Monday Night Talk

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• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring Dave Wedge from the Boston Herald
  The Boston Herald’s Dave Wedge joins Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi to talk about the mayor’s race in Boston, the passing of former Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci and the Boston Bruins heading to the Stanley Cup finals! Have an idea for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring Red vs Blue with Ed Miller & Craig Pina
  It’s a special Red vs Blue segment which features Plymouth County Democratic League chairman Ed Miller and Craig Pina, the chair of Brockton’s Republican City Committee. Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi chat with Pina and Miller about the special US Senate race, plus hear details about how they both will be [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring Boston Bruins radio announcer Dave Goucher
  Boston Bruins radio play-by-play announcer Dave Goucher and  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci take a look at the team’s current playoff run. Dave gives his thoughts on Boston’s sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team heading to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in three years and how the Bruins match up [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring Phantom Gourmet CEO Dave Andelman
  Phantom Gourmet CEO Dave Andelman calls into Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi about a special event taking place at the Cape Cod Cafe in Brockton. On June 12th, The Phantom Gourmet, restaurant owners and the city of Brockton are celebrating Chef George making his 10 millionth pizza since he first started [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring Dept. of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Stacey Monahan
  Stacey Monahan, the Interim Commissioner of the Department of Transitional Assistance is a guest on Monday Night Talk to discuss what she has been actively doing since taking over the state agency in February.  The conversation focuses on the 100 day Bridge to Stability Action plan that deals with restoring integrity to the agency and [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-10-2013 featuring the State House with State Senator Bob Hedlund
  Original Monday Night Talk host State Senator Bob Hedlund calls into the show to share the latest news from Beacon Hill during a segment called “The State House Report.” This week, Senator Hedlund shares his memories of  former Massachusetts Governor and US Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci with host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi. Cellucci [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-3-2013 featuring Steve Driscoll, Marshfield Kiwanis
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi speak with Steve Driscoll from the Marshfield Kiwanis about the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration on the Proprietors Green. Have an idea for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com or “like” our Facebook page,www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatdand post a comment on our wall. [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-3-2013 w/ HUG Foundation’s Alex Bezanson & former Boston Bruin Bruce Shoebottom
  HUG Foundation chairman Alex Bezanson and former Boston Bruin Bruce Shoebottom share details of an upcoming celebrity softball game with Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi.  Join the HUG Foundation on Saturday June 29th for a fun filled day at their 1st Annual Celebrity Softball Tournament!  The HUG Foundation is looking for [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-3-2013 featuring Susan Ladd & Martha Lauber, of Save Duxbury’s Trees from NStar
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi speak with Susan Ladd (pictured below on left) and Martha Lauber (pictured below on right), who are members of Save Duxbury trees from NStar about the latest development with the utility company’s bid to cut down trees along power lines that run along a number of [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-3-2013 featuring State Senator Bob Hedlund and State Rep Shuanna O’Connell
  State Senator Bob Hedlund and State Representative Shaunna O’Connell talk with Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi about the continuing problems with EBT cards, the state auditor’s report on the Department of Transitional Assistance and some of the changes that are needed. Have an idea for a future show or info on [...]
• Monday Night Talk 6-3-2013 featuring State Auditor Suzanne Bump
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi talk with State Auditor Suzanne Bump about a report her office completed on the Department of Transitional Assistance. The report showed issues with EBT card, SNAP benefits and pointed out various security flaws the agency needed to fix. Have an idea for a future show or [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-27-2013 featuring celebrity chef Linkie Marais
  Celebrity chef Linkie Marais returns to Monday Night Talk to chat with Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi ways and things that can be grilled in the summer. Linkie shares details of a new type of a grill that she has been cooking with called the Big Green Egg. She also talks about some of her [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-27-2013 featuring author Andrew Botieri
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi speak with author Andrew Botieri about an upcoming charity event and get an update on his book called, “A Celebration of Life: A Story of Hope, A Miracle and The Power of Attitude.  In the book, Andrew shares details of the book like his success as [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-27-2013 featuring Boston Bruins radio announcer Dave Goucher
  The radio voice of the Boston Bruins, Dave Goucher talks playoff hockey with Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi. Dave shares his  thoughts on the team from its near elimination to the Toronto Maple Leafs, domination of the New York Rangers to the challenges the Bruins will face taking on the Pittsburgh [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-27-2013 featuring Julie Grant from Wai Kru South Shore
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi caht with Julie Grant about the upcoming dance team tryouts that will be held at Wai Kru South Shore in West Bridgewater.  This is a new endeavor for Wai Kru South Shore.  The tryouts, which will be held on Thursday, May 30th and Saturday, June 1st [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-27-2013 featuring local business owner & power plant opponent Ed Byers
  Local business owner Ed Byers and Justin Kane join Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi to discuss recent developments with a number of issues in the city of Brockton. Byers has led the fight against a proposed gas-fired power plant and a desalination water plant that has cost Brockton taxpayers nearly $6 [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-20-2013 featuring the State House Report with Senator Bob Hedlund
  Original Monday Night Talk host State Senator Bob Hedlund calls into the show to share the latest news from Beacon Hill during a segment called “The State House Report.” This week, Senator Hedlund talks with host Kevin Tocci and Joe Rossi about preparing for debate on the senate’s FY 2014 budget and his proposal to [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-20-2013 featuring Marc Valentine, curator of the National Flag Exhibit
  Monday Night Talk host Kevin Tocci, Joe Rossi, Steve Amico and Bob Hayes speak with Marc Valentine, who is the curator of the National Flag Exhibit. Marc explained and event that he was scheduled to do on Memorial weekend at Ritter’s in Whitman, MA. That event has since been postponed until October 6th. Have an idea [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-20-2013 featuring automotive expert Junior Damato
  Monday Night Talk host  Kevin Tocci, Joe Rossi, Steve Amico and Bob Hayes chat with automotive expert Junior Damato, who owns and operates a pair of garages, plus writes a regular newspaper column for the Enterprise and Gatehouse News Service.  During this segment, Damato talks about problems that can occur with the warmer months ahead [...]
• Monday Night Talk 5-20-2013 featuring Representative Geoff Diehl
  Massachusetts State Representative Geoff Diehl stops by Monday Night Talk to talk about his tax amnesty plan. The 7th Plymouth State Rep chats with host Kevin Tocci, Joe Rossi, Whitman Hanson school district committee chairman Bob Hayes and Hanson Selectman Steve Amico about his plan to offer those who owe taxes money to the state [...]

Meet Senator Hedlund
Write: senbobhedlund@gmail.com

He knows the value of hard work. As a teenager, he became president of Hedlund Motor Sales, Inc., a truck and fire apparatus repair business, which was founded by his grandfather. He subsequently volunteered on numerous local and state elections, forging the experience he would draw upon later in his political career. Serving as the youngest member of the South Shore Camber of Commerce’s Governmental Affairs Committee also heightened his political involvement and interests.

Robert Hedlund’s first run for public office came in 1990 as a candidate for the State Senate seat on the South Shore of Boston. In a seven way-primary win, Bob won by the thin margin of 39 votes. He then went on to a three-way general election race in what proved to be the most expensive Senate race in state history to that date. Being heavily outspent both in the primary and general election, Bob Hedlund won the race without accepting any financial contributions from lobbyists or special interest groups. Hedlund was narrowly defeated in 1992, when the GOP lost seven Senate seats, but he won the seat back in a 1994 in rematch with Brian McDonald. Robert Hedlund has since easily won re-election in 1996, 2000 and 2002 and was unopposed in 1998 and 2004. In this most recent election in 2006, he enjoyed his largest victory, beating Stephen Lynch 64% to 36%. Hedlund currently serves as the Minority Whip in the State Senate.

Robert Hedlund serves on several legislative committees including Transportation, Housing, Labor and Work Force Development, Post Audit and Oversight, Public Health, and Community Development and Small Business. Other organizations that he serves on include the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) Citizens’ Advisory Council, and the Department of Corrections Advisory Council.

Over his legislative career, Hedlund has proudly supported the interests of working families while protecting the taxpayer interests. He has earned political endorsements from varied groups and unions, including Citizens for Limited Taxation, Massachusetts Teachers Union, Carpenters Local 424, Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589, IBEW Local 103 (Electricians), Massachusetts Nurses Association, Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers Association, National Federation of Independent Business, Pipefitters Local 537, SEIU 5000-NAGE, Woodframers Local 723, SEIU – Local 888 (Service Employees International Union), and Weymouth Fire Fighters.

Hedlund, a 1979 Graduate of Hingham High School, has attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, Quincy College and the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Recreationally, Hedlund enjoys history and the outdoors and belongs to several softball leagues. His constituents can often be found watching him hit home runs during South Shore Men’s League games.