Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
Elisabeth Harrison
Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production.
She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition producer and freelance journalist. In 2009, she became a full-time reporter, and became the Morning Edition host in 2011. She was promoted to full-time News Director in June of 2015.
Harrison's education is as wide ranging as her work at Rhode Island Public Radio. She has a B.A. in English and French from Wellesley College, and a joint M.A. in Journalism and French Studies from NYU.
A native of Los Angeles, Harrison loves good food and good movies.
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Charter School Supporters Rally At Statehouse
Charter school advocates packed the statehouse rotunda Wednesday to urge lawmakers to continue their support for charter schools. A statehouse panel is…
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RI Politicians React To Fox Plea Deal
Reactions have been swift to news that Former House Speaker Gordon Fox pleaded guilty to three felony charges. The charges include one count of bribery…
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Rhode Island Educators Prepare For PARCC
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The Bottom Line: Pawtucket Mayor On PawSox Plan To Move To Providence
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Bonus Q&A: Jim Vincent On Race Relations, Diversity In Government + More
Providence NAACP branch President Jim Vincent talks with Rhode Island Public Radio’s Elisabeth Harrison, and WPRI investigative reporter Tim White,…
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Gov. Raimondo Tackles Rhode Island’s High Medicaid Costs
Governor Gina Raimondo is asking a group of healthcare leaders to tackle the cost of Medicaid. The program provides healthcare for poor and elderly…
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Political Roundtable: Jim Vincent On Racial Disparities, The PawSox + More
President of the NAACP Providence branch Jim Vincent joins the Political Roundtable this week. Vincent weighs in on the recent sale of the Pawtucket Red…
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Raimondo: Abuses At Slater Hospital Are “Unacceptable”
State police and state and federal health officials are investigating the apparent abuse of three patients with profound disabilities at the state-run…
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Raimondo Kicks Off Search For Education Commissioner
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