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05-23-25 Friday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson is joined by Ryan Schmelz (Reporter Fox News Radio) and they discuss Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.
Segment 2: Ray plays a moving clip and talks about the real meaning of Memorial Day.
Segments 3-4: Ray takes calls.
Segments 5-6: Ray starts with the Maine Legislature the Censure of Rep. Laurel Libby, the people that lost their voice, and more. Mike Shepherd (Political Editor for the Bangor Daily News) joins and they talk about the business of the Maine Legislature, potential Maine Gubernatorial Candidates, and more.
Segments 7-8: Steve DiMillo (DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant in Portland Maine) join Ray and they discuss yesterday’s Maine Veterans Forward Radiothon and the after-party at Erik’s Church, hospitality, the scholarships given out, the up and coming chefs, getting along with people of differing opinions.
Segments 9-10: Ray and Dee Dee are joined by Bill Diamond (Walk A Mile In Their Shoes) who shares information on their big fundraiser coming up with The Cabin Masters, a concert featuring the Ocean House Road Band on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at The Woodshed in Manchester. This is a kid friendly event. They also discuss the mission and people that are helping out and the disbelief before they find out the facts. The ineffective Maine Legislature.
Segments 11-12: Steve Robertson (The Maine Wire) joins Ray and he shines light on a coalition of groups that received lucrative no-bid contracts from the Mills Administration and Gateway Community Services, and other misappropriated funding.
Segments 13-14: Kent Strang (Americans for Prosperity) and Ray talk about Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and the urgency in getting it passed, the benefits that will affect everyday citizens and small businesses, the accomplishments that the Trump administration has already done without this Bill, but would like to see the prosperity continue.
Segments 15-16: Ray takes calls. Ray remembers and honors the men and women that gave the full measure of devotion.
05-22-25 Veterans Forward Radiothon
Donations Links:
Click Here: Veterans Forward Donations
Call 844-303-8387 or Text Maine Veterans to 50155
Thank You To ALL Of Our Sponsors and Donors
6:00 am – 7:00 am Sponsored by Nappi Distributors
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- Todd Crawford, Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Bob Witkowski, Where Y’at Magazine
- Pete McVety – Navy – McVety Hearth and Home
7:00 am – 8:00 am Sponsored by McVety’s Hearth and Home
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Pete McVety – Navy – McVety Hearth and Home
- Sarah Parshall Perry – Vice President & Legal Fellow, Defending Education
8:00 am – 9:00 am Sponsored by Independence Law Maine and New Hampshire
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Linc Merrill – Patriot Insurance
- Pete McVety
- Chris Brillant – Patriot Insurance
- U.S. Senator Susan Collins
- Connie Mercer
- Dov Sacks – Independence Law Maine and New Hampshire
- Brian Cummings, Air Force – Maine Veterans Forward, Director of Veteran Services
9:00 am – 11:00 am Sponsored by Patriot Insurance
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Brian Cummings, Air Force – Director of Veteran Services, Maine Veterans Forward
- Linc Merrill – Patriot Insurance
- Chris Brillant – Patriot Insurance
- Don Campbell – The Don Campbell Band
- Bob Russo – Retired Army Ranger
- Claude Berube – Navy – Former Instructor at Annapolis and author
- AJ Jones – Marine – Maine Veterans Forward
- Ron Baker – Retired Air Force
- Kenny Cianchette – Erik’s Church
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm Sponsored by Claude Berube
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Brian Cummings, Air Force – Director of Veteran Services, Maine Veterans Forward
- Claude Berube – Navy – Former Instructor at Annapolis and author
- AJ Jones – Marine – Maine Veterans Forward
- Ron Baker – Retired Air Force
- Matt Jacobson – Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine
- Kenny Cianchette – Erik’s Church
- Travis Mills – Army – Travis Mills Foundations
- Dennis Brown – calls in with a matching challenge from Eversource
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Sponsored by Gorham Sand and Gravel
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- Brian Cummings, Air Force – Director of Veteran Services, Veterans Forward
- AJ Jones – Marine – Maine Veterans Forward
- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Tom Bill – Common Sense of Maine
- Michael McGonagle –
- Scott Brown – former U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, former dean of New England Law Boston, Tri-Athlete, Retired Col. Army National Guard, and musician (Scott Brown and the Diplomats)
- Guy Benson – Radio/TV personality
- Matt Jacobson – Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Sponsored by Athena’s Cantina Restaurant and Food Truck
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- Brian Cummings, Air Force – Director of Veteran Services, Veterans Forward
- AJ Jones – Marine – Maine Veterans Forward
- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Tom Bill – Common Sense of Maine
- Michael McGonagle –
- Matt Jacobson – Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine
- Serena Powell – Executive Director – FedCap (Parent Company of Maine Veterans Forward)
- Just Ole Jerry – Veteran
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sponsored by WLOB Radio
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Ret. Col. Ron Russell – (Retired Army Col. and Green Beret)
- Matt Jacobson – Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine
- Arnold and Cheryl Young – Veteran Family (Arnold Served Army & Navy, Cheryl Veteran Spouse)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sponsored by Les Wilson and Son/Greater Portland Christian School
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- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
- Arnold and Cheryl Young – Veteran Family (Arnold Served Army & Navy, Cheryl Veteran Spouse)
- Ret. Col. Ron Russell – (Retired Army Col. and Green Beret)
- Arnold and Cheryl Young – Veteran Family (Arnold Served Army & Navy, Cheryl Veteran Spouse)
- Mike Mercer – Navy – F3 Defense
- Vern Dukes – Cafe 1055
- Mark Reilly – Army
- Jeff Preble – ICF Concrete
- JD Downing- Navy – Cafe 1055
- Linc Merrill – Patriot Insurance
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sponsored by Erik’s Church
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- Mike Mercer – Navy – F3 Defense
- Mark Reilly – Army
- Vern Dukes – Cafe 1055
- Jeff Preble – ICF Concrete
- Sarah Bernier – Veterans Forward
- Gunny Mike Hall – Retired Marines
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sponsored by Unity Lodge
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- Mike Mercer – Navy – F3 Defense
- Vern Dukes – Cafe 1055
- Mark Reilly – Army
- Danielle – Veteran – Recipient of services and gives appreciation to AJ and Brian
- Al Lappin – Al Lappin Landscaping – Donor
- Serena Powell – Executive Director – FedCap (Parent company of Maine Veterans Forward)
- Dee Dee Richardson
- Todd Crawford – Navy & Army – Maine Veterans Forward, President
Donations Links:
Text: Veterans Forward to 50155
05-21-25 Wednesday
Segments 1-2: Ray and Dee Dee Richardson talk about the left pushing the transgender ideology, the need for all of the labels, Maine Rep. Laurel Libby’s SCOTUS win against the Maine House to win her vote back in the House, and more.
Segment 3: Ray starts with Bill Diamond’s fundraiser and the work he is doing and reminds us about Roco Severino’s niece who was diagnosed with aggressive cancer and shares an update and urges prayers for Dean Ferris in his cancer journey. He moves on to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing featuring Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s testy exchanges with Democratic senators including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
Segment 4: Ray plays a clip from Maine Legislature. Rep. Lauren Supica, (D-Bangor) and Rep. David Boyer (R-Poland) that is an example of how “bipartisanship” is working in the Maine Legislature.
Segments 5-6: Ray continues with his thoughts about the exchange between Supica and Boyer and the lack of grace and decorum in the people in power in Augusta, the need for infrastructure to support business and the influx of people. Gunny Mike Hall calls in and he shares information about some of the new artillery that we have to fight Iran and the Taliban.
Segments 7-8: Ray talks about the State of Maine and the policies that outsiders that are coming in and changing the fabric, tradition, and economy. He asks why do we punish success and he uses the construction industry as an example. David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate) joins in with the FO Bailey Real Estate Segment from the Montsweag Flea Market. Mark shares his experience as a vendor. Ray and David chat about David running for Governor. Matt Goldfine stops by. They talk about the beautiful state of Maine and how to choose the candidates.
Segments 9-10: The boys talk about record album covers and music. Matt brings up the story about Greenpeace being ordered to pay $660M in damages resulting from a pipeline protest and the damage that was caused. They get into wind, the EPA, coal use, solar panels and the cost to make solar panels, the science to determine temps to regulating the lobster industry along the coast of Maine, the wind industry report, and more. They also talk about the Grant process.
Segments 11-12: Ray plays a clip of a heated exchange testimony of Sec. Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Peter Bolduc (Rock Mountain Ministries, The Town Farm, (207) 797-7997) joins the discussion about how we are seeing push back in the status quo. Peter talks about some of the drugs used in recovery and the economics that follow how long they are using the drugs. Peter talks about the team at The Town Farm and how personally they are all invested in the success of each member. He gives a huge thank you to the “Circle of Ray” that have been supporters in this mission. They also discuss the evolution of addiction, Narcan, and more.
Segments 13-14: Ray and Peter welcome Danielle Alvarez (RNC Senior Advisor) she is discussing President Trump’s BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL. She lays out some of the things included in the Bill and police officers to get overtime WITHOUT having to paying taxes on it is one of the points, Trump’s objective is to put the American People first, and more. Ray plays a music clip and then takes calls.
Segment 15: Ray starts with tomorrow’s Veteran’s Forward Radiothon, why we have do it, and more. Ray shares that he is writing a new book about “MAINE: A Twelve Step Program” and explains why he is writing it, how it will be dispersed, and the need for people to get involved in your government and more.
Segment 16: Ray takes calls.
05-20-25 Tuesday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson starts with the beautiful mama deer with her baby, nature, the Veterans Forward Radiothon coming up on Thursday and the after-party at Erik’s Church, which brings up Memorial Weekend and what that truly is suppose to represent…the brave that gave their all.
Segment 2: Ray talks about the people that are all verbose and no substance, just angry, but not willing to do anything to change the system.
Segment 3: Ray talks about the group Common Sense For Maine and their mission. Ray urges people to stand up and get involved.
Segment 4: Ray continues his thoughts on standing up and Common Sense For Maine.
Segment 5-6: David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate) joins and makes the big announcement that he is heading up to Augusta to pick up his papers to run for Governor. Dr. Peter Earle of AIER (American Institute for Economic Research) joins and the boys discuss the economy, focusing on the GDP, the Big Beautiful Bill, and more.
Segment 7: Ray plays the song Call Me by Blondie which brings up a conversation about her and other musicians, Matt Jacobson (Retired Navy, Director Sales & Marketing for Summit Natural Gas of Maine) joins the conversation about music and musicians.
Segment 8: Ray calls on people to stand up and run for office.
Segment 9: David and Ray talk about the Maine DHHS system and their lack of urgency or common sense.
Segment 10: Ray, Matt and David talk about Maine’s candidates for that have announced and some of the prospects. Ray, David and Matt discuss resources.
Segment 11: Ray and the boys welcome Lauren LePage (National Committeewoman for the Republican National Committee) fresh back from the RNC Convention held in Miami. Lauren fill us in on what the plans that the RNC have for Maine. They talk about who might be running, who has already announced, what will get people to get out and get involved or at least vote.
Segment 12: Ray announces that his granddaughter, Carter, won the Most Likely to Be Famous award at her school and that Maine needs to get rid of the barriers for several industries including film
Segments 13-14: Ray and Matt discuss the energy problems that we face in Maine and as a country, the threat of China, and more. Ray takes a call.
Segments 15-16: Ray and Matt take calls.