Rick Ganley
Host, Morning EditionFor many radio listeners throughout New Hampshire, Rick Ganley is the first voice they hear each weekday morning, bringing them up to speed on news developments overnight and starting their day off with the latest information.
As host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Morning Edition, Ganley brings a mix of the most topical local, national and international news; in-depth conversations; ideas and commentary to listeners. His reporting for NHPR spans topics including the opioid epidemic and interviews with national and local candidates for public office.
Before coming to NHPR in January 2009, Rick spent 20 years in commercial music radio at stations in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. He’s also penned dozens of pieces on music, pop culture, humor and backyard building projects for The Hippo and New Hampshire Magazine.
Because he begins his day at 3 a.m., he is a firm believer in daily naps.
Contact: RGanley@nhpr.org
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It’s an hour of horn-fueled jazz and traditional New Orleans music with New England's own Soggy Po’ Boys and special guest Celia Woodsmith.
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Chief Joseph Hoebeke says the bill could open officers up to lawsuits and jeopardize trust in law enforcement.
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New Hampshire farmers have struggled with crop losses after flooding and late spring freezes last year. The state rolled out a relief program with $8 million dollars in aid to cover farm losses, but some farmers say they’re frustrated with it.
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Joe Pug is an artist whose name often gets thrown in with the likes of Dylan, Waits and Prine. He brings his vividly painted poetic folk hymns to The Word Barn Meadow in this live set.
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The Iron Dog race in Alaska is considered to be the longest and toughest snowmobile race in the world.
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Alex Torpey of Hanover is pushing to make this New Hampshire local government tradition more accessible.
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Reed Foehl took the Word Barn stage with some friends in January of 2024 for a set of originals and a couple of covers.
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Lawmakers in New Hampshire and Maine vowed to respond to recent acts of gun violence. That work is happening now in both state capitals.
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Lawmakers in both states vowed to respond to those acts of violence, and that work is happening now in both state capitals.
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As protests continue on campus, how are students getting involved and how is the college responding? We talk about this story and more on this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.