Here at WBRU News we aim to keep you informed about what’s going on in your neighborhood, your country and your world in a way that makes you keep listening in between Seether and Green Day. Not only do we provide up to the minute updates in the mornings and afternoons but we produce investigative features that we hope will keep you thinking about the people you live with and what you believe.
When it comes to Sports there’s nobody better at covering the Pros in Southern New England from minor league baseball to the Pride of Providence, Peter Manfredo.
Then there’s Entertainment News. The tongue-in-cheek wit of Fat Scotty, Nicky G, Tom, Diana and the rest of the E-News crew may make you cry laughing … or slightly ashamed.Mesthos and Kerry
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BRU FEATURES
The Brief Monday Nights @ 11pm
Our flagship magazine show, The Brief is everything you need to know in 9 minutes and 55 seconds. Every week we rundown the top headlines of the last seven days followed by an in-depth feature or interview about an issue that affects you and last but not least some severe shenanigans from our Sports and Entertainment News Teams.
The Pulse Sunday Morning @ 10am
Here at WBRU News we’re committed to examining issues that affect local communities of color. These are the stories, community leaders and intellectuals that don’t get the most press or airtime that our listeners should know about.
Tips, corrections or suggestions? E-mail Pulse Director Mariah Erlick
Sports Rundown! Saturdays at Noon
Jenna White and Jeff Ericson break down the week in sports with special reports from correspondents covering the Pawtucket Red Sox, New England Revolution, Boxing, the Providence Bruins and the Boston Bruins. Not to mention special reports from special events like the NFL Draft and NBA Draft Lottery (why ping pong balls, why did you give us the fifth pick?).
Rising unemployment rates in Rhode Island
Rhode Island?s unemployment rate in October reached 9.3 percent, the worst the state has seen for that period in a quarter century.Soaring above the national unemployment rate of 6.5 percent, Rhode Island has lost around 2,400 jobs from September to October. An estimated 1,000 government employees lost their jobs, along with 600 workers in professional [...]
11/21/2008 02:21:22pm
More homeless schoolchildren in Newport this fall
The economic crisis isn?t just bad for bankers. It can affect those too young to even have bank accounts.In Newport, the number of homeless schoolchildren has risen. Currently there are 12 families with 20 kids in area schools homeless. In October, there were 13 families with 24 schoolchildren.Social service providers told the Newport Daily News [...]
11/21/2008 02:12:41pm
Kent Hospital receives $100,000 donation
Kent Hospital in Warwick is one big step closer to it?s $2.8 million capital campaign for a new heart center.The Coastway Cares Charitable Foundation announced Tuesday that it would donate $100,000 to the hospital.The gift, one of the largest the hospital has received, will help the Kent Hospital Foundation meet their goal of opening a [...]
11/19/2008 02:46:43pm
RI budget prison plan fails
An overcrowded prison and an economy in peril called for a new plan. But not all plans are successful. Releasing some inmates was suppose reduce the number of prisoners and save the state millions of dollars. But, the prison population is up as well as the budget. Early release of inmates [...]
11/19/2008 07:08:26am
Saudi Oil Tanker Seized by Somali Pirates
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister says the hijacking of a Saudi oil supertanker by Somali pirates is “an outrageous act.” The MV Sirius Star was seized Saturday off the Kenyan coast and was taken to a Somali port. The tanker’s owner says the ship is fully loaded with crude ? a cargo worth about [...]
11/18/2008 08:54:42am
