Radio Beacon

By Radio Beacon

Radio Beacon is a podcast from Beacon Communications run by Dan Kittredge (Cranston Herald), Jacob Marrocco (Johnston Sun Rise), John Howell (Warwick Beacon) and Alex Sponseller (Beacon Communications... more

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The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.

Radio Beacon episodes:

June 11, 2021 Steve Stycos
After a quick intro on the Costco legal situation, Dan catches up with Steve Stycos (10:38), former Cranston City Council member and mayoral candidate, to discuss the issues facing the city, the political scene, and more.
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54min
May 28, 2021 Matt Reilly
After a quick update on plans for a June 19 boxing event at Cranston Stadium, Dan catches up with Matt Reilly (07:28), the Ward 6 member of the Cranston City Council and chairman of the Cranston Republican City Committee, about the recent budget and diversity debates, his legislative priorities, next year’s election, and more.
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1h 4min
May 20, 2021 Ken Hopkins
After a quick intro, Dan chats with Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins (10:56) about his relationship with the City Council and other local issues.
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35min
May 07, 2021 Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung
After a quick recap of the Officer Leonard trial and other headlines from this week, Dan sits down with District 15 Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (15:40) to discuss her proposed “back to work” legislation, the latest at the General Assembly, and more.
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45min
April 23, 2021 John Donegan
John Donegan, the Ward 3 member of the Cranston City Council and leader of the Democratic caucus, joins Dan to discuss the city’s budget review, ordinances he’s working on, the panhandling case settlement, the fortunes of the Yankees and Knicks, and more.
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43min
April 16, 2021 J&J pause, RI’s rollout, and more
Dan and Jake discuss the latest developments on the vaccination from and round up this week’s other headlines in Warwick, Cranston and Johnston.
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37min
March 19, 2021 Rep. Deb Fellela of Johnston
After Dan and Jake discuss the latest on ATVs, the lieutenant governor search, and RI's vaccination campaign, Jake chats with Dist. 43 state Rep. Deb Fellela of Johnston (29:37) about the State House, the pandemic, small businesses, and more.
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44min
March 11, 2021 Lammis Vargas, Cranston City Council
After a quick roundup of a busy week at the State House, Dan chats with Lammis Vargas from the Cranston City Council (06:37) about her work in the treasurer’s office, the current council term, her top priorities, and more.
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54min
March 05, 2021 McKee, the vaccine, schools and more
Jake and Dan discuss the arrival of the McKee administration, Rhode Island's rapidly improving vaccine roll-out, the school reopening plan in Cranston, and more.
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42min
February 19, 2021 Cranston's library honored
On Friday, a virtual ceremony was held to honor the Cranston Public Library for winning the 2020 Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, which recognizes the library system as a "vital community asset" and carries a $250,000. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (09:00) spoke during the ceremony, recalling his visits to the Auburn branch as a young man and outlining a new piece of legislation he's sponsoring, the Build America's Libraries Act.
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18min

FAQs about Radio Beacon:

How many episodes does Radio Beacon have?

The podcast currently has 63 episodes available.