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WEB2 days ago · GBH, Frontline veteran named CEO for public media in RI. Pam Johnston, a veteran of television news and public media, will lead the recently merged Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio. by Ian Donnis and Pamela Watts July 16, 2024.
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WEBour History. Originally launched as an outpost for WBUR in Boston in 1998, Rhode Island Public Radio (now dba as The Public’s Radio) became an independent, community-owned nonprofit in November of 2007. We are the only locally owned and operated public radio station in Rhode Island, dedicated to serving the state, as well as 400,000 people in ...
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WEBSmart speakers: tell your smart speaker to “play The Public’s Radio” to access our live stream. Alternative phrases for both Alexa and Google Home: “Play W-N-P-N”. “Play W-N-P-E”. “Play W-P-V-D”. “Play W-X-N-I”. “Play 89 point three F-M in Providence” (or “Newport”) Substitute “stream” for the word “play ...
South County Bureau - Explore TPR
WEBThis is the South County Bureau Southern Rhode Island is a unique place, shaped by its coastline, history and the people who call it home. South County Bureau Reporter Alex Nunes follows stories from North Kingstown to Westerly, across to the Connecticut border, and on Block Island. Featured Story Feds complete Watch Hill Lighthouse transfer, […]
Mosaic Podcast - Explore TPR
WEBMosaic is a podcast about immigration and identity, with a focus on the true, personal, and often unbelievable stories of immigrants and migrants living in New England. Featured Episodes EP.1 // SEASON 1 Listen Omar Bah Flees Gambia Gambian journalist Omar Bah flees his country. EP.1 // SEASON 2 Listen Balancing Act The coronavirus pandemic […]
Louisiana plantation where historic slave revolt started now under ...
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Banner and her twin sister Joy are co-founders of the Descendants Project, a non-profit in Louisiana’s heavily industrialized river parishes – just west of New Orleans.Early this year, the group bought the Woodland Plantation Home, putting it in Black ownership for the first time in more than two centuries.
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WEBspecial coverage Shoreline Access Coronavirus coverage: Local stories in a global pandemic 2022 Elections 2020 Elections projects Underage & Unprotected: Migrant teens working in processing plants Chasing the Fix: Addiction and homelessness When is it time to retreat from the sea? That’s My Story The 2020 Gallery 2020 graduate stories Living in limbo: Foster families […]
Underage and Unprotected - Explore TPR
WEBUnderage and Unprotected is a collaboration between The Public’s Radio and FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.. The series was reported by The Public’s Radio reporters Nadine Sebai and Nina Sparling.. Ena Alvarado provided fact-checking. . Cristina Bernal provided Spanish translat
For nearly a decade, two RI opioid manufacturers made billions of ...
WEBOct 21, 2021 · Listen to an interview with Hal Triedman about the Rhode Island Opioid Data Journalism Project. Rhodes Name, Purdue Connections. Although Rhodes Technologies, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals, and Purdue Pharma are ostensibly different companies, internal documents and lawsuits show that they have functioned as one corporate entity.
The invisible legacy of racially restrictive housing covenants ...
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Buried deep in residential property records across Rhode Island lies an ugly truth: old restrictions in deeds that prohibited people of color from buying a given home. We hear from our own Nina Sparling about how racist restrictions in housing deeds helped shape where Rhode Islanders live today. Also, Providence public schools will remain under state control for another three years. Political ...