Two years ago the city of Providence approved a $10 million reparations fund in order to narrow the city’s racial wealth gap. This week, some of that money was awarded to 15 different nonprofit groups. We’ll discuss how that money is being used. Also, we’ll introduce you to our new community engagement reporter, Paul C. Kelly Campos, and talk about how you can help inform our elections coverage this year. And it was 50 years ago when Newport played host to one of the largest outdoor art installations in the world. Back then, the art world didn’t really notice. Today, it’s seen as a pivotal moment for outdoor art. Plus: we bid a fond farewell to CEO and General Manager Torey Malatia. That and more on this week’s show.

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Guests:

  • Cortney Nicolato, President & CEO, United Way of Rhode Island
  • Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio political reporter
  • Paul C. Kelly Campos, The Public’s Radio community engagement reporter
  • Jim Donahue, Curator of Historic Landscapes and Horticulture at Newport Mansions

The Weekly Catch is a production of The Public’s Radio. Our host is Luis Hernandez. Our assistant producer is Joe Tasca. Our producer is James Baumgartner. Our editor is Mareva Lindo. Thanks to Maddie Mott for our podcast artwork. Our Chief Content Officer is Sally Eisele, and our CEO and General Manager is Torey Malatia.

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Thanks to Nate Halda for help in writing the “This American Life”-style tribute for Torey.

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Luis helms the morning lineup. He is a 20-year public radio veteran, having joined The Public's Radio in 2022. That journey has taken him from the land of Gators at the University of Florida to WGCU in...

Mareva joined The Public’s Radio in 2022 and oversees daily news production, writes our Daily Catch newsletter and edits two weekly productions, Artscape and The Weekly Catch. In 2023, Mareva received...

The local voice on Weekend Edition for several years, Joe stepped into the role of morning producer in October 2023. Joe is also a reporter, covering stories in the field and conducting interviews with...

James produces and engineers Political Roundtable, The Weekly Catch and other special programming on The Public’s Radio. He also produces Artscape, the weekly arts & culture segment heard every Thursday....