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Loved chatting with Ilyon Woo, Author about her important new book — a chapter of American history long overdue to become a bestseller. Thanks also to the Massachusetts Historical Society for offering the beautiful space and access to some archival treasures. And, of course, Rhode Island PBS
Slaves William and Ellen Craft’s dangerous journey to freedom in the mid-1800s.
Great hockey players still have fire in their hearts and ice in their veins, but the program at Mount Saint Charles Academy has evolved since legendary coach Bill Belisle led the team. Here’s our latest story for PBS in Rhode Island
An in-depth look at the glorious history of the Mt. St. Charles hockey team.
Our latest for PBS in Rhode Island: hockey’s deep roots in Woonsocket and the Hall of Fame coach that led Mount Saint Charles Academy to glory.
An update on those 49 Venezuelan migrants brought to Martha’s Vineyard last September on flights paid for by Ron DeSantis. Our latest story for Rhode Island PBS Weekly
An in-depth report on the 49 migrants brought to Martha’s Vineyard last September.
Was Albert DeSalvo really the Boston Strangler? Here’s our story from Rhode Island PBS Weekly…
David Wright explores Albert DeSalvo’s, aka, the Boston Strangler, long criminal career.
BOY #402. Here’s our story about the juvenile record of Albert DeSalvo — recently uncovered by a former reporter for The Boston Globe — and whether it sheds new light on his confession to being the Boston Strangler. Aired tonight @ Rhode Island PBS Weekly.
David Wright explores Albert DeSalvo’s, aka, the Boston Strangler, long criminal career.
Sad to see Vin Scully has died, though at 94 he had good innings. I had the honor of spending the afternoon with him at Dodger Stadium as he announced what would end up being his penultimate season in the announcer’s booth. A consummate gentleman and a baseball legend. What a voice.
Here’s the tribute piece we did:
ABC News' David Wright sits down with legendary announcer Vin Scully on his remarkable 65 years covering Dodger baseball.
WINSLOW’S HOMER. Our latest for Rhode Island PBS Weekly - bestselling crime author Don Winslow comes home to the Ocean State with a new trilogy recasting the Trojan War to ‘80’s Providence.
Don Winslow is one of America’s favorite crime writers. Now, his career is taking a turn.
BRAVE ADVENTURES. Delighted the PBS NewsHour tonight ran a version of our Rhode Island PBS Weekly profile of the cartoonist who creates Wallace the Brave. Our NewsHour debut!
Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz offered this piece of advice to the next generation: “learn to laugh at yourself.” Cartoonist Will Wilson has taken that l...
As the Diocese of Providence turns 150, we sat down with Bishop Thomas Tobin. He was consecrated a priest the same year Roe v Wade came into effect, and he has fought against abortion his whole career. Now the Supreme Court looks likely to throw out Roe, but abortion rights are codified by law in Rhode Island. That’s where we started our conversation.
An in-depth interview with Providence’s Bishop Thomas Tobin.
There’s too much shouting tu& outrage on network & cable. I wanted this piece to be a conversation - one where everyone gets ‘heard’ - because it’s a conversation we need to have.
An in-depth report on the controversy about teaching critical race theory in schools.
Meet Mark Patinkin - columnist for the The Providence Journal. He’s been there 40+ years. What Breslin was for NYC, Caen for SF, Royko for Chicago, Patinkin is for Rhode Island: a grizzled watchdog, a constant in decades of change, and one of the last examples of a proud tradition in American journalism. Here's our profile via Rhode Island PBS
An in-depth interview with long-time Providence Journal columnist Mark Patinkin.
PROMISED LAND: America’s oldest synagogue is the focus of a landlord-tenant dispute. The Orthodox congregation that has owned Touro Synagogue for 200+ years is seeking to evict the Orthodox congregation that has worshipped there 100+ years.
Here’s my story for Rhode Island PBS:
NARRAGANSETT HOMECOMING. Nearly 350 years ago this week, colonial troops from Massachusetts and Connecticut carried out a surprise attack on a Narragansett Indian fort in Rhode Island's Great Swamp. The Narragansett have long mourned this atrocity and the bloody war that all but wiped their tribe out of existence. The Rhode Island Historical Society recently gave several acres of land back to the tribe as a significant gesture of atonement. Here's the story Bartley Price & I did for Rhode Island PBS Weekly
NO SHRINKING VIOLET: Wonderful to sit down for a chat with the woman once nicknamed Attila the Nun. Arlene Violet was America's first female attorney general and, at age 78, she remains a voice of conscience in New England politics. She's one of the most inspiring people I've had the pleasure to meet. For Rhode Island PBS Weekly along w/ Bartley Price.
As the first female attorney general, Arlene Violet is a force to be reckoned with.
As Canada reopens Its border to fully vaccinated Americans August 9th, prepare for a bit of a culture shock.
For my hometown paper, The Buffalo News:
"The reopening of the Canadian border is a promising sign we have finally turned a corner," writes David Wright.
ROCK BOTTOM RECOVERY. Support your local fishermen this 4th of July weekend by enjoying some freshly caught seafood. They’ve had an especially tough year. Here’s our latest story for Rhode Island PBS Weekly - digging for clams on Narragansett Bay
David Wright explores Rhode Island’s clam fishing industry, post the pandemic.
HOMETOWN HEROES NO MORE. It's the end of an era for Rhode Island baseball. Here's our latest story for Rhode Island PBS Weekly: https://watch.ripbs.org/video/no-more-pawsox-ipem74/
PawSox WooSox Nation Bartley Price
After nearly 50 years, Pawtucket’s PawSox baseball team has been reinvented as the WooSox.
MAKING A KILLING: Lizzie Borden took an axe… and we spent the night at the crime scene, a unique B&B that recently sold for $2 million. Here’s our look at the enduring intrigue about the case - with Bartley Price Rhode Island PBS Rhode Island PBS Weekly Lizzie Borden Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/ Museum Lizzie Borden's Maplecroft
A visit to Lizzie Borden's house, the site of one of New England’s most notorious murders.
As President Biden wrapped up his first 100 days in office, we sat down with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse to get his sense how things are going and what more needs to be done. Here's Part 1 for Rhode Island PBS Weekly:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discusses his fight against dark money in politics.
SIDEKICK NO MORE. Tonight’s convention speech by President Obama marks a big milestone for these two men. They started as an odd couple and went on to become fast friends. Here’s our story:
ABC's David Wright reports on how the deeply personal relationship between former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden was forged and what it means for the 2020 campaign.
PASSING THE TORCH. As Americans celebrate the life's work of civil rights legend John Lewis, a new generation says it is ready to carry on the fight. Here's our story ABC News Live: https://abcn.ws/30XPFdu
David Wright speaks to a 23-year-old Air Force veteran Arianna Evans, a speaker at next month’s March on Washington, on how John Lewis’s legacy will impact her activism.
REVISITING HISTORY. Our piece about how the protests has brought new attention to the history of racial violence in America. https://www.yahoo.com/gma/taking-harder-look-america-racial-191148583.html
ABC News’ David Wright reports on how the aftermath of George Floyd’s death has led to re-examining the legacy of lesser-known race-based violence in U.S. history.
NOT SO PROUD. Poland’s President Andzej Duda gets a coveted photo opportunity with his biggest foreign ally and political role model, the American President. Duda, who is up for re-election next week, has whipped up hostility to the community back home. Here’s our ABC News story on the issue:
Poland’s President Duda visits the White House four days ahead of the presidential elections, as members of Poland’s LGBTQ community say Duda has taken actions that make them feel unsafe.
IVORY TOWER. Progress toward racial diversity on campus may suffer in the cutbacks expected after Covid 19. Here’s our story about one UVa professor and how his struggle with tenure connects with that issue. https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/uphill-tenure-battle-black-professors-71336038
ABC News’ David Wright reports on professor Paul Harris’s dispute with the University of Virginia over his tenure process, and the disparities black professors may face.
The great Nina Simone wrote this in response to the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Performing it at Carnegie Hall for a mostly white audience, she told them, "This is a show tune, but the show hasn't been written for it, yet."
That was the year I was born.
It is shameful our society has not made more progress on racial justice in all that time.
Mississippi Goddam then. Minnesota Goddam today. That one change aside, the lyrics, sadly, all still apply.
Here she is performing in the south of France.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM
"Mississippi Goddam" by Nina Simone Recording session: Live in Antibes, July 24-25, 1965. The sixth Antibes Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival took place from July ...
On the anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination, it is worth remembering this great speech - the night Martin Luther King was killed a few months prior.
Two thoughts: it’s a shame we don’t have more compassionate leadership today. And it’s tragic we are still dealing with the same awful issues more than 50 years later
https://youtu.be/A2kWIa8wSC0
On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. to a majority-black crowd in an Indianapolis park. His impromptu speech is...
"I CAN'T BREATHE" Public health experts say police should not use tear gas or other chemical weapons for crowd control in a time of coronavirus. Here's our ABC News story: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/tear-gas-compliance-weapons-increasing-covid-19-risks-71080049
ABC News’ David Wright reports on how the use of tear gas and other chemical agents against protesters could increase the risk of spreading coronavirus infections.
TALKING TOUGH. the White House rhetoric on protests is a mixed bag. Our story News:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/president-trump-double-standard-protests-71057090
ABC News’ David Wright reports on the president’s criticism of demonstrations across the U.S., despite his praise for overseas protests.
STRONG MEN ALSO CRY. Manly tears are becoming more common these days and understandably so. But as a society we’re still a little defensive about our leaders crying in public. https://www.yahoo.com/gma/leaders-cry-205002037.html
ABC News' David Wright looks at leaders both past and present shedding a tear, something happening more amid the COVID-19 crisis.
KEEPING DISTANCE TOGETHER. These roadside relics of 1950's car culture were dying out. Now new Drive In theaters are popping up. Here's our ABC News story:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/rebirth-drive-movie-theaters-70716845.
Oh, and my 13 yo daughter shot the standup!
ABC News’ David Wright reports on the comeback of a slice of vintage Americana, the drive-in movie, and how social distancing is creating a new demand for the venue.
PICTURE PERFECT. Photographer Matt Mendelsohn's tribute to the Class of 2020: Socially distanced graduation photos. A snapshot of what they've lost and what they cherish most. Here's our ABC News Live story: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/photographing-class-2020-70671461
Matt Mendelsohn takes poignant portraits of seniors graduating from a Virginia high school amid closures caused by COVID-19.
GRADUATION GIFT. An Ohio sheriffs deputy closes the social distance, one senior at a time. Our ABC News story:
Quarantine becomes harder, not easier, the longer it goes on. That's true for kids as well as grown ups. But kids are good at expressing what their hopes and their anxieties through art. Worldwide, their artwork shows some common themes. Here's our story for ABC News Live: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/children-miss-covid-19-crisis-70342833
ABC News’ David Wright shows us children across the globe drawing what they miss most about the world and showing us how they are staying at home.
May 1st is the enrollment deadline for many US colleges and universities. A record number of students may elect to take a gap year rather than pay top dollar for "distance learning." Here's our Good Morning America story: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/countdown-parents-students-entering-college-70345497
Will seniors choose to attend college remotely or will more students opt for a gap year instead?
On Patriot's Day, "Heartbreak Hill" takes on a different meaning Boston with the marathon cancelled as the Covid-19 outbreak reaches its peak. Our story ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/massachusetts-reaches-peak-covid-19-cases-70255011
The Boston Marathon has been postponed as residents in Boston and around the state adhere to stay at home orders.
What have you accomplished during the shutdown? Kelsey Rahe may have saved somebody's life. You could too through Be The Match and its Couch to Cure program. Here's our story:
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/americans-saving-lives-coronavirus-pandemic-70227441
Kelsey Rahe, 22, donated bone marrow, potentially saving the life of a total stranger.
For millions of unemployed workers, coronavirus has brought fear, frustration and uncertainty, with little relief so far from the federal government. Here's our story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVXRO6cFlU
A total 5.25 million Americans newly applied for unemployment in the span of a week as many ponder how to maintain their finances through the coronavirus pan...
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