Steve Brown, executive director of Rhode Island’s American Civil Liberties Union, joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss the surprise General…
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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Sons Of Jacob: Inside The Last Synagogue On Smith Hill
The Smith Hill neighborhood in Providence has seen waves of immigrants over the years. The Irish were first, in the early 19th century. Now the…
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Recovery Center To Combat Opioid Addiction Opens In RI
A new effort to combat opioid addiction and overdose deaths opened Monday in Rhode Island. Lifespan, the state’s largest hospital system, is running an…
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Haitians Wary Of Washington Moves To End Special Immigration Status
Some 58,000 Haitians in the United States, including some in Rhode Island, have received a six-month extension of their special immigration status,…
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RI Artscape: New Urban Arts At 20
The community arts studio New Urban Arts in Providence is celebrating its 20 th anniversary this year. The organization provides mentoring relationships…
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Chelsea Manning’s Attorney Reflects On Case
Picture this: you’re a visiting professor at Roger Williams University Law School, and you have some experience defending members of the military. Then…
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RI Artscape: Reclaiming a Native-American Hero
Who owns cultural artifacts? That’s a question that is often settled by legislation and legal action, pitting museums against indigenous communities…
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Residents Critical Of President During Coventry Town Hall
At least 250 people turned out for a congressional town hall meeting at Coventry High School Sunday, hosted by three-fourths of Rhode Island’s…
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Fogarty Building RIP, 1968-2017
An unusual funeral takes place in Providence Friday afternoon. It’s for a building: the John E. Fogarty Memorial Building on Fountain St. Built by the…
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Local Haitian Works To Bring Relief To His Homeland
Bernard Georges is the founder of the non-profit New Bridges for Haitian Success , an organization to help Haitian immigrants in Rhode Island. Georges…
