Movers & Shakers

Bill Hamlen, Candidate for Congress in NH-02, joined the show to discuss his candidacy, and more!

State Senator Donna Soucy joined the show to discuss the 2nd anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v Wade, and more

Governor Sununu joined the show to discuss the Divisive Concepts law being struck down, and more

Emma Friedman of WBZ Radio in Boston joined the show to discuss the ongoing Karen Read murder trial

Former UN Ambassador and National Security Advisor John Bolton joined the show to discuss the death of Iran's president, the ICC warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, and more

State Senator Rebecca Perkins Kwoka joined the show to discuss the legacy of retiring State Senator Lou D'Allasandro, and more

Kevin Munoz, National Spokesperson for the Biden Campaign, joined the show to discuss President Biden's trip to New Hampshire, and more

RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump joined the show to discuss Former President Trump's ongoing criminal trial, President Biden's visit to NH, and much more

Jeff Benedict, the author of "The Dynasty", a book about the rise and fall of the New England Patriots dynasty under Brady and Belichick, joined the show to discuss the book, the Apple TV series, and his upcoming appearance at The Palace on Wednesday night

Candidate for Congress in CD-02 Colin Van Ostern joined the show to discuss his candidacy, the newest entrant into the race Maggie Goodlander, and more

Maggie Goodlander, candidate for Congress in CD-02, joined the show to discuss her candidacy, her stances on some of the issues, and more

Chris spoke to Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) about the ongoing fight against COVID, a raid against the leader of ISIS, and much more!

Chris spoke with Retired General Don Bolduc about his candidacy, where he sees the GOP headed, and much more!

Chris speaks with President of the NH State Senate Chuck Morse about his announcement to run for U.S Senator and more!!

Producer of “Movers and Shakers” and “NH Today", has been in radio since 2008, working every job you can think of in radio, including that of producer. Justin also works as a freelance sportscaster, broadcasting games for UNH, Dartmouth, St. Anselm College, SNHU, and many more colleges and high schools. Justin was named 2019 NH Sportscaster of the Year, 2014 “Best Morning Show Team” with Dan Lunnie on “Seacoast in The Morning” which aired on the now defunct 98.7 The Bay. Prior to his radio career, Justin performed as a Professional Wrestler for 12 years, working in rings up and down the east coast as “Justin Shaype” and “The Alpha Male Justin Powers”. Justin lives in Rochester NH with his wife Renee, his children Cameron and Keeley, and their tiny dog Cujo.

Mark Parsons is an artist, entrepreneur, designer, educator, and technologist. He is the founder and executive director of the Consortium for Research & Robotics in New York City, the director of the Science and Technology Entry Program (NYSED & Pratt), and the Director of Production Technologies for Pratt Institute Architecture, where he teaches advanced design studios and materials seminars. He sits on several industrial and educational advisory boards, including a 2019 appointment by the US Department of State as a US Speaker on creativity, innovation and technology. Parsons has held teaching positions in design and art at Pratt Institute, Hunter College, and Cornell University. He has lectured at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China, SUNY Purchase, University of Massachusetts, ISE Cultural Foundation, Grounds for Sculpture, and presented a TEDx Talk titled “Making a Thing. Discovering aSpace.” With projects ranging from residential to commercial, Parsons architectural designs often focus on tensile structures. Parsons was the lead designer and principal of the Haiti SoftHouse, a 2010 transitional shelter for Haitian communities after the 2010 earthquake. He has led teams to award winning designs at the Architectural Digest Home Design show (DIFFA Dine by Design), the Brooklyn Food and Wine Festival (UrBarn), and with New York City Parks projects (Putnam Pavilion). As an artist, Mark Parsons is the recipient of the Jacob Javits National Fellowship (1997), is a VSA International Fellow (2004), is a two-time winner of the FIPSE Grant (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education, 2009, 2011), recipient of the Wynn Newhouse Award (2012), 3 Faculty Development Grants at the Pratt Institute, and two Tectonic Fellowship Awards (2014, 2015) for community projects in Brooklyn, NY. He is a 2016 recipient of the President’s Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects for his environmental sculpture Big BURR in Montgomery County, Maryland. Parsons has exhibited art work at the United Nations, Kennedy Center for the Arts, Seaport Museum, New Bedford Art Museum, Springfield Art Museum, Provincetown Art Museum, Williams College Museum of Art, and private galleries in New York and abroad. Before coming to New York City, Parsons rebuilt a 41-foot hurricane-destroyed boat named Lazarus, and sailed for 3 years and 30 thousand miles around the Globe; down the Atlantic Ocean, west across the Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea, Indian Ocean, around Africa, across the Atlantic, a hundred miles up the Amazon River, and home again. He returned to working as a carpenter in the northeast before heading to Cornell University to pursue an MFA, and then moved to New York. Mark Parsons lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Jaylen Arnold is the inspiration of Jaylens Challenge Foundation, Inc. He created the concept at the age of 8, after being bullied for having Tourette Syndrome and Autism. He decided to take a bold stand. With the help of a few adults, he created a plan to educate students and the public about the prevalence of kindness and respect in schools and workplaces across the globe. It was soon realized that it was a plague that reached much further than his disorders and that children and adults alike were suffering on a daily basis. With his Motto “Bullying No Way!” anchoring his movement, he set out to change the world one person at a time by spreading awareness and education. He believes “The more we understand each other, the more we will love the differences we have and the similarities we share.” To date, Jaylen has helped to halt 67 suicides and spoken to more than 280,000 students in face-to-face assemblies in classrooms and in corporations all over the world, while providing much needed anti-bullying curriculum. Jaylen Arnold is 20 years old but has been sharing his Leadership for the past twelve years in classrooms, in the community, and all across the United States and the United Kingdom. Jaylen Arnold is the only American to receive the prestigious Princess Diana Legacy Award by HRH’s Prince William and Prince Harry in London, England for his philanthropy. Jaylen has also received his own show on Nickelodeon called ‘The HALO Effect” (Helping And Leading Others). He has been featured in a segment for the Ellen DeGeneres Show, cover for HIGHLIGHTS Children’s Magazine and featured in People Magazine with actress Anne Hathaway for his efforts. In the past, he has been the hallmark with Dr. Sunjay Gupta for a CNN special called the “Human Factor” (twice) and a television documentary on his life for Discovery Health called “Tourette’s Uncovered”. He has been featured on every major television network including, FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Jaylen has also been given the Young Hero Award for Philanthropy, The American Spirit Award from Katie Couric, Community Hero Award from the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning, and the highly esteemed World of Children Award (also known as the Nobel Peace Prize for youth). During the NBA playoffs, Jaylen was also chosen to partner with basketball athlete LeBron James for an anti-bullying awareness campaign through Instagram. Recently, Jaylen was awarded in New York City with television’s TLC’s Give A Little Award.

Randy Pierce is the President of 2020 Vision Quest, an organization that inspires students and professionals to reach beyond adversity and achieve their peak potential. Randy not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. He is Inspirational (yes, with a capital I) and a leader. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Randy was active in band, drama, and several outdoor sports before climbing his first mountain at age 10. He earned his BSEE from the University of New Hampshire, then began a successful career at Digital Equipment Corporation as a hardware design engineer. At the age of 22, Randy unexpectedly lost his vision over the course of a short two weeks due to a devastating neurological disease. Still passionate about sports, Randy found ways to continue to enjoy football, basketball, baseball, and even darts! His advancement in karate through his second-degree black belt helped him improve focus and orientation and excel at many of the challenges he faced through his blindness. His lifelong passion for New England Patriots football came full circle when he was named “2001 Fan of the Year” with Ostend, his first Dog Guide and constant companion, at his side. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio in 2002 as a Number One Fan. His “Patriotic” fame led to an HBO feature on his life “HBO Inside the NFL Fanlife: Randy Zip Pierce” which was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in 2008. At 39, the neurological disorder suddenly attacked in other ways, resulting in being confined to a wheelchair. Randy spent the next two years working to get out of that wheelchair and in time was fully back on his feet with his new Dog Guide Quinn at his side(a/k/a Mighty Quinn, photo inset). In 2010, Randy set a goal to be the first blind hiker to summit all 48 of the New Hampshire 4,000-footers. He accelerated his pace and by 2012, he accomplished all 48 peaks in a single winter season — the winter season offering fewer challenges in terms of footing — and then on August 24, 2013, with Quinn at his side, he completed his original goal of climbing all 48 peaks during the summer seasons, just 37 months after he began his quest. Early in 2014 Randy welcomed his new Dog Guide Autumn and successfully completed the April 2015 Boston Marathon. Randy traveled to Tanzania in September 2015, climbed the iconic Mount Kilimanjaro with a team of 10 friends, reaching the summit on September 26, 2015. Randy battled health problems in the winter of 2016 but still managed to complete the 2016 Boston Marathon in April. In September, 2017 Randy traveled to Peru with 13 friends to visit Machu Picchu and spent 4 days hiking through the Andes Mountains to reach Rainbow Mountain. Randy’s passion for new experiences continues to encourage him to turn adversity into growth and opportunity, inspiring others to reach their peak potential as Randy has and continues to do.

Matt Mayberry is a Decorated Air Force Veteran… Former NHGOP Vice Chair… Successful Businessman… Avid Community Volunteer… NH Human Rights Commissioner… Matt Mayberry is a very busy man. Matt Mayberry proudly served his country in the US Air Force, joining right out of High School. He was awarded his squadron’s Airman of the Year Award for his handling of an in-flight emergency and the contributions he made to the community of Charleston South Carolina. Since retiring from the Air Force, Matt has become an active community volunteer in his Hometown of Dover, NH, particularly within NH’s Veteran community. A life-long Republican, Matt is a former vice chair of the NHGOP. In 2016, Matt chaired an RNC initiative to identify and mobilize over 10,000 NH veterans to vote. He was selected as an alternate delegate to the national RNC conventions of Senator John McCain and again in 2016 and 2020 for President Donald Trump. Matt is a 2 time winner of the Norris Cotton Republican of the Year Award in Strafford County. He is a former 3-term Dover City Councilor and Dover School Board Member. In 2018, he was named Chairman of the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission by Governor Chris Sununu. Matt currently spends a good part of his time giving back through volunteer opportunities, to name just a few: delivering COVID vaccines to low income seniors in Dover NH; delivered thousands of meals through the Strafford County Meals on Wheels program; helping a Gold Star widow get new windows and gutters for her home; helping a widow of a Vietnam Veteran with some major home repairs; helped get an Army veteran a new first floor bedroom and entrance ramps; helped raise over $10,000 to help Coast Guard families when the government was shut down; created Prayers for Prevention the first Sunday in May to ask churches to pray for suicide prevention (200+ NH churches participate); created Wreaths Across NH (1st year) placed 2,000 Christmas wreaths on the graves of veterans; when on Dover City Councilor, created the Dover Arts Commission; Fmr Chair of the NH Human Rights Commission; Created the NH Gratitude Givers; takes care of the Dover High School food pantry…just to name a few, Phew! Twitter: @mattmayberrynh Instagram: @mattmayberrynh FB: @mattmayberrynh

Karen Kerrigan is president & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, and is the group’s chief advocate for its members. She has been called America’s “entrepreneurial envoy” and “small business ambassador” for her extensive speaking, knowledge sharing and capacity-building work overseas. For twenty-five years Kerrigan’s leadership, advocacy and training work has helped foster U.S. entrepreneurship and global business growth. . Kerrigan regularly testifies before the U.S. Congress on the key issues impacting entrepreneurs, investment and the economy. She has been appointed to numerous federal advisory boards including the National Women’s Business Council, the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialog, the U.S. Treasury’s Taxpayer Advisory Panel, and the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements. Kerrigan chairs the newly formed Small Business Roundtable, a coalition of leading small business and entrepreneurship organizations dedicated to advancing policy, securing access and promoting inclusion to benefit the businesses at the heart of the American economy. She has written hundreds of Op-Eds and newspaper columns, and regularly appears on national television and talk radio programs. Kerrigan regularly appears on Fox Business to provide analysis and commentary on the latest economic data, what’s driving the markets, and the outlook for the economy, entrepreneurship and small business growth. Twitter – @SBECouncil