Steve Klamkin & The Saturday Am News

Political analyst Jennifer Lawless looks at the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, his acquittal and what lies ahead in the 2020 elections. #WPRO Jennifer Lawless is the Commonwealth Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. jenlawless.com

Singer Angélique Kidjo performs February 22 at The VETS for FirstWorks #WPRO Grammy winning singer Angélique Kidjo talks about her recent Grammy win, the music of Talking Heads "Remain in Light" that she will be performing when she visits The VETS February 22nd. kidjo.com first-works.org

Eric Wyatt Quintet appears at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford February 13 #WPRO Saxophonist Eric Wyatt's latest CD, The Golden Rule for Sonny is a tribute to the legendary Sonny Rollins, who he's known since he was 10 years old. ericwyatt-music.com

Josh Knowles is a violinist and composer who will perform as part of Game Changers with Festival Ballet Providence February 7-9 at The VETS #WPRO Photo courtesy Festival Ballet Providence festivalballetprovidence.org joshknowlesmusic.com

Corey Brettschneider, Professor of Political Science at Brown University #WPRO The author of "THE OATH AND THE OFFICE - A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents" analyses the President Donald Trump impeachment trial. coreybrettschneider.com

Singer & songwriter Tom Rush #WPRO Tom Rush performs February 1 at the Narrows Center in Fall River tomrush.com

Jennifer Paolantonio, a teacher at Ponaganset High School and winner of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award #WPRO Photo courtesy Milken Family Foundation milkeneducatorawards.org

Scott Drexel is a senior advisor to National Popular Vote. #WPRO The group is enlisting states to sign on to a pledge to award their Presidential electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote. nationalpopularvote.com

Johanna Neuman is the author of "And Yet They Persisted: How American Women Won The Right To Vote" #WPRO Timely in this 100th anniversary year of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Johanna Neuman documents the long struggle by women to win the vote. johannaneuman.com

Rock drummers Vinny and Carmine Appice perform February 1 in New Bedford. #WPRO The brothers perform at the Greasy Luck Pub & Music Hall in New Bedford. vinnyappice.com carmineappice.net

The gospel group Sing Harlem headlines the 6th annual “Singing The Dream 2020” concert. #WPRO Miriam Ross is the producer of the “Singing The Dream 2020” concert, a special musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Temple Emanu-El in Providence. https://bit.ly/2Tzc6U5

Judge Michael Forte, Chief Judge of the Rhode Island Family Court #WPRO Judge Forte co-chaired the Governor's Juvenile and Criminal Justice Working Group, which is recommending a number of changes to help ease the transition from prison to the outside world. https://bit.ly/2uL930V

Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island Secretary of State #WPRO Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea organized an observance of the 100th anniversary of Rhode Island's ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the vote. Her office is also preparing a series of events and educational materials to recognize the landmark. bit.ly/2QOxpzc

Ada Calhoun is the author of "Why We Can't Sleep - Women's New Midlife Crisis" #WPRO Many "Generation X" women found that they can't "have it all", and award-winning author Ada Calhoun found that many find themselves exhausted, anxious, terrified about money, under-employed, overwhelmed, and doubt many of their major life choices. adacalhoun.com Photo by Gilbert King

Nick Alahverdian is a long-time critic of the Rhode Island Department for Children, Youth and Families. #WPRO Saying that he was abused as a child in the care of Rhode Island's child welfare agency nearly two decades ago, Alahverdian is renewing his fight to improve the agency, after being diagnosed with a likely fatal illness. nicholasalahverdian.comPhoto courtesy Nick Alahverdian

Tim Howes, Business Professor at Johnson & Wales University #WPRO After the holidays, Tim Howes, Associate Professor in the College of Business at Johnson & Wales University suggests taking a different approach to straightening out your finances and staying out of debt. jwu.edu

Tina Pedersen is the founder and President of RAMP real access motivates Progress #WPRO A cancer and stroke survivor who is confined to a wheelchair, Tina Pedersen was Ms Wheelchair RI 2018. She started RAMP to help people with disabilities navigate an often difficult world rampisinclusion.com

Linda Finn is President of the RI Coalition Against Gun Violence #WPRO She talks about the aftermath of the Westerly shootings & more ricagv.org

Kathleen Pletcher is Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks #WPRO FirstWorks Executive Artistic Director Kathleen Pletcher looks ahead to the events and shows that the arts group has already scheduled for the upcoming 2020 season. first-works.org

Melina Lodge is Executive Director of the Housing Network of RI #WPRO The Housing Network of Rhode Island recently hosted a couple hundred people at the first "Homes Rhode Island Summit", to look for ways to ease the state's housing shortage. housingnetworkri.org