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Colin Kane is a founding partner of the highly successful Peregrine Group, real estate advisors and project managers. The company has offices in Newport and Rumford, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. Our conversation ranges from the impact of climate change, liquor licenses, a proposed moratorium for construction in what is being called Newport’s innovation district, […]
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Al Kamara was born in a tiny impoverished village in Liberia — no utilities, no running water, no schools, no hospitals. One of 21 children, his mother arranged for his “adoption” by a businessman at the age of 10. He entered a world where he would learn to read and write, travel with “foster parents” […]
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Brought up in Haiti, Dr. Nadia Duvilaire’s journey from Haiti was one that began with her mother’s original journey to New York City, leaving Nadia and her brother to be brought up by their grandmother. During the 10 years until they were reunited in New York City, Nadia’s mother suffered homelessness, living at times in the […]
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Ron Carter is perhaps the most influential bassists in jazz history, with some 2,500 albums to his credit. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and has earned two Grammy […]
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Dr. Barbara Roberts, author of the forthcoming book, The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story, joins Frank Prosnitz to talk about her book, caring for the Godfather of the New England’s Mafia, her love affair with a top ranking mafia operative, her leadership in the reproductive rights’ movement, and her accomplishments as one of Rhode […]
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I recall several years ago, walking slowly from the cemetery after the funeral for my Uncle Joe, a World War II vet. As I looked back, I saw my other uncle, Phil, standing alone by the grave saluting my uncle one last time. At 93, my Uncle Phil, a World War II Coast Guard vet, […]
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With less than two weeks until the election, John Marion, executive director of Common Cause of Rhode Island, joins WUN’s Frank Prosnitz on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport to discuss voter suppression issues nationwide and look ahead at the upcoming legislative session. Common Cause of Rhode Island is a […]
Newport, RI – This weekend’s series of contemporary ballet performances by Island Moving Company at Casino Theatre in Newport will feature choreography by IMC Artistic Director Miki Ohlsen and choreographers from Italy and Puerto Rico. Simona De Tullio, Director of the Breathing Art Company based in Bari, Italy, will debut two pieces during Far to Near : Choreography. […]
Westerly, RI – On any given day in Rhode Island, there are more than 1,000 men, women, and children living in emergency shelters, cars, train stations, struggling simply to survive. Joe Glennon was one of them, until he turned his life around. There was a time when Joe would call his car his home, a […]
On this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK Newport we catch up with blues-folk artist Kerri Powers by phone before her Common Fence Music show this Friday. Lieutenant commander Josh Kempinski, Vice President of the Surface Naval Forces (SNA) Chapter Newport, also stops by the show discuss their upcoming 5k By The Bay, that’s […]
Two bills are pending in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives that would restore disability benefits to hundreds of thousands of Vietnam Veterans suffering from Agent Orange-related illnesses. WUN’s Frank Prosnitz chats with two Vietnam Veterans on this edition of The Open Forum on AM 1540 WADK Newport who are on a crusade […]
Newport, RI – After a few years of planning, the groundbreaking for the new 84-room Hammetts Wharf Hotel, restaurant, retail space, and office space at the former Newport Yachting Center finally will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd. Colin Kane, Principal of Peregrine Group, joins me on this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on WADK 1540AM […]
On this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK Newport, we hear (and learn) all about Lucy Hearth and hear about their upcoming 7th Annual Fall for Lucy’s Hearth., that will take place at the International Tennis Hall Of Fame on October 25th. Lucy’s Hearth is a 24-hour emergency and transitional shelter for families and […]
Listen to Governor Gina Raimondo and you’ll be convinced that Rhode Island’s economy is strong, with wages growing faster than any other state. Listen to her Republican challenger, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, and you’ll believe that Rhode Island is the worst state in which to do business. Ask Joe Trillo, an Independent candidate for governor […]
Iain Guest,adjunct professor at Georgetown University and founder of The Advocacy Project, joined me on What’sUpNewp Radio on WADK 1540AM before his talk on Wednesday at Redwood Library and Athenaeum on Sexual Violence and War in Africa. We were joined by Matthew Gray from Ragged Island Brewing Company to chat about their plans to expand and grow in Portsmouth. […]
Newport’s Pell Elementary School students made history today by becoming the first Rhode Island public school to make contact with the International Space Station (ISS). As part of United Nations annual World Space Week, K-4th graders talked directly with astronaut “Ricky” Arnold aboard the ISS live from their school gymnasium in Newport. What’sUpNewp broadcast a […]
Dr. Kathy Abbass, RIMAP’s Executive Director and Principal Investigator, joins us for the majority of this edition of What’s Up Newp Radio on WADK 1540AM to answer,“Could it be the Endeavour?” Archaeologists from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) and its partner, the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), announced their 2018 research results for […]
In the wake of the ongoing allegations of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, I just had to speak up and share my unique opinion and view on the topic. As a survivor of sexual assault, I believe that many in the press and in our communities are doing much more harm than good to […]
The willingness of the Potter League for Animals in Middletown to reach out and help animals is pretty much limitless. Last week, it took in 17 dogs and 1 cat from a shelter in South Carolina in anticipation of hurricane rescue needs. It is also the sister shelter to NOWZAD, the only animal rescue organization […]
I took over the WADK airwaves as host of The Open Forum and What’sUpNewp Radio Edition on Wednesday, it was a jam-packed two hours of fun and information. The Open Forum (12 pm to 1 pm) Is it the Endeavour? Archaeologists believe they have found Capt. Cook’s Vessel in Newport Harbor and it has put […]
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