95.9-FM, WATD, Plans Special Coverage of Election Results Throughout the Evening of Election Day. Tuesday evening, November 8th, and on its Popular South Shore’s Morning News with Rob Hakala from 5-10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9th.
MARSHFIELD – WATD, 95.9 FM, New England’s most honored radio station, is planning special coverage of Election Day results with live and local continuous coverage Tuesday evening, November 8, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. WATD News Director Christine James will host the program along with statistician and political analyst John Creed. In addition, WATD’s field of reporters will be out covering all the races important to the South Shore. The station will also have national updates from CBS News on the hour.
WATD will recap all the election results the next morning on The South Shore’s Morning News with Rob Hakala from 5:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Those interested can listen to 95.9 WATD, streaming at www.959watd.com, available on the free Audacy App. and with your smart speaker, say “Play WATD.”
WATD will focus on election day results in key contests, including:
· The 9th Congressional District race between incumbent US Rep. Bill Keating (D) and challenger Jesse Brown (R)
· The Plymouth County District Attorney contest between incumbent Tim Cruz (R) and Rahsaan Hall (D)
· The State Senate Norfolk/Plymouth District race between incumbent Sen. John Keenan (D) and Gary Innes (R)
· The 6th Plymouth District State Representative contest between incumbent Josh Cutler (D) and his challenger, Ken Sweezey (R), and
· The Plymouth County Commissioner’s race between incumbent Sandra Wright (R) and challenger Alex Bezanson (D)
Additional election coverage will continue Wednesday on WATD’s Midday Show with Audrey Constant, from 10 am to 2 pm, and throughout the day as results are updated.
Most of WATD’s programming is simulcast on Brockton’s WBMS, 101.1 FM and AM 1460, and key election results for the Brockton area will also be included on the broadcasts as they are reported by officials.
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About WATD
WATD 95.9 FM, Marshfield, MA, “the South Shore’s radio station,” is one of the most respected and honored radio stations in New England. For the past ten years, the Associated Press has given WATD the “Bay State Award” signifying the best local news operation in the state. WATD is also one of the few radio stations ever to win five Edward R. Murrow Awards for national news excellence. In the words of WATD owner Ed Perry, “WATD is a full-service regional radio station, the way some of the old line Boston stations used to be. We offer excellent local and regional news, unmatched live coverage of local breaking stories, live high school sports coverage and we even have our own weatherman based in Hull and an award-winning locally produced children’s show. All of our announcers are “Boston Quality” and our music is oriented toward an adult audience.” Marshfield Broadcasting, the official owner of WATD, also owns and operates Brockton radio stations, WBMS, 101.1 FM and AM 1460.
Burt Peretsky
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Peretsky Strategy Communications
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