Steve Klamkin & The Saturday Am News

Amy Moses, Rhode Island Director of the Conservation Law Foundation #WPRO She attended the recent signing of a state executive order to study ways to curb plastic pollution in the ocean and other waterways

Katie Spaziano is General Manager for Waterfront Concerts #WPRO They've been staging concerts at Bold Point Park in East Providence since late last summer, continuing with a slate of shows this year. http://www.riwaterfrontevents.com/bold-point-park/

Jack Martin, Executive Director of the Providence Public Library. #WPRO The library launched a fundraising campaign to support a $25 million restoration of the 1950's era building on Empire Street.

Prof. Sunshine Menezes is Director of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting at the University of Rhode Island, now celebrating its 20th anniversary

Recently, opponents of the proposed Invenergy LLC gas fired power plant led reporters and others on a "walk in the woods" of Burrillville's Pulaski State Park. #WPRO Among those directing the walk: Kevin Cleary, Chairman of the Burrillville Conservation Commission; Paul Dolan, Area Director of the Rhode Island Resource Conservation and Development Council and Kate McPherson, Riverkeeper at Save The Bay. Kevin Cleary then spoke about the concerns townspeople and others have about the potential impact to the environment.

Dr. Rosalind Tomkins, founder of the National Month of Hope #WPRO She encourages listeners in Rhode Island, where the state motto is "Hope" to become "citizens of hope" through her #HopeFridays campaign http://rosalindytompkins.com/

Justin Silverman, Executive Director of the New England First Amendment Coalition #WPRO He discusses the recent attack on the Annapolis, Maryland Capital Gazette newspaper, and the shift in mood in the country following mounting attacks on the press by the President and others

Mike Stanton - Pulitzer Prize - winning author talks about his latest book, "Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World" #WPRO A former Providence Journal reporter, Mike Stanton is also the author of New York Times bestselling "The Prince of Providence" about former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci.

Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count #WPRO Information about Rhode Island children is contained in the latest national data book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.rikidscount.org/

Journalist Michele McPhee tells how an informant infiltrated MS-13, one of the world's most dangerous and secretive criminal gangs for the first time. #WPRO Her story is detailed in Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/2018/06/22/ms-13-972406.html

Infosys President Ravi Kumar & Roseanne Somerson, President of the Rhode Island School of Design. #WPRO The India-based global consulting and services giant has entered into a training partnership with the Providence-based design college to train 1,000 designers from its worldwide workforce over the next five years, as it bases a new "hub" in Providence.

Professor Jared Goldstein at the Roger Williams University School of Law discusses the Supreme Court wedding cake ruling and the constitutional issues surrounding President Trump's suggestion that he could pardon himself. #WPRO

As Miss America does away with the swimsuit and evening competition, Miss Rhode Island 2018 Alexandra Coppa weighs in as she prepares to compete for the title #WPRO

At the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show, Commander Eric Doyle & Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Jose talk about their roles with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron

Michele Maker Palmieri on the "37th Annual Great Chowder Cook-Off" #WPRO It takes place on Saturday, June 2 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at Fort Adams State Park in Newport

Singer and songwriter Jesse Colin Young appears at the Narrows Center in Fall River on Saturday, May 26, 2018. #WPRO He talks about his career, which began in the 1960's with the band The Youngbloods, his legendary solo career, which he revived about a year ago, and his "second career", growing coffee on the side of a volcano in Hawaii. http://www.jessecolinyoung.com/ http://www.narrowscenter.org/

Dr. Lisa Emelia Svensson - Director for Ocean at the United Nations Environment Program #WPRO She was among the speakers at the Ocean Summit during the Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover, looking for solutions to the spread of plastics throughout the world's oceans. https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/sustainability/ocean-summit.html #VolvoOceanRace @VolvoOceanRace @UnitedNations

Charlie Enright, Skipper of the "Vestas 11th Hour Racing" team #WPRO He talked about the challenges facing the team during the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race during the stopover in Newport, Rhode Island #VolvoOceanRace @VolvoOceanRace

Pianist Judith Stillman presented Beethoven: Torment and Triumph, a play within a concert. #WPRO

P.J. Fox is Executive Director of the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence. #WPRO He talks about teaming with the Rhode Island chapter of "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America" for a series of Peace Walks. https://nonviolenceinstitute.org/ https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionRI/