NightSide With Dan Rea

Dan hosted NightSide’s Charity Combine! We featured 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services and support to their communities. If you’ve been looking for just the right charity to donate to this holiday season, here are the Second 10!Matt Brown Foundation - https://www.mattbrownfoundation.org/ MA Lions Club Eye Research - https://www.lionsclubs.org/en The MA Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired - https://www.mabvi.org/TWAV/ South Sudanese Enrichment for Families - https://www.ssefboston.org/ Food Not Bombs - https://www.instagram.com/foodnotbombswaltham/?hl=en New Brothers Incorporated - https://www.newbrothers.org/j3x/ Andrew & Ava & Friends Charity Lemon-Aid Stand https://www.facebook.com/AndrewAndAvaAndFriendsLemonAidStand/ Juniper Outreach - https://www.juniperhelps.org/ Programs For People - https://www.programsforpeople.org/ The Boston Entrepreneurs’ Network - https://bostonenet.org/Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Dan hosted NightSide’s Charity Combine! We featured 20 local charities and organizations that offer a wide range of services and support to their communities. If you’ve been looking for just the right charity to donate to this holiday season, here are the first 10!The Shadow Fund - https://shadowfundne.org/ The Fidrych Foundation - http://www.markfidrychfoundation.org/ Adopt A Platoon Southie Style - https://www.adoptaplatoonsouthiestyle.com/ The Fisher House - https://fisherhouseboston.org/ Handi Capable - https://www.handicapablefitness.com/ Above the Clouds - https://abovethecloudskids.org/ Minis with a Mission - https://www.miniswithamission.com/ Partakers - https://www.partakers.org/ Companion Animal Program - https://www.companionanimalprogram.com/ Mass. Down Syndrome Congress - https://mdsc.org/Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

A Local Business Owner Fights Crime with No Help from the City! Gary Park told his story to Dan.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

With the deadline looming for 130 MBTA communities, Dan discussed the controversial zoning law going into effect next year. Brendan Wild, a Marshfield resident joined Dan.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Is your car making a nagging sound that you just cannot figure out what the cause is? Are you wondering what type of vehicle would be a good fit for you and your lifestyle? Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein joined Dan to answer listeners’ car questions!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Is your car making a nagging sound that you just cannot figure out what the cause is? Are you wondering what type of vehicle would be a good fit for you and your lifestyle? Larry Rubenstein and Scott Rubenstein join Dan to answer listeners’ car questions!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Comic Joey Vocies checks in with Dan Rea to discuss his upcoming show.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and his attorney Jeff Robbins join us to discuss the $1.1 million dollar settlement that Mayor DeMaria has received from a local newspapers for the unjustified, libelous charges made against the Mayor by the publisher and editor of the Everett Leader Herald newspaper.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Throughout radio personality Ed Kalegi’s career he’s chatted with greats such as Carol Burnett, Norman Lear, Dean Koontz, and so many more. Tonight, Morgan welcomed Kalegi as he shares excerpts from his book, It Was Great To Say Hello To...:A Curious Radio Host’s Conversations with Actors, Authors, and Newsmakers.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Morgan White Filled In On NightSide with Dan ReaFrom author Bill Friedman comes the inside story about America’s most powerful gangland leaders. Learn about the roles these men played which eventually led to the creation of the Las Vegas Strip. Morgan and Friedman, author of 30 Illegal Years To The Strip: The Untold Stories of the Gangsters Who Built The Early Las Vegas Strip discussed them.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Morgan White Fills In On NightSide with Dan Rea You probably remember holiday shopping as a kid…your parents taking you to places like Mongomery Ward, Woolworths, Zayre, and even Radio Shack. Morgan reminisced with City View Trolley Tour Guide Jack Harte about all those great stores we used to shop in.  Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Morgan White Filled In On NightSide with Dan ReaYou probably remember holiday shopping as a kid…your parents taking you to places like Mongomery Ward, Woolworths, Zayre, and even Radio Shack. Morgan reminisced with City View Trolley Tour Guide Jack Harte about all those great stores we used to shop in. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Boston drivers have a reputation for being some of the worst drivers in the country and get a bad rap for being aggressive on the roadways. According to a recent LendingTree study, Massachusetts has the worst drivers in the U.S. Based on data collected from Nov. 5th, 2023, through Nov. 4th, 2024, Massachusetts drivers had 61.1 incidents (accidents, DUIs, speeding and citations) per 1,000 drivers. Do you agree? Do you think Massachusetts really has the worst drivers?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

A Natick man and one other individual have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members. The Natick native, Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Iran. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

The Governor had to leave, but the disussion continued!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

It’s no secret that Dan thinks New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is the best governor in the country…The governor will be leaving office this January when a new governor takes office. Gov. Sununu joined Dan to talk about his time as governor in NH, his somewhat difficult relationship with the Trump campaign and his future plans!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!Mason Taylor – Professional bull rider competing in championship on a $1 Million Pro Bull Riders’ World Championship Race Winds Through the Manchester, NH and the Greater Boston Area on Dec. 20-21!Tom Zaller - President and CEO of Imagine Exhibitions brings us Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Boston!Tracy Clements – former school councilor & now an Education Strategist in Student Safety & Mental Health at GoGuardian described how technology is helping schools save students’ lives. Yashin Manraj, CEO of Pvotal Technologies on the recent drone sightings…Are they a threat?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

When it comes to the murder case of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, what was the real motive? What actually caused murder suspect Luigi Mangione to carry out this murder? Was it denied insurance claims for a suspected back condition? Was it a mental health condition or a combination of both? Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

When it comes to the murder case of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, what was the real motive? What actually caused murder suspect Luigi Mangione to carry out this murder? Was it denied insurance claims for a suspected back condition? Was it a mental health condition or a combination of both? We discussed what the real motive could have been with Dr. Robert Bransfield and Dr. Al Miller.Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!

Over the last couple of weeks mysterious drones have been spotted in at least six states and now in Massachusetts. Over the weekend there were multiple reports of drone sightings in Cape Cod, the North Shore, and Central and Western Mass. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said they are not military drones and not from a foreign entity. Where are these drones coming from and are you concerned? Tatsu Ikeda joined Dan Rea in looking for answers. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio and listen to NightSide with Dan Rea Weeknights From 8PM-12AM!