For the final time…good Friday morning from Joe Mathieu and the GBH Morning Edition team. Yes it’s true, after four years hosting Morning Edition on GBH Radio and hanging out with a group of crazy early risers for “The Best Ten Minutes in Radio”, Joe Mathieu is moving on in his broadcasting career and wrapping things up at GBH after today. We remember all the good times and wish Joe well as he moves on, and recognize the synergy of it happening as Covid-19 restrictions end this weekend in Massachusetts. Our audience at 4:50AM really began to grow with the insomnia that this pandemic brought, so closing out this show as restrictions end just seems fitting. Best of luck to Joe Mathieu and THANK YOU for everything. Early Edition will indeed be ending for now, but please stay tuned to GBH Radio for Morning Edition and what comes next.

Good morning, and welcome to Thursday from Joe Mathieu and the GBH Early Edition team. We’re waking up with a little rain, but a lot less than the Red Sox dealt with last night at Fenway… where a three hour rain delay is always fun. The Bruins know who they’ll face in the next round of the playoffs, and New Yorkers may want to be careful what they wish for. The Encore Casino is set to welcome full crowds back starting this weekend, but poker won’t be returning any time soon. And we say goodbye to a well-loved artist and author. Friday will indeed the final Early Edition with Joe Mathieu, please make sure you tune in and see him off with us. And thanks for waking up with GBH Radio.

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday from Joe Mathieu and the GBH Morning Edition team. We hope you’re able to catch the “super blood moon” early this morning, but unfortunately the folks on the west coast will have the better viewing options. Many of our regular listeners are still trying to process yesterday’s announcement from Joe, but we’ve still got three mornings to spend together and we plan to make the most of them. Another tough night for the Celtics, and a former team member is lobbing bombs in anticipation of his return later this week. And get that AC up and running, 90 degree weather could return this afternoon. Thanks for waking up with Morning Edition and GBH News.