Steve Klamkin & The Saturday Am News

Local singer, teacher and composer Debra Mann releases "Full Circle", featuring the music of Joni Mitchell #WPRO https://www.debramann.com/

Carol Anne Costa started the "We The People Challenge" #WPRO It's a viral challenge that celebrates the Constitution, to coincide with US Constitution Day on September 17, 2018 - asking school children and others to post a 'selfie' with a copy of the constitution. https://bit.ly/2Qky09B

Antonia Felix, author of "ELIZABETH WARREN: HER FIGHT. HER WORK. HER LIFE." #WPRO A look at the life of the senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, and as Warren seeks reelection this year, she is also often mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Musician and teacher Yoron Israel, is a professor in the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. #WPRO He talks about jazz instruction and fostering young musicians.

Paul Gentile, President and CEO of the Cooperative Credit Union Association outlines a program to alert senior citizens to financial abuses. #WPRO https://bettervaluesbetterbanking.com/

Professional photographer Sally Swart of Cantin Photography offers help for first time camera users, including those trying to decide whether to switch from using their cellphone to a real camera. #WPRO http://www.cantinphoto.com

Visiting Providence, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters talked about her time as Miss Universe 2017, growing up in South Africa and her platform, "Unbreakable", stemming from her encounter with a carjacker. #WPRO https://www.missuniverse.com/ https://www.facebook.com/demileighnp/

Erika Niedowski, Rhode Island Director and Policy Advocate for the Acadia Center. #WPRO A new report finds that solar and wind power are emerging as cost-effective alternatives to fossil fuels. acadiacenter.org

Miss Rhode Island 2018 Allie Coppa is on her way to Miss America, which airs on Sunday, September 9 from Atlantic City, New Jersey. #WPRO @MissRIorg @MissAmerica

Estar Cohen is a composer, vocalist, lyricist, and educator. She sang on the "Storyville Stage" as the featured performer among the recipients of the 2018 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. #WPRO @NewportJazzFest @EstarCohenMusic https://bit.ly/2nw1h3X @ASCAPFoundation https://www.ascapfoundation.org/

"The War and Treaty" are Tanya and Michael Trotter, a married couple who presented a powerful soul and gospel performance to open the Sunday morning show at the @NewportFolkFest #WPRO @thewarandtreaty www.thewarandtreaty.com

Country singer & songwriter J.P. Harris teamed up with Smithsonian Folkways to present a slate of artists on the "Museum Stage" of the Newport Folk Festival. #WPRO www.ilovehonkytonk.com @ilovehonkytonk @newportfolkfest https://folkways.si.edu/

Marco Pignataro is a saxophonist, composer and Managing Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute which fosters creativity in young musicians. #WPRO https://bit.ly/2vAH7dO @MarcoPignataro ‏@NewportJazzFest

Adam Weiner is singer and pianist with the band Low Cut Connie - at the @NewportFolkFest #WPRO http://lowcutconnie.com/ @lowcutconnie

Folk and country singer and songwriter Colter Wall brought a traditional Americana sound to the Newport Folk Festival. A native of Saskatchewan in northwest Canada, this was his first time at the iconic festival. http://www.colterwall.com/ @NewportFolkFest #WPRO

The Watson Twins, identical sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson sang with a number of artists at the Newport Folk Festival. It was their first time performing at Newport. #WPRO @NewportFolkFest https://thewatsontwins.com/

Professor Gretchen Macht from the University of Rhode Island Engineering Department will be looking at ways to streamline the way people line up at the polls on election day.

Shaun O'Rourke, Rhode Island Chief Resiliency Officer. #WPRO He has developed Resilient Rhody, Rhode Island's first climate resilience action strategy http://climatechange.ri.gov/resiliency/

J. Brian Atwood, Senior Fellow for International Studies and Public Affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies #WPRO Meeting in Helsinki, President Donald Trump indicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin he would consider turning a former U.S. ambassador over to the Russians for questioning. Prof. Atwood knows Amb. Michael McFaul and talks about the issues at stake.

Singer Jose James #WPRO He will be headlining the Friday night, Aug. 3 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival at the Newport Casino