled for this summer. Hang in there and enjoy your...
2020-05-0813 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, May 7th, 2020Welcome to Thursday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition crew. He’s been promising to shower us in music, and this morning Joe Mathieu delivered… risking the ire of his family by getting loud at 4:50AM, our musical accompaniment this morning is provided by Joe’s guitar. Who needs a closing song when you’ve got Joe Mathieu to play us out? We catch you up on the latest Covid-19 happenings around New England including whether Massachusetts golf courses will finally re-open… and whether that restriction has actually stopped every golfer from doing it anyway. Thanks as always for waking u...
2020-05-0712 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, May 6th, 2020Good morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. It’s another “Work from home Wednesday” as we once again ZOOM in for Early Edition to get your day started. Today begins the mandatory mask protocols for the State of Massachusetts, including for children under 5 years old... its definitely going to be a challenge for a lot of parents to keep those masks on. The disruptions to the food supply have now hit the fast food industry as one in five Wendy’s restaurants is out of beef and is only serving chicken. And Joe gives us some int...
2020-05-0613 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, May 5th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition crew. Hope you popped your head out the door this morning and caught the meteor shower like Karen did, although her wish is still forthcoming. Strange gathering outside the State House yesterday… not necessarily for the message but for the complete lack of masks and social distancing protocols amidst the crowd’s chants of ‘hoax’. A new report on drinking in the time of Covid-19 is out, and the big winner is apparently tequila. At least we’re staying festive while locked inside. We’re getting there but we’re not th...
2020-05-0513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, May 4th, 2020Good Monday Morning on this “Star Wars Day” from Joe Mathieu and WGBH’s Morning Edition team. This weekend was epic, especially yesterday, with our first real taste of Spring weather… Sunday was even downright summery. We’re happy to report that despite the great weather, our team saw most everybody observing social distancing and wearing their (soon to be mandatory) masks. This week’s weather won’t be quite as nice, but still better than the April we just came out of. The President held a “town hall” at the Lincoln Memorial last night, which came off as another ‘made for...
2020-05-0414 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, May 1st, 2020Happy Friday from WGBH and our Morning Edition team. The weather is dicey this morning but hang tight, once these rain clouds clear out today we’ll be getting a reprieve from the damp and cold… something we could all use to help boost our spirits as we welcome the month of May. Joe Mathieu and our crew review our Amazon order history from this month as we discuss their record sales and profits from April. Plus one member of our team has just lost her home TV, sure to be a challenge with so many children home from scho...
2020-05-0111 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, April 30th, 2020Good Thursday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team, zooming in to you live from our homes. Joe Mathieu is up early again with some cravings he can’t control… he needs fried clams and he needs them now. Governor Baker has stopped short of requiring MA residents to wear masks in public, instead opting to allow municipalities to decide on a town by town basis. However Mayor Marty Walsh is not pleased with the amount of runners and cyclists around Boston that have not been masked up… but as our crew mentions, its not particularly easy to exercise...
2020-04-3013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, April 29th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from WGBH News and our Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu and the crew are up early again live from their living rooms to update you and get your day started. Boston Magazine’s top 100 list is out, and we have the results, although the top spot is a topic of debate among this crew. And while we didn’t make the list, potentially to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, we’re pretty confident WGBH’s Morning Edition landed at #101. Massachusetts will remain shut down until at least May 18th, a two week extension from the...
2020-04-2913 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, April 28th, 2020Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu, WGBH Radio and our entire Morning Edition team. Still stuck in our homes, but we’re eagerly awaiting word on the re-opening of Massachusetts. Consensus among us is that May 4th is probably still a bit too soon… Mayor Walsh apparently agrees. Being stuck at home has caused many of to rekindle our love for old hobbies, and discover new ones. Baking and cooking in general seems to be a common theme for this crew, reading is also strong on our lists. The weather isn’t helping our moods much this week, but it jus...
2020-04-2812 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, April 27th, 2020Good Monday Morning from Joe Mathieu and our entire WGBH Morning Edition team. Back at it again on a Monday, as Karen rejoins us after a long weekend with the family. President Trump has himself an angry weekend that included cancelling future White House press briefings (for now at least) and lashing out at the world on Twitter. Saturday Night Live had a Boston angle this weekend with the return of Keenan Thompson’s Big Papi character. Plus Brad Pitt gave us an homage to Dr. Fauci. And we’re all noticing very inconsistent mask protocols across Boston during our...
2020-04-2713 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, April 24th, 2020Good Friday morning from WGBH Radio, Joe Mathieu and our entire Morning Edition team. We’re still ZOOMing in from our homes for Early Edition, but we think we worked out the kinks and are thankfully back up on Facebook today. Yesterday might’ve been the strangest press briefing yet, as President Trump spitballed some new “treatments” for Covid-19, including injecting ultraviolet light and disinfectants directly into one’s body to try and fight the virus… advice that pundits and his own response team doctors quickly shut down. Friends… we’re definitely living in strange times. Wash-out weather today, but Saturday is...
2020-04-2412 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, April 23rd, 2020Good Thursday morning from WGBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. We’re down a man this AM as our North Shore bureau is closed for the week, but the rest of the crew is zooming in for today’s Early Edition… sorry if you missed us on Facebook, we’ll try and work out those kinks for tomorrow. Joe updates us on the latest Covid-19 data and today’s big stimulus vote in the legislature down in DC. The recovery from this pandemic must focus on our vulnerable senior citizens, but poor President Trump is feeling very left out of that love...
2020-04-2311 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, April 21st, 2020Good Tuesday Morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Another work from home day, another Early Edition live on a Zoom conference… join us every day on Facebook to put faces to the voices and see what you’ve been missing. Joe recaps the monumental drop in oil prices, and offers a correction on behalf of the Joe Kennedy campaign, who were apparently up bright and early on a 4/20 morn. Plus Tom Brady is gone from Boston, but he’s still making news, even if it is news from Tampa Bay. The weather won’t be great th...
2020-04-2113 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, April 20th, 2020Good Marathon Monday Morning from WGBH Radio, Joe Mathieu and the Morning Edition team. It’s Marathon Monday, and even though the event has been cancelled for a few weeks, there are some runners who still intend to run the course… although local police may have other ideas for those people. It’s also Patriots Day, which is a holiday only here and in Wisconsin. And of course it’s April 20th, aka “420” the unofficial marijuana holiday for weed consumers everywhere. Joe feels clips from the President’s conference yesterday may not be the best way to start your week, so we’ll...
2020-04-2013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, April 15th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from WGBH Radio, Joe Mathieu and our entire Morning Edition crew. Another week sheltering in place is halfway over… that means the weekend will soon arrive, just in time for us to get ready for another week in our bunkers. Brendan and Karen disagree on preferable quarantine weather… Brendan feels rain, cold and clouds suit this pandemic mood, while Karen wants the warm weather and sun to arrive so the kids can get (and stay) outdoors. It’s ‘One Boston’ day but the normal ceremonies will be greatly reduced. Thanks again for waking up with us even thoug...
2020-04-1513 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, April 10th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and our WGBH Morning Edition crew. Buckle in, today mark’s the first day of the predicted ‘surge’ of covid-19 virus cases in the Bay State, and based on yesterday’s latest numbers, that certainly looks like it may be coming to pass. It’s Easter weekend, but many of us will be trying to find new ways to celebrate and see our families from a distance. One way sidewalks are becoming a reality around Boston and the North Shore, and Salem, MA residents will now have to wear a mask any time they step...
2020-04-1013 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, April 9th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Early Edition team. We believe this is day 14 of work-from-home Morning Edition, but we urge you not to quote us on that, who can really say for sure as the days continue to run together. We’ll update you on the latest numbers and the continued disconnect between what the President says and what State Governors are experiencing. The spring season ends before it ever began for the Boston Pops, and this morning we’ll bring you our first ever interview via Zoom. Stay home and stay safe, we’ll get th...
2020-04-0912 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, April 1st, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition Zoom team. Live from home like the rest of you and we’re starting to forget which day it actually is… that’s normal, right? We’re also starting to run out of things to keep us occupied and the weather this week doesn’t look great for telling the kids to get outside. We’ll give you the latest on the national emergency and the Trump marathon press conference. Also WGBH went national last night, courtesy of a clue read on Jeopardy… double Jeopardy to be exact, and the $2000...
2020-04-0112 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Friday, March 27th, 2020Good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Most of our crew is still quarantined and working from home, so once again Early Edition is brought to you via the magic of a Zoom conference. WGBH and Zoom… a match made since the 1970’s. We have your morning update on the latest with the Covid-19 virus and Governor Charlie Baker’s frustration with President Trump and the Federal Government’s help (or lack thereof). If this goes on much longer Karen may be showing up in pajamas and Joe in his bathrobe. Even though the world is...
2020-03-2712 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, March 25th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re live from our homes in the age of social distancing and self-isolation. In a “town hall” meeting yesterday on his favorite network, President Trump said he’s hopeful he can “re-open” the country in time for Easter Sunday. However the advice from Dr. Fauci and other senior medical advisers indicates that may be highly optimistic and premature to announce. Meanwhile in Massachusetts it’s day two of our emergency lockdown, and for most of us it just feels a lot like last week. We’ll get through this...
2020-03-2512 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, March 23rd, 2020Good Monday Morning, live from our kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms… it’s WGBH’s Early “Work From Home” Edition with Joe Mathieu. Bear with us as we work out the kinks of a brand new system with no one actually broadcasting from the WGBH radio studios. Joe Mathieu and the crew, live from a Zoom conference pc window, give you the latest on the pandemic and the national response to it. Thanks for continuing to tune in to WGBH, and keep checking us out on Early Edition on WGBH… remote living for everyone!
2020-03-2312 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, March 18th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and WGBH’s Morning Edition team. The world continues to change even down to our pastimes, as St. Patrick’s Day had to take place with social distancing, and Tom Brady is leaving Boston, likely announcing that destination later today. Mayor Marty Walsh gave a rare direct address to residents of the City of Boston yesterday and emphasized unity and focused on “who we are”. Another day of news is on tap as the world is a strange place right now… stay tuned to WGBH for the latest. Thanks as always for joining us on WGBH...
2020-03-1813 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, February 26th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Another debate for the dems is in the books, and things got spirited down in South Carolina last night, with front runner Bernie Sanders taking the brunt of it. Meanwhile Ash Wednesday is here and Lent has arrived as the revelers were escorted off of Bourbon Street at midnight in New Orleans last night… what are you giving up for lent? Hopefully it’s not waking up early with WGBH Radio! Rain arrives later today, stay dry out there, but at least it’s not snow. Thanks as alw...
2020-02-2612 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, February 19th, 2020Good Wednesday morning from the WGBH Morning Edition team. Henry Santoro is in for Joe Mathieu for the rest of this week. Big happenings at the WGBH studios last night as the first Senatorial debate between Ed Markey and challenger Joe Kennedy went down right here on Guest Street, and we’ve got all the highlights for you to hear. Revenues at the Encore Casino are down, despite being up at other Massachusetts casinos… maybe that new automated drink service will help. And Tom Brady’s future in New England may come down to how you interpret an emoji. Thanks...
2020-02-1912 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Thursday, February 13th, 2020Good Thursday morning from Joe Mathieu and the entire WGBH Morning Edition team. We’re back in Boston at the WGBH Studios after a successful trip covering the New Hampshire Primary from Manchester. Sleep deprived is our eternal state, for this week at least. We recap our favorite parts of New Hampshire, plus get you caught up on the dicey weather this morning… be careful out there in this slushy mess. Thanks for hanging with us throughout the primary, and thanks as always for tuning in to WGBH.
2020-02-1311 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, February 11th, 2020Good Tuesday morning, welcome to Primary Day from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. We are live once again from Manchester… we’ll recap our Monday chasing candidates across New Hampshire. Brendan had quite the experience at the Trump rally. The results from Dixville Notch are in and they may surprise you. And WGBH News is poised to cover this primary all day and night, so be sure to tune in to our Primary Night special coverage (featuring Joe Mathieu) beginning at 7:55PM. Thanks for tuning in to WGBH Radio, and get out there and vote!
2020-02-1112 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020Good Wednesday morning and happy anniversary from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. There’s a little celebration around these parts as we enjoy the 2nd anniversary of WGBH’s Early Edition. Yes the only live show on Boston radio at this hour is officially entering the “terrible twos”. If you stayed up to watch all of day one of the Senate Impeachment hearings, you should probably go back to bed, as proceedings didn’t wrap until almost 2AM Eastern time, but we’ll try and catch you up all morning. Thanks to everyone who joined us the last two...
2020-01-2213 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Monday, November 11th, 2019Welcome to Monday, and Happy Veteran’s Day from Joe Mathieu, Karen, and WGBH’s Early Edition team. It’s a federal holiday today, but Early Edition and WGBH’s Morning Edition take no days off. We’ll tell you what’s up in today’s Veteran’s Day activities, including all the parades around Boston. Tons of freebies out there for our Veteran’s to take advantage of. We update you on the sports news of the weekend and one ongoing story that has picked up new legs. Thanks for tuning in to WGBH and Early Edition.
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2019-11-1112 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Wednesday, October 30th, 2019Welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu, WGBH and our entire Early Edition team. More of the same weather on tap today as we count down the hours until we see the sun again. Cool moment at the Garden last night for one young fan who was happy to be able to visit his friends on the Boston Bruins. We’ve got another cool piece of footage from the WGBH Archives twitter feed to discuss. And it’s a HUGE day of news and interviews on WGBH’s Morning Edition. Please stay tuned and thanks for joining us!
2019-10-3012 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, October 15th, 2019Welcoming you back to the work week with WGBH’s Early Edition. Joe is back from his long weekend and pretty excited about the weather he was blessed with. The Bruins played a holiday matinee yesterday and what a day for a guy named Pasta. Fan sensation Tacko Fall may be sticking around a bit longer for the Celtics. WGBH’s own Tori Bedford is killing the Jasiel Correia coverage. It’s debate night again for the dems and nobody seems to care around here because we’ll be asleep anyway. Thanks for starting your work week with WGBH and Earl...
2019-10-1512 minEarly Edition With Joe MathieuWGBH Early Edition - Tuesday, October 8th, 2019Thanks for getting up with WGBH’s Early Edition. Karen is officially back from vacation and we’ve got the full band back together. Joe Mathieu missed his chance to get his WGBH flu shot, which as we all know is the best kind of flu shot. Robo calls are bugging us all but especially Joe and Brendan. And the first vaping related death in Massachusetts leaves us with more questions than answers. Be sure to tune in to Morning Edition for more. Happy Tuesday everybody from WGBH’s Early Edition.
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