Rhode Island Media Guide
2007
Published by The Legislative Press & Public Information Bureau Room 20 State House Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-2457
Table of Contents Newspaper Groups………………………………………5 Daily Newspapers……………………………………….7 Weekly Newspapers…………………………………….19 Monthly Publications……………………………………37 Minority and Special Interest Media……………………47 Minority……………………………………………49 Senior Citizens…………………………………….56 Religious………………………………………...…57 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues………58 College & University Media…………………………….59 Radio Stations…………………………………………...67 Radio Groups……………………………………………69 AM…………………………………………………71 FM………………………………………………….79 Television Stations………………………………………85 Media Services…………………………………………...93 Web Sites and Blogs………………………………………97
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Newspaper groups
Journal Register Company The Call The Times Kent County Daily Times Warwick Daily Times Neighbors Cranston Monthly Southern Rhode Island Newspapers: Chariho Times Coventry Courier East Greenwich Pendulum Narragansett Times The Standard-Times East Bay Newspapers Barrington Times Bristol Phoenix East Providence Post NTW (Newport This Week) Sakonnet Times Warren Times-Gazette Seekonk Star Swansea News Westport Shorelines Beacon Communications, Inc. Cranston Herald Warwick Beacon Johnston Sun Rise Prime Time PennySaver East Side Newspapers (Shares sales/accounting staff with Beacon Communications) East Side Monthly Providence Monthly Campus Connection Breeze Publications, Inc. North Providence Breeze Valley Breeze Valley Breeze & Observer South County Newspapers North-East Independent South County Independent South County Living 5
Daily Newspapers
Brown Daily Herald P.O. Box 2538 Providence, RI 02906 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Circulation: Area: (401) 351-3260 (401) 351-9297 www.browndailyherald.com herald@browndailyherald.com and business@browndailyherald.com Mary Catherine Lader and Eric Beck, Editors in Chief Daily (5 days a week), excluding college vacations Monday – Friday 4,000 Brown community, Providence, and national news
The Call 75 Main Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 Northeast Publishing Co., A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Contact 3: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: vacant (401) 767-8557 City Editor (401) 767-8544 Executive Editor (401) 765-2834 www.woonsocketcall.com news@woonsocketcall.com Daniel H. Trafford, Executive Editor Denise Perreault, Assistant Managing Editor Aaron Frechette, City Editor Daily (7 days a week) Monday – Sunday mornings 8:00 p.m. prior to day of publication 15,000 daily; 20,000 Sunday RI: Glocester, Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Burrillville MA: Blackstone, Bellingham, Uxbridge, Millville Sister to the (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, Warwick Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
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The Day (of New London, Conn.) Pawcatuck Bureau 2931 West Broad St. Pawcatuck, CT 06379 The Day Publishing Co.
Publisher: Phone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes:
Gary Farrugia (860) 701-4480 (860) 599-8037 www.theday.com j.conlon@theday.com Joyce Conlon, office administrator of Pawcatuck office Daily (7 days a week) Monday – Sunday mornings One day before 40,000+ Westerly and Connecticut Sister to the Westerly Times, other Times papers
The Good Five-Cent Cigar (University of Rhode Island) 50 Lower College Road Memorial Union Room 125 Kingston, RI 02881 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: (401) 874-4325 (401) 874-5607 www.ramcigar.com cigar@etal.uri.edu Shaun Boutwell, Editor in Chief Daily (4 days) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Prior day at 5 p.m. 5,000 URI community, South County area
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Herald News 207 Pocasset Street Fall River, MA 02722 Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Area: Notes: Dan Goodrich (508) 676-8211 (508) 676-2559 newsroom (508) 676-2566 www.heraldnews.com news@heraldnews.com Lisa Stratton, Editor Daily 7 days a week, mornings Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Little Compton Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
Kent County Daily Times P.O. Box 589 West Warwick, RI 02893-0589 (Located at 1353 Main St.) Hometown Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr. (401) 821-7400 (401) 828-0810 www.RIcentral.com kceditor@ricentral.com Louis Hochman, Managing Editor Michelle Carrier-Migliozzi, City Editor Daily (6 days a week) Monday – Saturday mornings Previous day at 5:00 p.m. West Warwick, Coventry, West Greenwich, Hope Operates in conjunction with The Warwick Daily Times. Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Warwick Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
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The Newport Daily News P.O. Box 420 Newport, RI 02840-0936 (located at 101 Malbone Road) The Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Albert K. Sherman, Jr. 401-849-3300 401-849-3306 news@NewportRI.com letters to the editor: editor@NewportRI.com www.newportdailynews.com Sheila Mullowney, Managing Editor Daily afternoons (6 days a week) Monday – Saturday Daily at 9:00 a.m. 13,600 Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Jamestown Sister publication to Mercury; has a cooperative relationship with North-East Independent, South County Independent and South County Living.
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The Providence Journal 75 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02902-0050 A BELO Subsidiary Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Editions: Contacts: Howard G. Sutton, Publisher, President & CEO (401) 277-7000 (401) 277-7346 www.projo.com pjnews@projo.com Daily (7 days a week) Monday – Sunday mornings Noon or prior 170,000 daily; 250,000 Sunday Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts Metro, East Bay, Massachusetts, North, West Bay, South County Joel P. Rawson, Senior Vice President & Executive Editor Tom Heslin, (Statewide) Managing Editor, (401) 277-7319 Tim Murphy (Statewide) City Editor, (401) 277-8067 Tony LaRoche, Assistant City Editor (401) 277-7040 City desk (401) 277-7303 Robert B. Whitcomb, VP & Editorial Page Editor (401) 277-7440, (401) 277-7439 Editorial page fax John Kostrzewa, Business Editor, (401) 277-7000 X8, jkostrze@projo.com (401) 277-8250 Business section fax Linda Borg, education writer, lborg@projo.com Peter B. Lord, environmental writer, (401) 277-8036, plord@projo.com Julia Steiny, education columnist, juliasteiny@cox.net George W. Reilly, veterans columnist, veteranscolumn@verizon.net
The Providence Journal -- State House Bureau State House Providence, RI 02903 Fax (401) 454-8670 Katherine Gregg, Bureau Chief, (401) 277-7078, kgregg@projo.com Steve Peoples (401) 277-7513, speoples@projo.com Elizabeth Gudrais (401) 277-7045, egudrais@projo.com
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The Providence Journal – North Bureau 75 Fountain St. Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 277-7095 (401) 277-7263 www.projo.com north@projo.com Karen Maguire, Regional Editor Tuesday – Friday Prior day 5:00 p.m. or sooner Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Scituate, Smithfield, Woonsocket
The Providence Journal - East Bay Bureau 14 Gooding Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 253-1200 (401) 254-6999 www.projo.com eastbay@projo.com Dave Reid, Regional Editor Tuesday – Friday 24-hour advance latest Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Warren, Newport
The Providence Journal - Metro Bureau 75 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 277-7303 (401) 277-7346 www.projo.com pjmetro@projo.com Jack Khorey, Metro Edition Editor Tuesday – Friday Prior day at noon Providence, North Providence
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The Providence Journal - South County Bureau 32 Old Tower Hill Road Wakefield, RI 02879 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 783-3301 (401) 783-5970 www.projo.com scounty@projo.com Dave McCarthy, Regional Editor Tuesday – Friday Prior day at 3:00 p.m. or sooner Block Island, Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, Westerly
The Providence Journal – West Bay Bureau 75 Fountain St. Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 277-7090 (401) 277-7227 www.projo.com wbnews@projo.com Jean Plunkett, Regional Editor Tuesday – Friday Prior day at 5:00 p.m. Cranston, Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick
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The Times 23 Exchange Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Northeast Publishing Co., A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Contact 3: Politics: Vacant (401) 722-4000, (401) 727-9292 (after 5 p.m.) (401) 727-9280 www.pawtuckettimes.com editor@pawtuckettimes.com Daniel Trafford, Executive Editor Scott Dolan, Assistant Managing Editor Bill Rupp, News Editor Jim Baron covers politics and the State House for all the JRC papers. He can be reached at (401) 365-1412, fax (401) 453-0333 and polasus@lycos.com. Daily (6 days a week) Monday – Saturday mornings Prior day at 6 p.m. RI: Cumberland, Lincoln, Central Falls, Pawtucket, East Providence MA: Attleboro, Seekonk Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, Kent County Daily Times, Warwick Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
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The Warwick Daily Times P.O. Box 589 West Warwick, RI 02893-0589 (Located at 1353 Main St.) Hometown Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr. (401) 821-7400 (401) 828-0810 www.RIcentral.com kceditor@ricentral.com Louis Hochman, Managing Editor Michelle Carrier-Migliozzi, City Editor Daily (6 days a week) Monday – Saturday mornings Previous day at 5:00 p.m. Warwick Operates in conjunction with the Kent County Daily Times. Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly,
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Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times. The Westerly Sun 56 Main Street Westerly, RI 02891-0520 The Sun Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Timothy Ryan (401) 596-7791 (401) 348-5080 www.thewesterlysun.com aalgier@thewesterlysun.com Angela Algier, City Editor Ray Lamont, Editor in Chief Daily (7 days a week) Monday-Sunday afternoons 2 days prior 12,000 RI: Westerly, Hopkinton, Charlestown, some areas of Richmond CT: Mystic, Stonington, Noank, Pawcatuck
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Weekly Newspapers
Barrington Times 30 Cutler St., Suite 217 Warren, RI 02885 East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 245-6000 (401) 245-0307 www.eastbayri.com jbickford@eastbaynewspapers.com Josh Bickford, Editor Weekly Wednesday Monday at 9 a.m. 5,146 Barrington Sister publication to the Bristol Phoenix, East Providence Post, NTW, Sakonnet Times, Warren Times-Gazette, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
The Block Island Times P.O. Box 278 Block Island, RI 02807 (Located on Ocean Avenue) Block Island Times, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Fraser Lang, Betty Rawls Lang (401) 466-2222 (401) 466-8804 www.blockislandtimes.com PVOSKAMP@blockislandtimes.com Peter Voskamp, Editor Shane Howrigan, Office Manager Weekly Saturday Tuesday at noon 3,500 Block Island
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Bristol Phoenix P.O. Box 90 Bristol, RI 02809 (located at One Bradford Street) East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 253-6000 (401) 253-6055 www.eastbayri.com bristol@eastbaynewspapers.com Ted Hayes, Editor Weekly Thursday Tuesday at noon 5,869 Bristol Sister publication to the Barrington Times, East Providence Post, NTW, Sakonnet Times, Warren Times-Gazette, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
The Chariho Times P.O. Box 620 Wyoming, RI 02898 (located at 1171 Main Street) Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: David Dear Jr. Telephone: (401) 539-0100 Fax: (401) 539-2330 Web site: www.RIcentral.com Email: gmcgovern@ricentral.com Primary Contact: Galen McGovern, Editor Frequency: Weekly Published: Thursday Deadline: Monday at noon Circulation: 2,550 Area: Charlestown, Richmond, Hopkinton Notes: Sister to the Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times, Standard-Times, the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors and Cranston Monthly
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The Charlestown Press 56 Main Street Westerly, RI 02891-0520 The Sun Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Timothy Ryan (401) 596-7791 (401) 348-5080 www.thewesterlysun.com dsmith@thecharlestownpress.com David Smith, Editor, ext. 364 Weekly Thursdays Friday prior to publication 13,000, mailed free to every home in circulation area Charlestown, Kenyon (Charleston-Richmond), Richmond and South Kingstown Sister to Westerly Sun, Mystic River Press, Westerly-Pawcatuck Press and Wood River Press
The Coventry Courier 45 Reservoir Road, Box 8 Coventry, RI 02816 Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Web site 2: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr. (401) 826-4250 (401) 826-4255 www.RIcentral.com www.coventrycourier.com jswanson@ricentral.com Jennifer Swanson, Editor Weekly Friday Tuesday at noon 1,350 Coventry, West Greenwich Sister to the Chariho Times, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times, Standard-Times, the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors and Cranston Monthly.
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Cranston Herald 1944 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02889 Beacon Communications Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Website: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 732-3100 (401) 732-3110 www.cranstononline.com elizabeths@warwickonline.com Elizabeth Wayland-Seal, Editor Weekly Thursday Tuesday at noon 4,500 Cranston Sister publication to the Johnston Sun Rise, Prime Time, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon, in connection with East Side Monthly, Providence Monthly and Campus Connection.
The East Greenwich Pendulum P.O. Box 350 East Greenwich, RI 02818 (located at 580 Main Street) Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr. (401) 884-4662 (401) 884-9819 www.RIcentral.com jgibbs@mail.ricentral.com Jonathan Gibbs, Editor Weekly Thursday Friday at 5:00 p.m. 3,500 East Greenwich, and the Cowesett and Potowomut sections of Warwick Sister to the Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, Narragansett Times, the StandardTimes, the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors and Cranston Monthly.
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East Providence Post 1027 Waterman Ave. East Providence, RI 02914 East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Contact 3: Email: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 434-7210 (401) 434-9469 Scott Pickering, Managing Editor Victor Alverez, News Editor Vinay Salsena, Assistant Editor post@eastbaynewspapers.com Weekly Friday Monday at 5:00 p.m. 12,000 East Providence Sister publication to the Barrington Times, Bristol Phoenix, NTW, Sakonnet Times, Warren Times-Gazette, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
The Jamestown Press 42 Narragansett Avenue Jamestown, RI 02835 Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Jeffrey J. McDonough (401) 423-3200 (401) 423-1661 www.jamestownpress.com news@jamestownpress.com Donna Drago, Editor Christopher Irby, Managing Editor Weekly Thursday Monday at 3:00 p.m. 6,500 Jamestown, Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport Narragansett, North Kingstown, South Kingstown
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The Johnston Sun Rise 1944 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02889-2400 Beacon Communications, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 732-3100 (401) 732-3110 www.johnstonsunrise.net johnh@warwickonline.com John Howell, Managing Editor James Stern, reporter Weekly Thursday Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. 8,000 (free) Johnston Sister publication to the Cranston Herald, Prime Time, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon, in connection to East Side Monthly, Providence Monthly and Campus Connection.
Mercury P.O. Box 420 Newport, RI 02840-0936 (located at 101 Malbone Road) The Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Albert K. Sherman, Jr. (401) 849-3300 (401) 849-3306 www.newportmercury.com editor@newportmercury.com Janine Weisman, Editor, ext. 271 weekly Wednesday Previous Wednesday 10,000 Newport and area Alternative paper on ideas, culture, entertainment, style and the arts. Sister publication to Newport Daily News, has a cooperative relationship with NorthEast Independent, South County Independent and South County Living. Distributed free in Newport, South and Bristol counties.
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My Backyard P.O. Box 3109 South Attleboro, MA 02703 (Located at 466 Washington Street) My Backyard Publishing, Inc. Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: (508) 761-8106 (508) 399-8750 mybackyard@comcast.net James Hanley, Publisher Weekly Thursday Friday at 5 p.m. Pawtucket, Lincoln, Central Falls, Cumberland, Attleboro, East Providence
The Narragansett Times 212 Main Street, Unit #3 Wakefield, RI 02879 Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr., Publisher (401) 789-1081 (401) 789-4907 www.ricentral.com jbarrett@ricentral.com Joel Barrett, Editor Twice weekly Wednesday and Friday Monday at 10 a.m. for Wednesday paper; Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Friday paper, breaking news until 6:00 p.m. Monday & Wednesday 6,500 Narragansett, South Kingstown, Kingston Sister to the Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Standard-Times, the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors and Cranston Monthly.
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Neighbors 75 Main St. Woonsocket, RI 02895 A publication of the Call and the Times, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Michael Moses (401) 767-8535 (401) 671-6055 news@your-neighbors.net Laura St. Germain, Editor Weekly Wednesday for Lincoln-Cumberland, Friday for Burrillville-Glocester Previous Wednesday for Lincoln-Cumberland, Previous Friday for BurrillvilleGlocester 35,000 Cumberland, Lincoln, Burrillville, Glocester Free; Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
NTW (formerly Newport This Week) 33 Marlborough St. Newport, RI 02840 East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 847-7766 ext. 107 (401) 846-4974 www.ntwlive.com editorial@newportthisweek.net & info@newportthisweek.net Scott Pickering, Managing Editor ext. 107 Weekly Wednesday Monday at noon 10,000 Newport, Middletown Free; Alternative news and arts weekly; Sister publication to the Barrington Times, Bristol Phoenix, East Providence Post, Sakonnet Times, Warren TimesGazette, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
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North-East Independent P.O. Box 244 North Kingstown, RI 02852-0244 (located at 10 High St. Wakefield, RI 02879) South County Newspapers Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: (401) 294-8700 (401) 295-9299 www.neindependent.com editorial@neindependent.com Kristen Cyr, Editor Weekly Thursdays Monday at noon 4,700 North Kingstown, East Greenwich Sister paper to the South County Independent and South County Living, has a cooperative relationship with Newport Daily News and Mercury.
North Providence Breeze 592 Putnam Pike Greenville, RI 02828 Breeze Publications, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Thomas V. Ward (401) 949-2700 (401) 949-2420 www.breezeobserver.com news@breezeobserver.com Lucille Benoit Weekly Thursday Monday at noon 7,000 North Providence Sister publication to the Valley Breeze and Valley Breeze & Observer
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Providence Business News 220 West Exhange St., Suite 210 Providence, RI 02903 The Providence Business News Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Roger Bergenheim (401) 273-2201 (401) 274-0670 www.pbn.com Publisher@pbn.com & Editor@pbn.com Mark Murphy, Editor Marion Davis, Managing Editor Weekly Monday Tuesday at noon 10,000 (35,000 readers) Southeastern New England through Boston Caters to business news in readership area
The Providence Phoenix 150 Chestnut Street Providence, RI 02903 Phoenix Media/Communications Group Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Stephen M. Mindich, Publisher and Chairman (401) 273-6397 (401) 273-0920 www.thephoenix.com idonnis@phx.com Ian Donnis, News Editor Lou Papineau, Managing Editor Weekly Thursday The previous Friday at 5 p.m. 60,000 (free) Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts Alternative newspaper with extensive news, arts and entertainment coverage; sister paper of Boston Phoenix and Portland Phoenix
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The Providence Visitor 184 Broad Street Providence, RI 02903 Diocese of Providence Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. (401) 272-1010 (401) 421-8418 www.providencevisitor.com mobrien@dioceseofprovidence.org Marcia O’Brien Weekly Thursday Friday prior to publication 31,000 Diocese of Providence
Sakonnet Times 1701 Stafford Road, #1 East Side Crossings, RI 02878-2541 East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 624-3035 or 683-1000 (401) 624-6637 www.eastbayri.com sakonnet@eastbaynewspapers.com Bruce Burdett, Editor, Ext. 15 Weekly Thursday Tuesday at noon 7,000 Little Compton, Portsmouth and Tiverton Sister publication to the Barrington Times, Bristol Phoenix, East Providence Post, NTW, Warren Times-Gazette, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
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South County Independent P.O. Box 5679 Wakefield, RI 02880 (Located at 10 High St.) South County Newspapers Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: (401) 789-6000 (401) 792-9176 www.scindependent.com editorial@scindependent.com Betty Cotter, Managing Editor Weekly Thursday Prior Friday at 5:00 p.m. 5,500 Charlestown, South Kingstown, Narragansett Sister publication to the North East Independent and South County Living, has a cooperative relationship with Newport Daily News and Mercury.
The Standard-Times 13 West Main Street North Kingstown, RI 02852 Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: David Dear Jr. (401) 294-4576 (401) 294-9736 www.RIcentral.com cmachado@ricentral.com Chris Machado, Editor Weekly Thursday Tuesday at noon 6,000 North Kingstown, Exeter, Jamestown Sister to the Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times, the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors and Cranston Monthly.
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The Valley Breeze 2190 Mendon Road, Suite 1 Cumberland, RI 02864-3830 Breeze Publications, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Website: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Thomas Ward (401) 334-9555 (401) 334-9994 news@valleybreeze.com www.valleybreeze.com Marcia Green, Editor Weekly Thursday Monday at noon 17,500 – Cumberland/Lincoln 16,500 – North Smithfield/Woonsocket Two editions: Cumberland/Lincoln, North Smithfield/Woonsocket/Blackstone Sister publications to the North Providence Breeze and the Valley Breeze & Observer.
The Valley Breeze & Observer 592 Putnam Pike Greenville, RI 02828-0950 Breeze Publications, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Thomas V. Ward (401) 949-2700 (401) 949-2420 www.breezeobserver.com news@breezeobserver.com Lucille Benoit Weekly Thursday Monday at noon 10,500 Smithfield, Scituate, Foster, Glocester Sister publication to the Valley Breeze and North Providence Breeze
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Warren Times-Gazette 30 Cutler St. Suite 217 Warren, RI 02885 East Bay Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Matthew Hayes (401) 245-6000 (401) 245-0307 www.eastbayri.com jbickford@eastbaynewspapers.com Josh Bickford, News Editor Weekly Wednesday Monday at 5 p.m. 3,026 Warren Sister publication to the Barrington Times, Bristol Phoenix, East Providence Post, NTW, Sakonnet Times, Seekonk Star, Swansea News and Westport Shorelines.
Warwick Beacon 1944 Warwick Avenue Warwick, RI 02889-2400 Beacon Communications Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 732-3100 (401) 732-3110 www.warwickonline.com johnh@warwickonline.com John I. Howell, Jr. Twice Weekly Tuesday and Thursday Monday and Wednesday at noon 9,500 Warwick Sister publication to the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, Prime Time and PennySaver, in connection with East Side Monthly, Providence Monthly and Campus Connection.
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The Westerly-Pawcatuck Press 56 Main Street Westerly, RI 02891-0520 The Sun Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Timothy Ryan (401) 596-7791 (401) 348-5080 www.thewesterlysun.com dsmith@thecharlestownpress.com David Smith, Editor, ext. 364 Weekly Wednesday (This is the only weekly in this group not published on Thursday.) Friday prior to publication 8-9,000, mailed free to every home in circulation area Westerly, Bradford (Westerly) and Pawcatuck, CT Sister to Westerly Sun, Mystic River Press, Charlestown Press and Wood River Press
The Westerly Times 1 Union Plaza New London, CT 06320 The Times Community News Group; The Day Publishing Company Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: E-mail: Contacts: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: Notes: Gary Farrugia (860) 440-1015 (860) 437-1176 www.thetimesgroup.com l.howard@thetimesgroup.com Lee Howard, Managing Editor Weekly Thursday Wednesday before publication Westerly Part of a group of weeklies published by The (New London) Day. The Day and The Westerly Times both cover Westerly, and they’re the only ones in the group that cover any part of Rhode Island.
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The Wood River Press 56 Main Street Westerly, RI 02891-0520 The Sun Publishing Co. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Timothy Ryan (401) 596-7791 (401) 348-5080 www.thewesterlysun.com dsmith@thecharlestownpress.com David Smith, Editor, ext. 364 Weekly Thursdays Friday prior to publication 9-10,000, mailed free to every home in circulation area Hopkinton, Hope Valley (Hopkinton), Ashaway (Hopkinton), Carolina (Charlestown-Richmond), Rockville (Hopkinton), Wood River Junction (Charlestown-Richmond), Wyoming (Charlestown-Richmond), West Kingston (South Kingstown), Exeter Sister to Westerly Sun, Mystic River Press, Charlestown Press and WesterlyPawcatuck Press
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Monthly Publications
Cranston Monthly P.O. Box 589 West Warwick, RI 02893-0589 (located at 1353 Main Street, West Warwick) A Journal Register Company publication Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Vacant (401) 821-7400 (401) 828-0810 www.ricentral.com kceditor@ricentral.com Louis Hochman Monthly Last Tuesday of month 10 days prior to last Tuesday of month 3,500 All of Cranston and Johnston border This publication is available free at all public libraries. Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times.
East Providence Reporter P.O. Box 170 Rehoboth, MA 02769 (located at 72 Rocky Hill Road, Rehoboth) Target Marketing Group, Inc. Publisher/Editor: Telephone: Fax: Email: Website: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barbara Georgia (508) 252-6575 (508) 252-6320 news@EastProvReporter.com www.EastProvReporter.com Barbara Georgia Monthly First of the month 20th of the month 23,000 East Providence Mailed free to all East Providence homes and businesses. Sister publication to the Rehoboth/Seekonk Reporter
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East Side Monthly 167 Valley St. Providence, RI 02904 Publishers: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barry W. Fain, Richard G. Fleischer, and John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 521-0023 (401) 521-0024 www.providenceonline.com esm@providenceonline.com Barry W. Fain, Managing Editor Julie Tremaine, Editorial Assistant Monthly First of the month Fifth day of preceding month 14,000 East Side of Providence (Zip Code 02906 only) Sister publication of the Providence Monthly and Campus Connection, in connection with the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, Prime Time, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon.
Federal Hill Gazette 55 Bradford Street Providence, RI 02903 Renaissance Communications Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Marc Press (401) 521-2701 (401) 521-5368 fhg@fhg.necoxmail.com Deb Delasanta, Editor Monthly First of month 15th of prior month 42,000 Statewide Free. News, arts and entertainment, beauty and fashion tips, senior & real estate news, political forum, recipes, health care page and profiles.
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Foster Home Journal & Scituate Star 93 Winsor Road Foster, RI 02825 Publisher: Telephone: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Carol McCullough (401) 647-7148 FHJnews@aol.com Carol McCullough, Publisher Monthly First of the month 20th of month preceding publication 8,000 mailed free to homes in all of Foster and Scituate, including North Scituate, Hope, Fiskeville and Clayville Foster and Scituate Submissions must be in text of email
The Jewish Voice & Herald 130 Sessions Street Providence, RI 02906 Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (401) 421-4111 (401) 331-7961 www.jfri.org voiceherald@jfri.org Jonathan Rubin, Editor Every other week Fridays Two weeks before event 10,000 Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, national subscriptions Caters to Jewish community
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Motif Magazine P.O. Box 268 Barrington, RI 02806 Publishers: Telephone: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Motif Magazine, LLC (401) 245-1426 www.MotifMagazine.net RIMotif@cs.com for music, film, art and literature gottahavearts@cox.net for theatre, dance, comedy Karen Kessler Twice monthly Usually 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (January -2nd&4thWednesday) Two weeks in advance of next publication date. Approx. 60,000 readers of physical publication in a 2 week period; 1,000-1,200 daily visitors to Web site from Mystic, Conn. throughout Rhode Island up to New Bedford, Mass. Free publication covering arts, entertainment and news. Press releases must be submitted electronically. Photos must be sent as JPEG, 200 DPI or higher, IBM format.
Prime Time Magazine 1944 Warwick Avenue Warwick, RI 02889 Beacon Communications Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barry W. Fain, Richard G. Fleischer, and John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 732-3100 (401) 732-3110 donnaz@warwickonline.com Donna Zarrella, Editor-In-Chief Monthly The 15th of the month Around 1st of the month 18,000 (free) Statewide Sister publication of the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon, in connection with East Side Monthly, Providence Monthly and Campus Connection. Demographics: 50 +
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Providence Monthly 167 Valley St. Providence, RI 02903 Published by East Side Newspapers Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barry W. Fain, Richard G. Fleischer, and John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 521-0023 (401) 521-0024 www.providenceonline.com providencemonthly@providenceonline.com Jeanette St. Pierre, Editor Barry Fain, Publisher Monthly First week of month One week prior to publication 18,000, free (60% Providence, 40% Balance of State) Rhode Island Sister publication of the East Side Monthly and Campus Connection, in connection with the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, Prime Time, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon.
Point Magazine 725 Branch Ave. Suite 133 Providence, RI 02904 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: (401) 273-5120 (401) 632-4255 www.pointri.com Linda@pointri.com Linda Cole, Events Manager Monthly first of the month 18th of previous month 20,000 Rhode Island Arts and entertainment
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Rhode Island Monthly 280 Kinsley Avenue Providence, RI 02903 Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: John J. Palumbo (401) 277-8294 (401) 277-8080 www.rimonthly.com sfrancis@rimonthly.com Sarah Francis, Editor Monthly Last week of month previous to issue date Two months prior 42,000 Statewide Special bridal, holiday, and Best of RI editions
Rhode Island Policy Reporter P.O. Box 23011 Providence, RI 02903
Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Deadline: Area: Notes:
Rhode Island Policy Reporter/AS220 Stinktank Press (401) 662-9668 (401) 277-8080 www.whatcheer.net editor@whatcheer.net Tom Sgouros (401) 662-9668, tomfool@as220.org 11 times a year Rolling, no regular deadline Rhode Island state and local government policy. In-depth look at technical issues of policy: insurance, debt, taxes, economics, environmental science.
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Senior Digest P.O. Box 74 Seekonk, MA 02771 Olivia Publications Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Paul V. Palange (508) 761-7177 (401) 633-6749 sdpublisher@gmail.com Paul V. Palange monthly last week of the month third Monday of the month 20,000 All of RI, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Fall River, Rehoboth and Attleboro News and information for senior citizens
South County Living P.O. Box 5679 Wakefield, RI 02880 (Located at 10 High St.) South County Newspapers Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: (401) 789-6000 (401) 792-9176 www.scindependent.com (click on magazine cover for .pdf of magazine) editorial@scindependent.com Betty Cotter, editor Seven times a year 1st weeks of May, June, July and August; Fall (Third week of Sept.), Holiday (Thanksgiving), Spring (end of March) May: last week of March; June: last week of April; July, Memorial Day; August, last week of June; Fall, third week of August; Holiday, middle of Oct.; Spring, third week of Feb. 8,000 to 18,000 Distributed in South County and East Greenwich Sister publication to the North East Independent and South County Independent, has a cooperative relationship with Newport Daily News.
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Your Smithfield Magazine P.O. Box 481 Greenville, RI 02828 (located at 645 Putnam Pike) Smithfield Publishing Inc. Co-publishers/ Co-editors: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contacts: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area:
Laurence J. Sasso, Jr., Ron Scopelliti (401) 349-4910 (401) 349-4911 smithfieldmag@spi.necoxmail.com Laurence J. Sasso, Jr., larry@spi.necoxmail.com Ron Scopelliti, ron@spi.necoxmail.com Monthly First of every month 20th of preceding month 12,000 mailed free Smithfield
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Minority and Special Interest Media
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Minority Media
American News P.O. Box 743 Pawtucket, RI 02862 (Located at 69 Division St., 2 nd Floor, Central Falls, RI 02863) Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Coverage: (401) 722-6369 or 369-3272 none www.americannewsne.com americannews@yahoo.com Alfonso Acevedo, Editor Weekly Tuesday Every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. 90,000 Bilingual news for Latino communities in Providence, Boston and Hartford
Cape Verdean News P.O. Box 3063 New Bedford, MA 02741 (located at 147 Auburn Street) Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Thomas D. Lopes (508) 997-2300 (508) 997-2300 www.cvntv.com cvn@comcast.net Thomas D. Lopes, General Manager Monthly (occasionally twice monthly) 1st (and occasionally 3rd) Thursday of month Week prior to publication 2,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; mails to 35 states Caters to Cape Verdean Community
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El Latino Expreso 10 Purchase St. Fall River, MA 02722 A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Ric Oliveira (508) 678-3844 Ext. 20 (508) 678-1798 ellatinoexpreso@yahoo.com, with a copy to estisa2002@yahoo.com www.neexpreso.com John Carrasco, Managing Editor weekly Friday Wednesday 18,500 Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts
Nuevos Horizontes 34 Sherwood Ave. North Providence, RI 02911 Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: James A. Salazar (401) 723-2268 Cell (401) 499-4447 401-723-4405 newhorizonsnews@aol.com James Salazar, Publishing Editor Weekly Friday Wednesday at 6 p.m. 15,000 (free) Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts Bilingual newspaper catering to the Hispanic-speaking community with local, national and international news (including local festivals and holidays for Latino community)
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O Jornal 10 Purchase Street P.O. Box 1149 Fall River, MA 02722 A Journal Register Company publication Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Ric Oliveira (508) 678-3844 (508) 678-1798 or (508) 676-3795 www.ojornal.com editorial@ojornal.com Ric Oliveira, Editor, Lourdes Da Silva Weekly Friday Wednesday 5 p.m. 16,000 Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts through Boston Bilingual newspaper catering to the Portuguese-speaking community
Portuguese Times P.O. Box 61288 New Bedford, MA 02746 (located at 1501 Acushnet Ave.) Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Director & Editor Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: Notes: (508) 997-3118 (508) 990-1231 www.portuguesetimes.com ptimes@aol.com Manuel Ferreira Gus Pessoa, R.I. correspondent (401) 837-7170, home (401) 728-4991 Weekly Wednesday Tuesday at noon Southern New England Published in Portuguese, news for Portuguese community
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The Providence American 131 Washington Street Providence, RI 02903
Published by the Amerzine Company
Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes:
Peter C. Wells (401) 351-8860 (401) 351-8865 www.theprovidenceamerican.com PeterWells@theprovidenceamerican.com Peter C. Wells Weekly Thursday Friday at noon 10,000 Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts The Providence American is a family newspaper catering to the needs and concerns of the minority community. ProAm Magazine is an entertainment magazine inserted in the Providence American.
Providence En Espanol 77 Eddy St. 4th Floor Providence, RI 02903 Hispanic Media Publishing, Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Victor H. Cuenca (401) 454-3004 (401) 454-3007 www.providenceenespanol.com ecancel@providenceenespanol.com Edwin Cancel, General Manager Weekly Friday Tuesday at noon of prior week 25,000 Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts
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Siglo 21 316 Essex St. Suite 305 Lawrence, MA 01840 Periodico Siglo 21 LLC Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: (978) 687-2652, 1-800-836-0272 (978) 687-1569 www.siglo21.com director@siglo21.com Adrinna Recchia, News Director weekly Wednesdays Monday at noon 25,000 Hispanic community in Massachusetts, RI and New Hampshire
Tiempo Social P.O. Box 25686 Providence, RI 02905 (Located at 150 Colfax St.) Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Published: Frequency: Deadline: Area: Yuri Liriano (401) 427-1078 none tiemposocial@yahoo.com Yuri Liriano, yurilirian@gmail.com 1st week of month Monthly 20th of the month Latino community
WALE Supermax 990 AM P.O. Box 6443 Providence 02940 (Located at 1185 Main St.) Supermax WKKB Inc.
Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Notes:
(401) 521-0990 (401) 521-5077 manolopazos@aol.com www.supermax990am.com 24 hours in Spanish, Red Sox in Spanish, news, sports, traffic, weather. Targets ages 34+ Craig Rapoza Dr. Manolo Pazos Sister to WKKB-FM Latina 100.3 and WAKX FM 102.7 47
WKKB FM Latina 100.3 P.O. Box 6443 Providence, RI 02904 Located at 1185 North Main St. Supermax WKKB Inc. Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Notes: (401) 521-0990 (401) 521-5077 juan@latina1003.com www.latina1003.com 24 hours in Spanish, targeted to ages 18-34, news, sports, traffic, weather Craig Rapoza Juan Gonzalez Sister to Supermax 990 AM and WAKX FM 102.7
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Poder 1110 WPMZ Radio 1270 Mineral Spring Avenue North Providence, RI 02904
Telephone: Fax: Website: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show:
(401) 726-8413 (401) 726-8649 www.poder1110.com info@Poder1110.com Latino talk, news and tropical music Tony Mendez Luis Bedoya Zoilo Garcia El Can de la Manana Zoilo Garcia, Luis Bedoya, Freddy Rosario Johanna Petrarca 6 a.m. – 11 a.m. Morning show, combination of talk, music and call-in De Frente con el Poder Delia Rodriguez-Majoan Johanna Petrarca 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Saturday Talk show El Poder de la Bachata Anibal Abreu Zoilo Garcia 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. M-F “Bachata” music El Poder de la Salsa Anibal Abreu Zoilo Garcia 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturdays Contemporary and Traditional Salsa music CHisPA Informa Radio Program 421 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Miguel Sanchez Hartwein, Executive Director (401) 467-0111 (401) 467-2507 www.chispari.org chispa@chispari.org Every Sunday 11 a.m. to noon on Poder 1110 AM Community information, mainly targeted to Latino population Invited and translation is available 49
Primary Contact: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Frequency: Notes: Guests:
Senior Citizens
Senior Digest P.O. Box 74. Seekonk, MA 02771 Olivia Publications Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Paul V. Palange (508) 761-7177 (401) 633-6749 sdpublisher@gmail.com Paul V. Palange monthly last week of the month third Monday of the month 20,000 All of RI, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Fall River, Rehoboth and Attleboro News and information for senior citizens
Prime Time Magazine 1944 Warwick Avenue Warwick, RI 02889 Beacon Communications Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barry W. Fain, Richard G. Fleischer and John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 732-3100 (401) 732-3110 donnaz@warwickonline.com Donna Zarrella, Editor-In-Chief Monthly The 15th of the month Around 1st of the month 18,000 (free) Statewide Sister publication of the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon, in connection with East Side Monthly, Providence Monthly and Campus Connection. Demographics: 50 +
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Religious
The Jewish Voice & Herald 130 Sessions Street Providence, RI 02906 Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (401) 421-4111 (401) 331-7961 www.jfri.org voiceherald@jfri.org Jonathan Rubin, Editor Every other week Fridays Two weeks before event 10,000 Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, national subscriptions Caters to Jewish community
The Providence Visitor 184 Broad Street Providence, RI 02903 Diocese of Providence Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, D.D. (401) 272-1010 (401) 421-8418 www.providencevisitor.com mkbrown@intap.net Michael Brown, Editor Weekly Thursday Friday prior to publication 31,000 Diocese of Providence Catholic
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Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues
Bay Windows 46 Plympton Street Boston, MA 02118 Phone: Fax: Publishers: Web site: Email: Primary contact: Frequency: Published: Circulation: Notes: (617) 266-6670 (617) 266-5973 Jeff Coakley, Sue O’Connell www.baywindows.com srvollmar@baywindows.com Susan Ryan-Vollmar, Editor-in-Chief, x217, Weekly Thursday 22,000 Focuses on issues relevant to GLBT community in New England
Get RI Magazine 73 Fort Ave. Cranston, RI 02905 Publisher: Primary contact: Web site: Email: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Notes: Bonnie Simon, (401) 941-1368, getmag@cox.net John Speck, Editor (401) 722-3001 http://get-ri.com editor@get-ri.com Monthly 1st of the month 1st week of previous month, earlier for bigger stories At least 10,000, more for events like Gay Pride Focuses on Rhode Island gay scene and issues, distributed free
In Newsweekly 450 Harrison Ave. Ste. 414 Boston, MA 02118 Phone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contacts: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Notes: 52 (617) 426-8246 (617) 426-8264 www.innewsweekly.com editor@innewsweekly.com James A. Lopata, Editor/General Manager, x311 Joe Siegel, Rhode Island reporter, joesiegel@cox.net, (401) 349-0907 Weekly Wednesday night/Thursday morning Noon on Friday for calendar, news items 6 p.m. Tuesday. 20,000 Focuses on issues relevant to GLBT community in all New England
College & University Media
The Anchor Rhode Island College Media Center Student Union Plaza 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence, RI 02908 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Area: (401) 456-8280 (401) 456-8792 www.anchorweb.org executive@anchorweb.org news@anchorweb.org Kevin Brosnan, Executive Editor Joe Robillard, News Editor (401) 456-8790 Weekly Tuesday Friday at 12 p.m. Rhode Island College, Mount Pleasant area
Brown Daily Herald P.O. Box 2538 Providence, RI 02906 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Circulation: Area: (401) 351-3260 (401) 351-9297 www.browndailyherald.com herald@browndailyherald.com and business@browndailyherald.com Mary Catherine Lader and Eric Beck, Editors in Chief Daily (5 days a week) excluding college vacations Monday – Friday 4,000 Brown community, Providence and national news
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Brown Student Radio (WBSR) 88.1 FM Box 1930 Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Email: Web site: Format: Contact: Notes: (401) 863-9600 news.director@bsrlive.com www.bsrlive.com College radio, music and news programs John McGarry, News Director, Fall 2007 Broadcasts on WELH 88.1 FM Monday through Thursday 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Shares WELH with Spanish-language Exitos 88.1 in the mornings, the Wheeler School’s jazz and soul programming in the afternoons, Rhode Island College’s programming on Sunday evenings, and New England Tech’s broadcasting school’s programming on Sunday mornings.
Campus Connection 167 Valley St. Providence, RI 02903 East Side Newspapers Inc. Publisher: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Contact 2: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: Notes: Barry W. Fain, Richard G. Fleischer, and John I. Howell, Jr. (401) 521-0023 (401) 521-0024 www.providenceonline.com providencemonthly@providenceonline.com Jeanette St. Pierre, Editor Barry Fain, Publisher Monthly First week of month One week prior to publication 10,000 (free) Rhode Island Sister publication of East Side Monthly and Providence Monthly, in connection with the Cranston Herald, Johnston Sun Rise, Prime Time, PennySaver and Warwick Beacon.
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The College Hill Independent Box 1930 Brown University Providence, RI 02912-1930 (Located in Faunce 302, Brown University) Independent newspaper at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design Phone: Fax: Web site: Email: Contact: Contact 2: Contact 3: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: (401) 863-2008 (401) 863-1155 www.theindy.org theindy@gmail.com Joshua Bauchner, Managing Editor, JBauchner@gmail.com Ben Ewing, Managing Editor, Benjamin_Ewing@brown.edu David Noriega, Managing Editor, David_Noriega@brown.edu Weekly during Brown University’s academic years, 20 issues annually Thursday Previous Friday 2,000 copies distributed at Brown, RISD, East Side and downtown Providence
The Cowl Providence College 549 River Avenue Providence, RI 02918-0001 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: (401) 865-2214 (401) 865-1202 www.thecowl.com thecowl@providence.edu Mallory Tenore, editor in chief 06-07 school year Weekly Thursdays Friday before issue (5 p.m.) 4,000 Providence College
The Good Five-Cent Cigar (University of Rhode Island) 50 Lower College Road Memorial Union Room 125 Kingston, RI 02881 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Area: (401) 874-4325 (401) 874-5607 www.ramcigar.com cigar@etal.uri.edu Shaun Boutwell, Editor in Chief Daily (4 days) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Prior day at 5 p.m. 5,000 URI community, South County area 55
The Hawk’s Herald Student Programs and Leadership Roger Williams University One Old Ferry Road Bristol, RI 02809-2921 Telephone: Fax: Email: Contact: Frequency: Published: Deadline: Circulation: Contact: (401) 254-3229 (401) 254-3355 hawksherald@gmail.com Sarah Cournoyer, Editor in Chief 06-07 weekly Fridays Tuesday at 5 p.m. 1,500 Area: Bristol campus and a little of the surrounding community
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Radio Stations
WBRU 95.5 FM 88 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: WDOM 91.3 FM Providence College Slavin Center 549 River Ave. Providence, RI 02918 Telephone: Fax: Email: Format: Primary Contact: (401) 865-2460 for Executive Board none Wdom91_3@hotmail.com Non-commercial radio Adam Henderson, public service director, (in office Thurs. 2-3). Bob Tobio, General Manager, (in office Thurs. 3-4) Ryan Holt, Talk Show director (in office Fri. 9:30-10:30) (401) 272-9550, ext. 5 (401) 272-9278 brunews@wbru.com www.wbru.com Alternative Rock Rita Cidre George Mesthos, ext. 139 Christopher Novello The BRU Brief Varies Monday, 11 p.m. Investigative news magazine The Pulse Varies Varies Sunday, 10 a.m. Issues that affect communities of color
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WXIN 90.7 FM – RIC Radio WXIN Studios 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. Providence, RI 02908 Telephone: Fax: Website: Format: Primary Contact : Notes: (401) 456-8288 (401) 456-1988 www.ricradio.org college radio, music and talk Nick Lima, News/Sports Director, nick.lima@ricradio.org or generalinfo@ricradio.org Broadcasts on 90.7 FM, but also on 88.1 on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
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Radio Groups
Citadel: WPRO 630 AM WSKO 790 AM WWLI 105 FM WPRO 92.3 FM WSKO 99.7 FM WWKX 106.3 FM Clear Channel: WHJJ 920 AM WHJY 94.1 FM WSNE 93.3 FM WWBB 101.5 FM WADK: WADK 1540 AM WJZS 99.3 FM Supermax WKKB, Inc.: WALE Supermax 990 AM WKKB Latina 100.3 FM WAKX 102.7 FM Rhode Island Public Radio: WRNI 1290 AM WXNI 1230 AM
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AM Radio Stations
WADK 1540 AM 11 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard Newport, RI 02840 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Time: Notes: (401) 846-1540 (401) 846-1598 www.wadk.com news@wadk.com News, talk Robert Angel, interim Bob Sullivan Robert Angel Open Forum Bob Sullivan 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., weekdays Sister station to WJZS FM
WALE Supermax 990 AM P.O. Box 6443 Providence, RI 02904 Located at 1185 North Main St. Supermax WKKB Inc. General Manager: Program Director: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: Notes: Craig Rapoza Dr. Manolo Pazos (401) 521-0990 (401) 521-5077 www.supermax990am.com manolopazos@aol.com 24 hours in Spanish, Red Sox in Spanish, Targets Ages 34+, news, sports, traffic, weather Sister to WKKB-FM Latina 100.3 and WAKX FM 102.7
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WARV 1590 AM 19 Luther Avenue Warwick, RI 02886 Blount Communications Group Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Show: Host: Producer: (401) 737-0700 (401) 737-1604 studio@warv.net www.warv.net Religious, occasional local news, public affairs William Blount Keren Susi WARV’s Weekend Magazine Kevin Linagen Keren Susi
WCNX 1180 AM 19 Railroad Ave. Westerly, RI 02891 The Judson Group
Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: President: Contact: Notes:
(401) 596-6795 (401) 596-6782 arruda@classical959.com www.1180wcnx.com All news Christopher Jones Gary Arruda, Operations Manager Sister to Classical 95.9 FM WCRI
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WHJJ 920 AM 75 Oxford Street Providence, RI 02905 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: (401) 781-9979 (401) 781-9329 www.920whjj.com whjjnews@clearchannel.com News/Talk radio Jim Corwin Bill George Bill George
Show: Time: Producer: Email: Show: Time: Producer: Email:
Live and Local with Helen Glover 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Timothy Staskiewicz timothystaskiewicz@clearchannel.com Live and Local with Howie Barte 1-3 p.m. Mike Fiske (401) 519-1259 mikefiske@clearchannel.com
WNRI 1380 AM 786 Diamond Hill Road Woonsocket, RI 02895 Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: (401) 769-0600 (401) 762-0442 rogerwnri@prodigy.net www.wnri.com News/talk Roger E. Bouchard Jerry Sweeton Daybreak - Southern New England Roger Bouchard & Sue Pouliot Roger Bouchard 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. Includes State House Report with Rep. Roger Picard and Rhode Island Senate with Senator Marc Cote
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WOON 1240 AM One Social Street Woonsocket, RI 02895-3136 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: Primary Contact: Show: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Producer: Time: Notes: (401) 762-1240 (401) 769-8232 www.onworldwide.com email@onworldwide.com Full service Dave Richards, General Manager and Program Director Coffee An’ Dave Richards 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Panel discussion program Midday with Don Brunelle Don Brunelle Noon – 2 p.m. General interests and frequent government interests
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Poder 1110 WPMZ Radio 1270 Mineral Spring Avenue North Providence, RI 02904
Telephone: Fax: Website: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: Show:
(401) 726-8413 (401) 726-8649 www.poder1110.com info@Poder1110.com Latino talk, news and tropical music Tony Mendez Luis Bedoya Zoilo Garcia El Can de la Manana Zoilo Garcia, Luis Bedoya, Freddy Rosario Johanna Petrarca 6 a.m. – 11 a.m. Morning show, combination of talk, music and call-in De Frente con el Poder Delia Rodriguez-Majoan Johanna Petrarca 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Saturday Talk show El Poder de la Bachata Anibal Abreu Zoilo Garcia 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. M-F “Bachata” music El Poder de la Salsa Anibal Abreu Zoilo Garcia 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturdays Contemporary and Traditional Salsa music CHisPA Informa Radio Program 421 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907 Miguel Sanchez Hartwein, Executive Director (401) 467-0111 (401) 467-2507 www.chispari.org chispa@chispari.org Every Sunday 11 a.m. to noon on Poder 1110 AM Community information, mainly targeted to Latino population Invited and translation is available 65
Primary Contact: Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Frequency: Notes: Guests:
WPRO 630 AM 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format/Talk: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Notes: (401) 433-2200 (401) 433-1183 www.630wpro.com News/Talk Barbara Haynes Robert Kennedy Paul Giammarco Sister to WSKO 790 AM, WWLI 105, WPRO 92.3 FM, WSKO 99.7 FM and WWKX 106.3 FM
Show: Host: Email: Producer: Email: Time:
WPRO-AM Morning News Ron St. Pierre ron@630wpro.com Raina Smith raina.smith@citcomm.com 5 a.m. – 9 weekdays
Show: Host: Producer: Time: Email: Show: Host: Email: Producer: Email: Time:
The Dave Barber Show Dave Barber Nick Blair 9 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. nick.blair@citcomm.com The Dan Yorke Show Dan Yorke dan@630wpro.com Matt Allen matt.allen@citcomm.com 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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WRNI 1290 AM –(Rhode Island Public Radio) and WXNI 1230 AM One Union Station Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: News Room Phone: News Room Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: (401) 351-2800 (401) 351-2244 (401) 351-0246 www.wrni.org NPR News/Talk Joe O’Connor Mark Degon
Show: Host: Producer: Time:
Morning Edition Bob Seay bseay@wrni.org Flo Jonic 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Show: Host: Producer: Time: Email:
All Things Considered Bob Ames Bob Ames 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays rames@wrni.org
WSAR 1480 AM 1 Home Lane Somerset, MA 02725 Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Assistant News Director: Program Director: (508) 678-9727 (508) 673-0310 news@wsar.com www.wsar.com Talk radio, with news on the half-hour from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hector Gauthier Keri Rodrigues, keri@wsar.com Jason Tisi, Jason@wsar.com Paul Giammarco
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WSKO 790 AM 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Executive Producer: Notes: (401) 433-4200 (401) 437-3297 www.scoreamfm.com Sports Barbara Haynes Jim Brinson John Crowe Partial simulcast with WSKO 99.7 FM, sister to WPRO 630 AM, WWLI 105, WPRO 92.3 FM, WSKO 99.7 FM and WWKX 106.3 FM
WSTL 1220 AM – shine Radio 95 Sagamore Road Seekonk, MA 02771 New England Christian Media
Phone: Fax: Format: Station Manager: Program Director:
(508) 336-4110 (508) 336-5789 Religious, with news, weather and traffic from outside vendors. Patricia Varner, shine1220am@aol.com Michael Laliberte, faithccmedia@aol.com
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FM Radio Stations
WAKX Jazz 102.7 FM P.O. Box 6443 Providence 02940 Located at 1185 Main St. Supermax WKKB Inc. Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Notes: (401) 521-0990 (401) 521-5077 stevenconti@clearchannel.com www.festivaljazz1027.com 24 hours jazz Craig Rapoza Steve Conti Sister to WKKB-FM Latina 100.3, Supermax 990 AM
WBRU 95.5 FM 88 Benevolent Street Providence, RI 02906 Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Time: Notes: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: (401) 272-9550, ext. 5 (401) 272-9278 brunews@wbru.com www.wbru.com Alternative Rock Rita Cidre George Mesthos, ext. 139 Christopher Novello The BRU Brief Varies Monday, 11 p.m. Investigative news magazine The Pulse Varies Varies Sunday, 10 a.m. Issues that affect communities of color
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Brown Student Radio (WBSR) 88.1 FM Box 1930 Providence, RI 02912 Telephone: Email: Web site: Format: Contact: Notes: (401) 863-9600 news.director@bsrlive.com www.bsrlive.com College radio, music and news programs John McGarry, News Director, Fall 2007 Broadcasts on WELH 88.1 FM Monday through Thursday 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Shares WELH with Spanish-language Exitos 88.1 in the mornings, the Wheeler School’s jazz and soul programming in the afternoons, Rhode Island College’s programming on Sunday evenings, and New England Tech’s broadcasting school’s programming on Sunday mornings.
Classical 95.9 FM WCRI 19 Railroad Ave. Westerly, RI 02891 The Judson Group
Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: President: Operations Manager: Notes: WCTK 98.1 FM 75 Oxford Street Providence, RI 02903 Hall Communications Telephone: Fax: Email: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director:
(401) 596-6795 (401) 596-6782 arruda@classical959.com www.1180wcnx.com Classical music Christopher Jones Gary Arruda Sister to 1180 WCNX AM news station
(401) 467-4366 (401) 941-2795 mail@wctk.com www.wctk.com Country, no news Tom Wall Steve Giuttari
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WDOM 91.3 FM Providence College Slavin Center 549 River Ave. Providence, RI 02918 Telephone: Fax: Email: Format: Primary Contact: (401) 865-2460 for Executive Board none Wdom91_3@hotmail.com Non-commercial college radio Adam Henderson, public service director, (in office Thurs. 2-3). Bob Tobio, General Manager, (in office Thurs. 3-4) Ryan Holt, Talk Show director (in office Fri. 9:30-10:30)
WEEI 103.7 FM 150 Chestnut Street Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: Station Manager: Notes: (401) 751-9334 (401) 351-8109 www.weei.com Sports Joe Harrington Local affiliate of WEEI 850 AM of Boston
WHJY 94.1 FM 75 Oxford Street Providence, RI 02905 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Show: Host: Producer: Time: Notes: (401) 781-9979 (401) 781-9329 www.whjy.com billgeorge@clearchannel.com Rock Jim Corwin Bill George Scott Laudani Paul & Al Paul & Al Paul 5:30 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. Sister station to WHJJ, WSNE and B101
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WJZS 99.3 FM 11 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard Newport, RI 02840 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Notes: (401) 846-1540 (401) 846-1598 www.wadk.com All music Bobb Angel Steve Bianchi Sister station to WADK AM
WKKB FM Latina 100.3 P.O. Box 6443 Providence 02940 Located at 1185 Main St. Supermax WKKB Inc. Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Notes: (401) 521-0990 (401) 521-5077 www.latina1003.com juan@latina1003.com 24 hours in Spanish, targeted to ages 18-34, news, sports, traffic, weather Craig Rapoza Juan Gonzalez Sister to Supermax 990 AM and WAKX FM 102.7
WPRO 92.3 FM 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Music Director: Notes: (401) 433-4200 (401) 433-5967 www.92profm.com Top 40 Barbara Haynes Kim Zandy Tony Bristol Davey Morris Sister to WPRO 630 AM, WSKO 790 AM, WWLI 105, WSKO 99.7 FM and WWKX 106.3 FM
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WSKO 99.7 FM 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: Program Director: Executive Producer: Notes: (401) 433-4200 (401) 437-3297 www.scoreamfm.com Sports Barbara Haynes Jim Brinson John Crowe Partial simulcast with WSKO 790 AM, Sister to WPRO 630 AM, WSKO 790 AM, WWLI 105, WPRO 92.3 FM and WWKX 106.3 FM
WSNE 93.3 FM 75 Oxford Street Providence, RI 02905
Telephone: Fax: Web site: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Notes: Show: Hosts: Producer: Time: Email:
(401) 781-9979 (401) 781-9329 www.coast933.com Adult contemporary Jim Corwin Bill George Rick Everett Sister station to WHJJ, WHJY and B101 morning show (no name yet) Jessica Schiano and Brian Mulhearn Jessica Schiano 5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Jessicaschiano@clearchannel.com
WWBB 101.5 FM 75 Oxford Street Providence, RI 02905 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Notes: (401) 781-9979 (401) 781-9329 www.b101.com rick@clearchannel.com Big Hits of the 60’s & 70’s Jim Corwin Bill George Rick Everett Sister station to WHJJ, WHJY and WSNE
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WWKX 106.3 FM Citadel Broadcasting 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Format: General Manager: Notes: (401) 433-4200 (401) 433-2932 Hip hop Barbara Haynes Sister to WPRO 630 AM, WSKO 790 AM, WWLI 105, WPRO 92.3 FM and WSKO 99.7 FM
WWLI 105 FM 1502 Wampanoag Trail East Providence, RI 02915 Telephone: Fax: Format: General Manager: News Director: Program Director: Notes: (401) 433-4200 (401) 453-5483 Adult contemporary Barbara Haynes Heather Gersten Heather Gersten Sister to WPRO 630 AM, WSKO 790 AM, WPRO 92.3 FM, WSKO 99.7 FM and WWKX 106.3 FM
WXIN 90.7 FM – RIC Radio WXIN Studios 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. Providence, RI 02908 Telephone: Fax: Website: Format: Primary Contact : Notes: (401) 456-8288 (401) 456-1988 www.ricradio.org college radio, music and talk Nick Lima, News/Sports Director, nick.lima@ricradio.org or generalinfo@ricradio.org Broadcasts on 90.7 FM, but also on 88.1 on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
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Televison Stations
Cox Communications 111 Comstock Parkway Cranston, RI 02921 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Primary Contact: (401) 615-1085 (401) 615-1583 www.cox.com\newengland Leigh Ann Woisard, New England Public Relations Director
Full Channel TV, Inc. (a cable TV & high-speed Internet company) 57 Everett Street Warren, RI 02885 Telephone: Telephone 2: Fax: Website: Email: Primary Contact: Areas of service: (401) 247-2250 (401) 247-1041 (401) 247-0191 www.fullchannel.com Through Web site Mr. Levi C. Maaia, Director of New Media Barrington, Bristol and Warren
New England Cable News 160 Wells Avenue Newton, MA 02459
Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Area: Notes:
(617) 630-5000 (617) 630-5055 www.necn.com newsdesk@necn.com Linda Olson, Assignment Editor (617) 630-5025 (Assignment Desk) All five New England states 24-hour news station
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NBC 10 – WJAR 23 Kenney Drive Cranston, RI 02920 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Anchors: (401) 455-9105 (401) 455-9140 www.turnto10.com atefft@wjar.com Frank Coletta, Gene Valicenti, Patrice Wood, Larry Estepa, Mario Hilario, Kelley McGee, Margie O’Brien Mario Hilario, Audrey Laganas, Kelley McGee, Barbara Morse-Silva, Jim Taricani, Brian Crandall, Bill Rappleye, Margie O’Brien, RJ Heim, Nicole Muri, Michelle Brown Betty Jo Cugini Jim Martin Artie Tefft Tim Rzewuski Kyle Bergeron, Kelly Shayer, Jeff Thompson Suzanne Nadeau, Chris Lanni Ten News Conference Jim Taricani 6:30 a.m., Sundays
Reporters:
Vice President of News: Managing Editor: Day Assignment Editors: Night Assignment Editor: Assignment Editors: Exec. Producer: Interview Program: Host: Airs:
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ABC 6 – WLNE 10 Orms Street Providence, RI 02904 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Anchors: Reporters: (401) 453-8000 (401) 331-4399 www.abc6.com news@abc6.com John DeLuca, Melissa Mahan, Walter Cryan, April O’Dell, Tom Langford Jim Hummel, Paul Burton, Melissa Mahan, Tom Langford, Julie Ruditzky, Jeremy Tung, Parker Gavigan, Elyce Kirchner, Josie Guarino, Jennifer Gannon Roland T. Adeszko Edwin N. Hart Amy Dziobek Chrissy Centazzo ABC6 on the Record Jim Hummel Michele Hazlewood 7:30 a. m. to 8 a.m., Sundays
Program Director: Acting News Director: Special Projects Producer: Exec. Producer: Interview Program: Host: Producer: Airs:
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CBS 12 – WPRI / FOX 64 WNAC 25 Catamore Boulevard East Providence, RI 02903 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Anchors: (401) 438-3310 (401) 431-1012 www.wpri.com desk@wpri.com Karen Adams, Steve Aveson, Walt Buteau, Mark Zinni, Mike Montecalvo, Pamela Watts, Erin Kennedy Tim White, Sean Daly, Walt Buteau, Joan Moran, Mark Zinni, Audrey Desroisers, Jarrod Holbrook, John Mone, Erin Kennedy, Al Nall, Jodi Fournier, Susan Hogan Joe Abouzied Steve Koles Karen Rezendes Rebecca Johnson Steve Laxton Andrea Courtois Patrick O’Connor Newsmakers Steve Aveson Kelly Moore 6:30 a.m., Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. on Fox 64
Reporters:
News Director: Day Assignment Editor: Special Projects Manager: Assignment Manager: Dayside Assignment Editor: Night Assignment Editor: Executive Producer: Interview Program: Host: Producer: Airs:
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Rhode Island PBS - WSBE (Rhode Island public broadcasting station) 50 Park Lane Providence, RI 02907-3124 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: Anchor: Discussion Program: Host: Producer: Airs: Discussion Program: Host: Producer: Airs: Discussion Program: Host: Producer: Airs: (401) 222-3636 (401) 222-3407 www.ripbs.org lhoule@ripbs.org Lucie M. Houle, Public Information Manager, ext. 216 No hard news shows The Thirteenth State Paul Zangari Paul Zangari 7:30 p.m., Fridays A Lively Experiment James Hagan Jim Garrett 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, repeats Sundays at noon Rhode Island’s Amazing Women Deb Ruggiero Kathryn Larsen 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
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Media Services
Associated Press Bureau 10 Dorrance Street, Suite 601 Providence, RI 02903-2084 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email: Primary Contact: (401) 274-2270 is best, during legislative session (401) 272-3350 (401) 272-5644 wire.ap.org approvidence@ap.org Ray Henry, State House Reporter, rhenry@ap.org
Metro Networks 10 Charles Street Providence, RI 02904 Telephone: Fax: Web site: Email Primary Contact: Contact 2: Contact 3: Notes: (401) 243-8320 (News Dept.) (401) 243-8390 www.metronetworks.com prov_news@metronetworks.com John Carpilio, Bureau Chief Kathleen Burke, Reporter Marc Mainville, Reporter News Service provider for radio – wire service/audio service
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Web Sites and Blogs
RI Future www.rifuture.org progress@rifuture.org Primary Contact: Email: Telephone: Fax: Address: Updated: Notes: Matthew Jerzyk mjerzyk1@cox.net (401) 556-7412 none 22 Miller Ave. Providence, RI 02905 Daily Most widely read political blog in Rhode Island with over 40,000 visits per month. Features news and commentary on Rhode Island politics and culture.
The Bucket Blog http://pawtucketri.blogspot.com/ speck22@gmail.com Primary Contact: Email: Telephone: Fax: Address: Notes: John Speck, publisher speck22@gmail.com (401) 722-3001 (401) 475-6181 250 Main St., Suite 8 Pawtucket, RI 02860 News and commentary about civic and cultural life in Pawtucket with a progressive, New Urbanism slant.
Anchor Rising www.anchorrising.com jkatz@timshelarts.com Primary Contact: Email: Telephone: Fax: Address: Updated: Notes: Justin Katz jkatz@timshelarts.com (401) 835-7156 none P.O. Box 751 Portsmouth, RI 02871 Several times daily Local and national news and commentary from a conservative point of view
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