Early Edition With Joe Mathieu

Good Thursday Morning, or as we like to call it around here, “Little Friday”. We’re waking up with a cloudy day in Boston but the GBH Morning Edition team is here to brighten your day. President Trump apparently had time to sit for eighteen interviews with Bob Woodward in the past six months, and now his denials and re-directions have commenced, but this time its all on tape. Meanwhile Covid is still raging and much of Northern California is bathed in an eerie red glow from rampant wildfires. As Karen points out, 2020 has become one long and extended episode of Black Mirror. Stay safe and stay sane out there and thank you for waking up with Joe Mathieu and GBH.

Good Wednesday morning from GBH Radio’s Morning Edition team. Joe Mathieu and the AM crew are greeting you this Wednesday morning with news and more on what we like to call “The Best 10”. The transition from “WGBH” to just “GBH” hasn’t been an easy one, but we hope we’re finally getting the hang of it - although we wonder where exactly that W went. In Covid news one lab in Boston that processes tests may have been churning out false positives. And Mayor Walsh had a good back-and-forth with a local reporter that left us with a sweet sound drop to use in the future. Thanks as always for waking up with GBH radio.

Good Tuesday morning, we hope you had a great holiday weekend. Thanks for joining Joe Mathieu and our GBH Morning Edition team this AM. Its the day after labor day, for kids everywhere its the unofficial end of summer and that means the rules change… bedtimes are rolled back and of course homework is mandatory before play can occur. A bit foggy out there this morning, be careful if you’re out before the sun burns it off. It appears the Wu Train is coming for Marty Walsh and the Mayor’s Office… get ready for more than a year of spirited campaigning. Thanks for waking up with us and thanks for being a loyal GBH listener.

Good Monday Morning and welcome to Labor Day from Joe Mathieu and the GBH Early Edition team. Yes, we are up early and yes we working on the holiday. Good attendance on Facebook Live despite the fact that its an early holiday morning. We go over all the doings from this past weekend and look at what’s on tap locally for Labor Day. Plus Joe is declaring it a “file and flee” day for our writing staff… tune in to find out what that means. Have yourself a great holiday and final day of your three day weekend, and thanks for waking up with GBH.

We made it to Friday, and Joe Mathieu and the GBH Early Edition team are here to greet you. Despite some technical difficulties concerning web cameras on Facebook Live, we powered through and the broadcast carried on. We recap a tough last second loss for Boston Celtics, and listen in as the President once again encourages his followers to commit what may be a felony in many states in attempting to vote twice. The weather for the holiday weekend looks spectacular, not that we have a lot to do out there regardless. Stay safe and enjoy the three day weekend. Thanks for waking up with GBH Radio.

Good Thursday morning, or as we like to call it “Little Friday”. Joe Mathieu and the GBH Morning Edition team are up early and cooking up the morning news copy in anticipation of the new day. Boston is losing yet another nightlife institution in The Pour House, but Brendan is less than concerned about the loss of some of these Boston bars. Consensus seems to be that college students won’t have much left to do once in-person classes fully resume. And the President is now encouraging voters in North Carolina to try and vote twice, despite it being highly illegal to do so. Have a great day and thanks for waking up with GBH and Morning Edition.

Good Wednesday morning from Joe Mathieu and our GBH Morning Edition team (yes, the W is officially gone). Most of us are running on fumes this morning after staying up late and covering the Massachusetts primary races. We’ll recap the results and bring you some of the highlights from our special broadcast last night on GBH and Facebook Live. Plus, just when you think the President has made his most ridiculous comment yet, he manages to top himself with… performance enhancing drugs? Have a great Wednesday and thank you for waking up with GBH Radio.

Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and our GBH Morning Edition team. We’re re-branding the mothership today, out goes the “W” but the “GBH” is staying. Joe explains why and preemptively apologizes for the inevitable gaffes, mix-ups and mistakes that will come with it. It’s primary day in Massachusetts and state officials are predicting a record turnout, even though much of it was done in advance or by mail. Should be a good day to socially distance outdoors and in line if you need to, so get out there and make sure your vote is counted. Thanks as always for waking up with us, and thanks for choosing GBH Radio.

Good 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 there and vote. Thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio.

Good 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.

Good 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 thanks for tuning in to WGBH Radio.

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu and our GBH Morning Edition team. We stayed up late watching the RNC so you didn’t have to, and we’ll bring you the highlights and some of the more dubious claims made by the participants. Today’s end of summer weather promises to be epic, so get outside somewhere and enjoy it… our suggestions include a hiking trail or arboretum. Thanks for waking up with us, and thanks as always for turning to WGBH News.

Good Tuesday morning from Joe Mathieu and the GBH Morning Edition team. Tuesday has arrived and we’re up early with you to recap night one of the Republican National Convention. The consensus: a lot of high energy, and a lot of yelling, with some revisionist history mixed in for good measure. There’s a new candidate for congress in MA, and the Morning Edition listeners might just remember him… yes, our old friend from the NH primaries “Vermin Supreme” has thrown his hat in the ring. We thank you for waking up and joining us and wish a Happy Tuesday to you and yours.

Good Monday morning from Joe Mathieu and the WGBH Morning Edition team. Joe makes his triumphant return to the GBH airwaves after a much deserved week on vacation. Re-entry to work life is never easy, but Joe manages to dust off the cobwebs and jump right back in to it. We have breaking news from Brendan, who went camping and had the whole weekend come crashing down thanks to a curious and hungry visitor. Clearly this visitor was smarter than the average bear. Thanks for joining us on a Monday morning, and have a great week ahead.

Good 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.

Good Thursday morning, thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio. Henry Santoro is back here filling in for Joe Mathieu and heading up our Morning Edition team for the rest of the week. On the heels of Rhode Island’s big convention moment, Henry had a hankering for some calamari, and just had to prepare some at home. Netflix will be adding a shuffle button for the indecisive among us, and it may also serve as argument solver for couples who can’t agree on what to watch. The weather has been epic this week, get out there and absorb some before the heat returns this weekend. Have a great Thursday!

Good 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.

Good 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 it a great Tuesday, and thanks for waking up with WGBH Radio.

Good 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 great Monday.

Welcome 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.