Nightside With Dan Rea

After President Biden’s full endorsement of Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, the big question remains who will be Harris’ running mate? Who would be your pick and how do you think the Democratic ticket compares to the GOP ticket? Presidential historian Talmage Boston joined Gary to discuss.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

What is it that drives American voters? What are the key things voters look for in a presidential candidate? Why do citizens vote the way they do? Pollster David Paleologos, the Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center joined Gary to share what he finds when conducting statewide and national political polls.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

President Joe Biden addressed the nation in his first speech after announcing he is stepping away from the presidential race. Biden discussed “what lies ahead” as he plans to finish out his term as president.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her position after growing backlash over the security at the PA Trump rally where there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life. President Biden acknowledged the resignation by making a statement saying, “Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim Cheatle for her decades of public service. She has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service.”Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her position after growing backlash over the security at the PA Trump rally where there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life. President Biden acknowledged the resignation by making a statement saying, “Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim Cheatle for her decades of public service. She has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service.”Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her position after growing backlash over the security at the PA Trump rally where there was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life. President Biden acknowledged the resignation by making a statement saying, “Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim Cheatle for her decades of public service. She has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service.”Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Cathy Zemaitis, NEADS Chief Development and Programs Officer says NEADS Is Looking To Change Service Dog Culture – Focusing on Their Red Vest Training Program.Rachael Jones, MSN, APRN, FNP and VP, Clinical Client Strategy at WIN – a family-building and family support company shares the shocking true story of a man with a 1000 kids! A new Netflix Documentary shared this story of what you need to know about sperm donations…Michael Fleischer - author of "The 7 Figure Freelancer"  answers the question  "Is Remote Work Dying Out?"And, Dr. Bobby Corrigan, a renowned rodentologist – drafted Boston’s action plan on getting rid of rats.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

A lot of questions remain about how a shooter was able to get so close to almost killing former President Donald Trump. Monday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced heated questioning at the House Oversight Committee's hearing on the agency's missteps in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in PA. Numerous lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for Cheatle’s resignation. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, will go on trial for a second time following a mistrial. Judge Beverly Cannone has set a trial date of January 27, 2025. This comes as the defense continues to push for two of the three charges against Read to be dropped. Do you think a second trial should move ahead? How difficult is it going to be to find another impartial jury?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, will go on trial for a second time following a mistrial. Judge Beverly Cannone has set a trial date of January 27, 2025. This comes as the defense continues to push for two of the three charges against Read to be dropped. Do you think a second trial should move ahead? How difficult is it going to be to find another impartial jury?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Karen Read Back in Court Monday – Will She Stand Trial Again? Dan was joined by William Kickham – Criminal Defense Attorney, to discuss the case.There's an Upcoming Event – Ride for the Troops – August 25th – Will Benefit Run For The Troops.  Bill Pennington – Founder of Run For The Troops checked in.Workplace habit of 'coffee badging' is causing companies to crack down. But what is that? Maya Ratcliff - Expert on Leadership and Company Culture - CEO and Founder of Hawaii Fluid Art, explained.Bernie Mullin – Author of "Reimagining America's Dream - Roadmap to solving the toxicity, political division, and income equality that are holding many Americans back" checked in.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Special Edition of NightSide on Sunday July 21, 2024President Biden Drops Out of the Race. Breaking news, President Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. This comes after weeks of Democratic party members calling for Biden to step down from seeking re-election, after showing a “concerning” performance during the first presidential debate. Biden has now put his full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, giving her his endorsement for the Democratic nominee for president. We discussed!

Special Edition of NightSide on Sunday July 21, 2024Breaking news, President Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. This comes after weeks of Democratic party members calling for Biden to step down from seeking re-election, after showing a “concerning” performance during the first presidential debate. Biden has now put his full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, giving her his endorsement for the Democratic nominee for president. We discussed!

Special Edition of NightSide on Sunday July 21, 2024Breaking news, President Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. This comes after weeks of Democratic party members calling for Biden to step down from seeking re-election, after showing a “concerning” performance during the first presidential debate. Biden has now put his full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, giving her his endorsement for the Democratic nominee for president. We were joined by a variety of guests including U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, NH Gov. Chris Sununu, former U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano and more!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio !

For NightSide’s last hour of the week we like to keep it light and fun. Along those lines, Dan asked if Nightside should focus on more politics or less?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Thursday evening former President Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president and delivered about a 90-minute speech. It was the longest keynote speech in the convention’s history. Trump opened the speech by remarking on his assassination attempt then later steered into more fierce campaign issues like immigration and the economy. Dan gave his analysis and heard your reaction to Trump’s acceptance speech.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Thursday evening former President Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president and delivered about a 90-minute speech. It was the longest keynote speech in the convention’s history. Trump opened the speech by remarking on his assassination attempt then later steered into more fierce campaign issues like immigration and the economy. Dan gave his analysis and heard your reaction to Trump’s acceptance speech.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! Major Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Hits Banks and Businesses Worldwide. We're joined by Eric O’Neill - Cybersecurity expert and FBI Counterintelligence operative.Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) - Spokesperson, National Police Association discusses  How the Secret Service saw the Trump shooter and lost track of him.Jim Keyes - Author of "Education is Freedom: The Future Is in Your Hands" checks in about a survey that says Most college students have little idea how government works.Weekend Weather – Breaking Away from the scorching heat advisory this past week with AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

Thursday wraps up the final day of the Republican National Convention. Dan shared his thoughts on all that transpired politically this week ahead of Donald Trump's live speech at the RNC before we broke to Donald Trump's live speech at the RNC.WBZ brought you live coverage of Donald Trump’s speech from the RNC. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

We continued conversations about the Secret Service assessement and the total "failure" of security at the Trump PA rally. Then, ahead of Donald Trump's RNC speech, we started anticipating the tone of the speech and what we thought Trump would cover in his speech. Reports say originally the speech was intended to be fiery in nature but after Saturday’s assassination attempt, the speech will focus on national unity. Trump stating it's a “chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together."Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!