Synopsis
Saturday Mornings 6am-8am
Episodes
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Prof. Navindra Seeram - maple syrup research at URI
20/02/2018 Duration: 04minProf. Navindra Seeram is among researchers at the University of Rhode Island awarded a $470,000 US Department of Agriculture grant to study maple syrup's anti-inflammatory properties. Navindra Seeram and Angela Slitt, associate professors of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences in the URI College of Pharmacy are heading up the two-year study.
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Todd Gershwin - FirstWorks' American Songbook
17/02/2018 Duration: 06minTodd Gershwin, a great-nephew of George Gershwin talks about FirstWorks' production of “American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook” #WPRO It's coming up on Thursday at _The Vets_ in Providence. http://first-works.org/events/american-rhapsody-the-gershwin-songbook/
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Linda Finn - Florida school shootings
17/02/2018 Duration: 07minLinda Finn, President of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence talks about the local and national response to the deadly school shootings in Florida this week. https://www.ricagv.org/
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David Plante - author of American Stranger
09/02/2018 Duration: 07minAuthor David Plante, a Providence native, talks about his latest novel, "American Stranger", one woman's emotional and evocative life journey through a widely varied landscape. He talks about his background, and its similarities to and his affinity toward novelist Jack Kerouac. http://www.delphiniumbooks.com/book/american-stranger/
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Steven Miles - the nuclear "doomsday clock" is moved up
29/01/2018 Duration: 04minStephen Miles - director of the group Win Without War talks about the move by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to move the so-called Doomsday Clock closer to 'midnight', signifying a greater risk of nuclear war. www.winwithoutwar.org
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Dr. James Fanale - CEO of Care New England
26/01/2018 Duration: 05minAs Care New England of Rhode Island and Partners HealthCare of Boston announced plans to proceed with their previously-announced merger, CNE Chief Executive Officer Dr. James Fanale discussed the implications for health care and the hospitals' employees. CNE operates Kent, Butler, Women & Infants and other hospitals and health care facilities, while Partners operates Brigham & Women's, Massachusetts General and other hospitals in Massachusetts.
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Dr. Jerome Adams - Surgeon General of the United States
26/01/2018 Duration: 05minThe U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams came to Rhode Island to take part in a round table discussion on the opioid crisis, and spoke with reporters about other health policies and initiatives.
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Michael Walton - Youth Empowerment Forum
22/01/2018 Duration: 04minMichael Walton, a world-class track and field athlete and founder of the "Michael Walton Foundation" recently organized a "youth empowerment forum" in Providence. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the day-long series of sessions at the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, learning about values represented by the theme of "perseverance". The forum including inspiring talks from Walton, from Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, former New England Patriots player Patrick Pass and others. http://michaelwaltonfoundation.org
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David Beauchesne - Rhode Island Philharmonic & Music School
22/01/2018 Duration: 06minDavid Beauchesne is Executive Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic & Music School He talks about upcoming concert programs and guest conductors who are directing the Philharmonic during a search for a permanent conductor. http://www.ri-philharmonic.org
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Miss America 2018 Cara Mund
19/01/2018 Duration: 05minCara Mund talks about her year as Miss America 2018, and the turmoil surrounding the Miss America organization. She discusses topics ranging from the ouster of the group's top leadership over crude emails disparaging former titleholders, her own experiences as Miss America, to her future plans and to returning to Providence since graduating from Brown University.
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Phionna Claude offers a poem: “I Choose Love” at RI Ministers Alliance MLK breakfast
15/01/2018 Duration: 05minProvidence College Senior Phionna Claude recites a poem: “I Choose Love” at the Rhode Island Ministers Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast. #WPRO
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Randall Rosenbaum & Jeffrey Emidy - funding arts, cultural & preservation programs
12/01/2018 Duration: 04minArts, culture and preservation groups and agencies around Rhode Island received $4.6 million in grant money from a state bond. #WPRO Randall Rosenbaum, Executive Director at Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and Jeffrey Emidy, Acting Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission discussed the grants at an awards ceremony in Newport.
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Teddy Savas & Kim Zandy - foster families
11/01/2018 Duration: 04minTeddy Savas, Deputy Director of the RI Department for Children, Youth and Families and Kim Zandy of 92 PRO-FM, a foster and adoptive parent discuss Rhode Island's efforts to attract more foster families. More than 250 youngsters in the state are in need of placement with a foster family.With grants from the Rhode Island Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the state raises more than $1.3 million to increase the number of foster homes available in the state. http://www.dcyf.ri.gov www.92profm.com
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Dr. Tracey Wilen - disruptive technologies in 2018
11/01/2018 Duration: 05minDr. Tracey Wilen talks about the impact of disruptive technologies on jobs and other aspects of life in 2018. She Dr. Tracey Wilen is the author of 12 books and is a frequent media contributor on career, business and women's topics. Dr. Tracey has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, an executive for Fortune 100 firms, and holds an MBA, PhD.tracey@traceywilen.com , www.traceywilen.com, @traceywilen
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WPRO Saturday Morning News staff members talk about the January snowstorm
06/01/2018 Duration: 04minWPRO Saturday Morning News staffers Tessa Roy, Rich Teter; Doug Lezette and Steve Klamkin talk about their experiences during the January, 2018 snowstorm
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A.T. Wall - retiring as Rhode Island Director of Corrections
06/01/2018 Duration: 06minA.T. Wall, Rhode Island Director of Corrections is retiring after 18 years in the job, capping a 40-year career in corrections.
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James "Chip" Coldren - studied police body-worn cameras
28/12/2017 Duration: 06minCriminologist James "Chip" Coldren with the CNA Group studied the Las Vegas, Nevada Police Department's use of body-worn cameras, and whether it can curb the excessive use of force by police. It follows the release of Providence Police footage from an officer's body-worn camera from the November officer-involved shooting death of a suspect on a Route I-95 highway ramp.
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Allison Rogers - Miss RI Executive Director responds to email scandal
23/12/2017 Duration: 05minAllison Rogers, Executive Director of the Miss Rhode Island organization & Miss Rhode Island 2006 #WPRO She responds after former Miss Americas were shamed in emails by their own group's leadership, and the suspension of the national pageant's chief executive http://bit.ly/2zjMgpo
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Rebecca Boss - opioid deaths decline in Rhode Island
21/12/2017 Duration: 09minRebecca Boss, Director of the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals #WPRO Rhode Island experienced a slight decline in the number of opioid deaths from the first 8 months of 2016 to the same period in 2017
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Neil Steinberg - Rhode Island Foundation
16/12/2017 Duration: 05minNeil Steinberg, CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. they are highlighting the Carter Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Innovation, or RI "genius grants" http://www.rifoundation.org