The South Shore's Morning News on 95.9

The South Shore's Morning News on 95.9 The South Shore's Morning News with Rob Hakala
& Beth Foster - everything you need to get going in the morning!

*Christine James and Dan McCready have the top stories every 30 minutes.
*Traffic is updated every 10 minutes on the 9's.
*Meteorologist Rob Gilman has the updated South Shore Weather Forecast every 10 minutes -- "all weather is local!"
*Brendan Connelly has the local sports scores at :22 and :52 past the hour.

Always a fun time having Lou Merloni in studio as he continues the hard work on the MHS Baseball Field Revitalization Co...
04/28/2025

Always a fun time having Lou Merloni in studio as he continues the hard work on the MHS Baseball Field Revitalization Committee
They need your vote tonight at the meeting of Town of Marshfield, MA. - Article 12 ⚾

We wonder if Larry is listening to 95.9 WATD FM!? We hope so! Check out our Pet of the Week ⬇️
04/28/2025

We wonder if Larry is listening to 95.9 WATD FM!? We hope so! Check out our Pet of the Week ⬇️

We ❤ our Pet of the Week Larry from Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts because he is a big fan of listening to the radio! 📻

Check Larry out and share: https://tinyurl.com/LarryPetofWeek

The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Season Finale is this weekend so we are talking with Eileen Ivers in the next hour. ...
04/28/2025

The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Season Finale is this weekend so we are talking with Eileen Ivers in the next hour. She is a well-known violinist, excelling in the world of Irish Fiddle 🎻
🎙Listen to us!

We are back tomorrow morning to kick off the week at 5am! Listen to our week in review here to get rid of your Sunday Sc...
04/27/2025

We are back tomorrow morning to kick off the week at 5am! Listen to our week in review here to get rid of your Sunday Scaries:

In this week's episode, Rob and Beth first check in with Bob Terravecchia from Coastal Heritage Bank. We talk about Financial Literacy Month and how much experience about money did we actually get growing up. Later, it's our tech guy, David Snell from ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham, talking about Microso...

Always a pleasure hanging out with Jim and Colleen from  ! They talked all about their great programs for tweens and tee...
04/25/2025

Always a pleasure hanging out with Jim and Colleen from ! They talked all about their great programs for tweens and teens, including a new building being built

We 🩷 Listener Pics! Absolutely gorgeous sunrise this morning
04/25/2025

We 🩷 Listener Pics! Absolutely gorgeous sunrise this morning

We talked about this event today on the show and it has been changed to Sunday, full details below ⬇️
04/24/2025

We talked about this event today on the show and it has been changed to Sunday, full details below ⬇️

Date Change Alert: Due to the forecasted rain, the Herring Run Festival will now take place on Sunday, April 27. We hope to see you at the Plimoth Grist Mill and along Jenney Pond Park for a day of family-friendly activities, live music and more!

Check out the full list of Festival activities here: https://plimoth.org/events/herring-run-celebration

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We are celebrating   at the New Bedford Whaling Museum! 🐋 Longtime WATD friend Matt Delaney of Pembroke helped to make R...
04/24/2025

We are celebrating at the New Bedford Whaling Museum! 🐋

Longtime WATD friend Matt Delaney of Pembroke helped to make Right Whale Day a reality here in Massachusetts and we’re so proud to have him in our radio family

🐋 The Right Whale is the state marine mammal of MA and is critically endangered. This day helps to push conversation efforts for our beloved whales and local ecosystem 🌊

Lots of good reasons to look forward to Friday… especially Name That Tune!
04/23/2025

Lots of good reasons to look forward to Friday… especially Name That Tune!

🎵🎧 Time to put your ears to the test! Conductor Steven Karidoyanes and host Rob Hakala are back this Friday at 7:10 AM on 95.9 WATD FM for Name That Tune! 🎶

Think you can guess the tune before time runs out? 🏆🎉

👂 Don’t miss your chance – tune in live on the radio or online: https://959watd.com/radio-contest-pet-of-the-week-musicians/listen-live-to-watd/

You may NOT enjoy learning this recent news from Microsoft, David Snell from ACTSmart I.T. in Wareham explains on this w...
04/22/2025

You may NOT enjoy learning this recent news from Microsoft, David Snell from ACTSmart I.T. in Wareham explains on this week's Tech Talk:

On last week's Tech Talk with David Snell of ACT Smart I.T. in Wareham, he let us know about Microsoft telling us we NEED to upgrade to Windows 11, which you can refresh your memory with by clicking here. Well on this week's Tech Talk, David gave us even more information about Microsoft... and it

Such a pleasure having Joe Gratta in studio this morning with South Shore Chamber of Commerce, he is CEO of Atlantic Mec...
04/22/2025

Such a pleasure having Joe Gratta in studio this morning with South Shore Chamber of Commerce, he is CEO of Atlantic Mechanical, and owner of Fuel America, as well as a lawyer AND sommelier 🍷

04/22/2025

We love all the great historical reenactments from this past weekend, our News Man Dan McCready was on scene for the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington:

Happy Patriots Day!
04/21/2025

Happy Patriots Day!

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Do you want to know what’s happening around the South Shore? Need an update on the weather, and the commute to work as you head out the door? We’ve got you covered!

Hi! We’re Rob and Lisa, Hanover natives and your hosts of The South Shore’s Morning News. Join us Monday through Friday, every day of the year (except Christmas!) from 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. to help get your day started.

Christine James and Dan McCready have the top stories every 30 minutes. Traffic is updated every 10 minutes on the 9's. Meteorologist Rob Gilman has the updated South Shore weather forecast every 10 minutes. Brendan Connelly has the local sports scores at :22 and :52 past the hour.

In addition to news, traffic, weather and sports we’ll tell you about great local entrepreneurs, events and non-profits that make the South Shore so special. And we interview authors and have a lot of great giveaways too! Listen online at 959watd.com/!