Against the backdrop of the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh in Washington and the #MeToo movement, focus has been mainly on women and…
Chuck Hinman
Morning Edition Host
Chuck became part of RIPR in 2012 after a career on commercial radio. He got his broadcasting start as an announcer for Off Track Betting Corporation in NYC. He’s been a news director, music director, production director and morning personality on radio stations in Providence and Boston.
A native of New Jersey, Chuck attended the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri and graduated from the University of Vermont with a BA in Mass Communications.
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Ten Men Project Looks To Break Silence Surrounding Sexual Violence Against Women
Against the backdrop of the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh in Washington and the #MeToo movement, focus has been mainly on women and their demand for accountability from a male-dominated culture that has sometimes proven toxic at home, at school, and in the workplace. But, there is also a men’s movement underway to […]
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Artscape: Documentary ‘Fall River’ Ponders Family, Tragedy And Place
The documentary short film “Fall River” had its world premiere recently at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Since then it’s been featured…
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Artscape: Documentary ‘Fall River’ Ponders Family, Tragedy And Place
The documentary short film “Fall River” had its world premiere recently at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Since then it’s been featured at festivals in Vermont, New Hampshire and New Orleans, and it’s now online to watch for free. The film is the work of Fall River native Pat Heywood and his filmmaking partner Jamil McGinnis. For this […]
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Artscape: Music-Inspired Art In Fall River
Can you see music? Artist-musician Lennie Peterson can, or I should say, he just does. It’s not really a choice.
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The Press And President Trump
Last week, the Boston Globe launched a coordinated editorial campaign against President Donald Trump’s comments about the media. Tim White, an investigative reporter for WPRI-TV, and Ed Fitzpatrick, a former Providence Journal columnist and current Director of Media Relations at Roger Williams University, join Rhode Island Public Radio’s Chuck Hinman in the studio to take […]
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The Press And President Trump
Last week, the Boston Globe launched a coordinated editorial campaign against President Donald Trump’s comments about the media. Tim White, an…
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Cost To Repair UHIP Increases By Millions
The estimated cost of Rhode Island’s troubled new computer system for benefits has grown by $150 million, after state officials added an aditional year…
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Naval War College Prof. On Trump, Immigration And Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals,…
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Artscape: Oscar Wilde Does Newport
A young Oscar Wilde came to Newport in 1882, on a U.S. tour promoting “Aestheticism,” or art for art’s sake. For this month’s Artscape, we visit…
