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WEB4 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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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 […]
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 […]
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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, […]
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WEBA box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player and activist. by Michel Martin 7 hours agoAugust 29, 2024. Bricks of cocaine washed up on a Florida beach. Here’s why it keeps happening. This new discovery in the ...
Neighbors, activists gather to support Providence nonprofit after ...
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · On Wednesday afternoon, about 100 people from a range of groups gathered at Billy Taylor Park in Providence to stand in solidarity in the face of Naziism. Several people, including Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, spoke at the event, held steps away from the Red Ink Community Library — a nonprofit library, reading room and […]
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WEBSpecial reporting 2022 Elections Political roundtable Voter Viewpoints One Square Mile 2022 ELECTION RESULTS: McKee, Magaziner win key races in Rhode Island Election night yielded big wins for Democrats in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Seth Magaziner stunned Republican Allan Fung and his supporters by winning the open seat in Rhode Island’s Second Congressional District. Democrat […]
A former vaccine skeptic now preaches faith in science to people …
WEBJun 22, 2021 · The Rev. Howard M. Jenkins, Jr. was preparing for the launch of Rhode Island’s first mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for people of color in mid-April when his cell phone started blowing up. Inside his cramped office at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Providence, the pastor was fielding frantic calls …
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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 ...
The Betrayal Of Samson Occom - Explore TPR
WEBJul 16, 2019 · Occom was a Mohegan Indian, born in a wigwam in Eastern Connecticut in 1723 to parents who scavenged and hunted for food. But he went on to rub elbows with England’s elite, and even dress like them. And all along, he was driven by the goal of helping Native Americans survive in colonial America.