Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show

Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show

Welcome to Charred: A New Haven Pizza Show. Charred is a New Haven Style Pizza centric talk show that runs two shows a month. Hosted by Kevin Begley and Frank Zabski.  Listen Fridays at 7:30pm as Charred features different pizza industry guests from the New Haven and Connecticut pizza scene. Plus discussions, debate, and news…

WICC Breakfast Brigade

WICC Breakfast Brigade

Sign up your office to receive breakfast from WICC! We’ll deliver breakfast from Cakes by Sonia to listeners’ offices once each month.

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Latest In Bridgeport

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The Latest In Bridgeport

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli checked-in with “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi (00:21). Paul also had a few thoughts on possibly lowering Connecticut’s legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers from .08-percent to .05-percent (11:30) Image Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Melissa in the Morning: A Wild Goose Chase

Melissa in the Morning: A Wild Goose Chase

Bristol residents flocked to a city hall meeting to voice their concerns about a proposed geese mitigation plan. The Bristol Board of Park Commissioners was considering a management plan that would authorize both lethal and non-lethal measures to deter the animals at city-owned parks and properties. It comes after the city reportedly received 115 emails…

Melissa in the Morning: Safety on CT Highways

Melissa in the Morning: Safety on CT Highways

It is Work Zone Awareness Month and our Department of Transportation is hyper focused on speeding. This time last year, the DOT rolled out speed cameras as part of a pilot program to monitor speeding in work zones on our highways. They were placed in a handful of spots, including one in a work zone…

Melissa in the Morning: Social Media Rotting the Brain

Melissa in the Morning: Social Media Rotting the Brain

Social media platforms are “not inherently suitable for youth,” say top psychologists, and tech companies and lawmakers need to do more to protect kids’ mental health. The American Psychological Association said Tuesday that endless scrolling and push notifications are particularly risky for young people whose brains are still developing. We asked Dr. Browne about this.…

Melissa in the Morning: Boeing Whistleblower

Melissa in the Morning: Boeing Whistleblower

Boeing’s safety culture came under scrutiny during a U.S. Senate hearing this week in Washington DC. Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour was one of several whistleblowers who testified against Boeing in regard to their lacking manufacturing safety and the toxic work environment following his effort to voice concerns. Senator Richard Blumenthal was in the room for…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Don’t Talk About What You Don’t Understand

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Don’t Talk About What You Don’t Understand

Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli opened with a chat about the media uproar surrounding Caitlin Clark’s rookie WNBA contract (00:24). Hearst Connecticut Media editor and columnist Dan Haar dropped by on his way home from the State Capitol to chat about the latest in the General Assembly (13:20) Image Credit: USA TODAY Sports…

Derby & Shelton Memorial Day Parade

Derby & Shelton Memorial Day Parade

WICC salutes those who have served and sacrificed for our great nation, and those who continue to do so today. WICC is proud to once again to participate in the annual Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27th. The parade steps off at 9:00 am. Parade starts at 9:00 am at Howe Avenue and…

Melissa in the Morning: The Trickle Down Effect

Melissa in the Morning: The Trickle Down Effect

Sikorsky Aircraft is laying off hundreds of workers in the state who were involved with the canceled Army scout helicopter project. Around 400 Connecticut employees are losing their jobs, mostly engineers and digital technology workers in the scout program. The layoffs reportedly involve 350 Sikorsky workers in Stratford. We got some business perspective from Dan…

Melissa in the Morning: Cannabis Law Behind the Scenes

Melissa in the Morning: Cannabis Law Behind the Scenes

As of July 2021, Connecticut residents could possess and use of up to 1.5 oz of cannabis legally. And in 2022, the state started allowing retail shops to open and sell recreational marijuana. Since the roll out, some of the biggest supporters of legalizing weed, are now thinking twice about it. We found out what…