Employees of the joint organization that operates The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS are being offered voluntary buyouts due to the recent loss of $1.1 million in annual federal funding. “This is a significant and painful cut, and it’s not unique to us here in Rhode Island — it’s reshaping public media organizations across […]
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‘I’m so excited’: Barrington High School graduate wins journalism scholarship from Rhode Island PBS/The Public’s Radio
Each summer, Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio award a $60,000 college scholarship to a local high school graduate who is planning to pursue a career in journalism. This year’s recipient is Scarlet Biancuzzo. She’s a Bristol native and a Barrington High School graduate. This fall she’ll enroll at the University of Missouri, one […]
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Our CEO Pam Johnston on what’s next for The Public’s Radio & Rhode Island PBS
The Public’s Radio is currently in the process of reimagining our brand in a way that better reflects our recent merger with Rhode Island PBS. Our mission is to serve the listeners of Rhode Island and the south coast of Massachusetts. That’s not changing. But our name will be different, and we’d like you to […]
Posted inArts And Culture, Environment, Local
Whale tales and weather: Local scientists study whaling ship logs for climate cues
Weather reports made by mariners more than two hundred years ago may have relevance for research into climate change today. Some local scientists believe the records from whaling ship logs hold data about shifting winds, storms and tides. At the Providence Public Library, maritime historian and UMASS Dartmouth professor Timothy Walker, is taking a deep […]
Posted inArts And Culture, Shoreline Access, The Weekly Catch
What’s next in the fight over shoreline access, as coastal property owners take aim at Rhode Island’s new law?
Last week a judge sided with coastal property owners, saying Rhode Island’s new shoreline access law amounts to an unconstitutional taking of private property. We’ll talk with a law expert about where this fight could go next. Also, a few months after the merger of The Public’s Radio and Rhode Island PBS, the board has announced a new CEO. We’ll get to know Pam Johnston, the former head of news at GBH in Boston. And a new book features the long-lost story of John Jacobs. Originally published in 1855, he gave a unique account of his life under enslavement in the U.S. and a scathing criticism of the systems that allowed slavery to persist. That and more on this week’s show.
