The Weekend Radio

09/03/2022

Be sure to nominate your favorite WKBK host: https://www.sentinelsource.com/choice_awards/ballot/?fbclid=IwAR1XcCMKIDdQn1psdz3okdpfHIrRsEOVZtwl2QaWkkNsjLugasfRspuReYk #/gallery?group=407605

Vote for your favorite local businesses, people and places in The Keene Sentinel Choice Awards!

04/02/2022

We'll be talking politics tomorrow morning in the 8 o'clock hour with Neil Levesque - Executive Director, St. Anselm Institute of Politics
Feel free to call in with you questions and comments.

15/01/2022

Back behind the microphone Saturday morning between 7-9am after a three week holiday break. There's a lot to catch up on. As always, give me a call at 357-1290 to get on the air!

05/11/2021

After a two month break, George will be back behind the microphone on Saturday between 7-9 on WKBK. We'll be taking your phonecalls and catching up on news from the Keene-area.

02/07/2021

Tune in tomorrow at 8AM to learn more about this incredible museum right on Main Street in Keene.

Want to learn more about the Horatio Colony Museum? Tune in to WKBK, FM94.1/AM1290 or online at wkbkradio.com tomorrow 7/3 at 8AM to hear Mayor George Hansel interview our Executive Director Sofia Thornblad. The Interview will also be live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWeekendRadio

25/06/2021

George is away this week, but John McGauley will be filling in and taking your phone calls from 7-9 Saturday morning.

10/03/2021

Don't forget to vote for the show in this year's Choice Awards.

Check it out now!

25/02/2021

Saturday 8-8:30, Dr. Stewart Levenson will be joining me to talk vaccines and answer your questions.

12/02/2021

Open phones for tomorrow's show. Dr. Stewart Levenson, Rheumatologist, will join me from 8-8:30 to give us the latest on COVID-19 therapy and common misconceptions.

28/01/2021

Be sure to vote for you favorite WKBK radio host in the 2021 Shopper Reader's poll. Vote here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2526128/3f39cbc37fc9

23/01/2021

Don't forget to listen to the Weekend with George Hansel on WKBK AM 1290 today at 8 am! MUW President Liz LaRose and General Campaign Co-Chair Ted McGreer will be appearing for a wrap up campaign announcement and community thank you!

08/12/2020

Dr. Khole from the Cheshire Medical Center will be my guest this Saturday at 8AM. We'll be answering your vaccine questions. Tune in to WKBK or watch the livestream on Facebook.

05/12/2020

A helpful graphic shared by a listener.

05/12/2020

Plenty of open phone time tomorrow. 357-1290 gets you on the air. Watch online or listen to WKBK tomorrow morning from 7-9.

07/11/2020

Tomorrow from 8:00-8:30 - Interview with Patrick Kelly, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for the Healthcare Distribution Alliance. We'll be talking about how the HDA will play a key role in the distribution of the COVID vaccine.

Also taking your phone calls from 7-8 and 8:30-9.

357-1290 gets you on the air!

21/10/2020

Be sure to tune in tomorrow (Thursday) at 8pm to watch Communities and Consequences 2 on NHPBS. Several Keene personalities and scenes are featured in this documentary.

27/08/2020

This Saturday at 8AM, Former Keene Mayor Kendall Lane will be my guest. We'll get his take on current events and an update on what he's been up to in 2020.

Call in at 357-1290 and join the conversation.

13/08/2020

My guest this Saturday at 8am will be Keene City Clerk Patty Little. We'll be talking elections and voting. Feel free to call 357-1290 with your questions, watch/comment live on Facebook, or email me at [email protected].

24/07/2020

I'll be back behind the microphone tomorrow morning from 7-9. Open phones for most of the show. At 8, we'll be talking to photographer Lisa Scoville. Join the conversation. 357-1290 gets you on the air! Listen live at wkbkradio.com

12/06/2020

Tune in tomorrow morning between 7-9am. Open phones for most of the show. 357-1290 gets you on the air. At 8, Kevin Provost from Monadnock Choppers will be calling in. Kevin is a KSC grad, a veteran, a pilot, and a helicopter flight instructor. We'll be talking the Keene airport and how Kevin discovered his passion for aviation.

06/06/2020

Hoping to have better sound quality on the livestream this morning using some "creative" solutions. Let me know how it goes.

22/05/2020

Open phones tomorrow from 7-9. Call 357-1290 to join the conversation. Listen live AM1290, FM94.1 or online at wkbkradio.com

16/05/2020

Open phones tomorrow between 7-9. Lots to talk about. 357-1290 gets you on the air.

01/05/2020

Lots of open phone time between 7-9 tomorrow morning. At 8:30, Maura McQueeney from Home Healthcare, Hospice & Community Services (HCS) will be my guest to talk about how social workers are managing in light of COVID-19. . .357-1290 gets you on the air. Listen live at www.wkbkradio.com

10/04/2020

An extended version of The Weekend will be live tomorrow morning from 7-11AM on WKBK (AM1290, FM94.1 or www.wkbkradio.com). Several guests will provide COVID-19 perspective from outside the Monadnock Region - Sam Squailia, a City Councilor from Fitchburg, MA and Rob Werner, a City Councilor from Concord, NH. 357-1290 will get you on the air. Full schedule below:
Show Schedule
4/11/2020
7:00-7:30 Open Phones
7:30-8:00 Open Phones
8:00-8:30 Open Phones
8:30-9:00 Sam Squailia, Fitchburg City Councilor
9:00-9:30 Liz Larose - Monadnock United Way
9:30-10:00 Rob Werner, Concord City Councilor
10:00-10:30 Ted McGreer, Ted’s Shoe and Sport (Virtual 5K)
10:30-11:00 Open Phones

04/04/2020

In case you were listening to the show this morning. Here's the world famous Flowbee haircutter: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=oK7_VSpTyVY

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03/04/2020

Guest schedule for tomorrow's show:

7:00-7:30 Open phones. 357-1290 gets you on the air.

7:30-8:00 Elizabeth Slack from the B & B Style Salon shares haircare tips and tricks to keep in mind during the COVID-19 emergency.

8:00-8:30 Dan Smith from the Keene Family YMCA fills us in on how the Y is working to keep you healthy throughout the stay at home order.

8:30-9:00 Open phones.

21/03/2020

Thank you to everyone who called in today. We talked about it during the show, but here's a fun and timely reminder from the Keene Public Works department: https://youtu.be/ZtK0k9Ilelw

PSA done in collaboration with the City of Keene's Wastewater Treatment Department informing the public in an entertaining way on what is okay and what is no...

20/03/2020

No guests for tomorrow's show. 357-1290 gets you on the air tomorrow morning between 7-9.

11/03/2020

Guest schedule for 'The Weekend with George Hansel' on Saturday, March 14, 2020:

7:00-8:00 Open phones. 357-1290 gets you on the air!

8:00-8:30 Matt Keenan is on the board of directors for the Monadnock Habitat for Humanity. He will speak on the origins of this organization, current projects, and the need for volunteers.

8:30-9:00 Ryan Gagne is the founder and executive director for the Manchester-based Live Free Structured Sober Living LLC that operates a 20-bed “structured living” facility for men in the building on Marlboro Road (Route 101), near the Cheshire County jail.