A student at Providence’s Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex was assaulted on Wednesday morning, after another student allowed intruders to enter the…
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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It Was A Two-Family Dwelling, With More Than 20 Occupants. Then It Went Up In Flames
“No heat in house, no running water,” wrote an inspector after visiting the apartment building at 110 Bowdoin Street, in the Olneyville section of…
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Shoppers Stock Up Before The Snow
Grocery stores were busy Wednesday as residents prepared for a snowstorm expected to begin in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Think Thursday’s Storm Was A Blizzard? Think Again.
Temperatures dropped low enough Sunday to break a long-standing record. It was 3 degrees below zero on Sunday, which broke a 106-year-old record of 1…
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Rhode Island Lawmakers Open 2018 Session
Rhode Island lawmakers return to the Statehouse Tuesday for the start of the 2018 legislative session.
Posted inArticle, Business, Education
Mobile Maker Space Gives Students Access To Design, Technology
Science, technology and engineering labs, also known as maker spaces, are a growing trend in education. But not every school has one. Then Rhode Island…
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Health Debrief: Understanding The Decline In RI Overdose Deaths
Accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island fell 9 percent during the first eight months of this year, compared with the same period in 2016. Gov….
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Preservationists At Odds With Brown Over Historic Buildings
Update 12/20: Providence’s City Plan Commission delayed a vote expected Tuesday, setting the next hearing for January 16 . There’s a dispute brewing…
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How To Pay For $500 Million In School Building Repairs
Where does a state find $500 million to fix a long backlog of school building repairs? General obligation bonds, that’s where. At least that’s the…
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CCRI In Talks With Indian Tech Company Infosys On Worker Pipeline
The Community College of Rhode Island has been in talks with India-based tech company Infosys for months about a training partnership. The talks were…
