In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane states that maybe pointing up is better than pointing elsewhere.

The Mixed Magic Theatre is the subject of this week's program with Ricardo Pitts-Wiley co-founder. We talk about what has been happening at the Theatre as well as their many upcoming events. We also listen to rehearsal recordings for a concert the Exult Choir (which he founded) will perform on February 27th at PPAC. For more information you can go to www.agictheatre.com

This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Sonny Rollins from his 1957 Blue Note Records recording titled “A Night At The Village Vanguard.” 

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce as she is joined by novelist Julie Gerstenblatt to discuss her debut novel, Daughters of Nantucket. Julie Gerstenblatt holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her essays have appeared in The Huffington Post and Cognoscenti, among others. When not writing, Julie is a college essay coach, producer, and on-air host for A Mighty Blaze. A native New Yorker, Julie now lives in coastal Rhode Island with her family and one very smart shichon poo. Daughters of Nantucket is her first novel. For more information on Julie Gerstenblatt, please visit www.juliegerstenblatt.com. Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times best-selling authors Ann Hood and Michael Ruhlman. Ann Hood is the author of eleven books, including the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most and The Knitting Circle, and the memoirs Comfort: A Journey Through Grief and Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City. Michael Ruhlman is the author of award-winning cookbooks and nonfiction narratives. He is the author of chef Thomas Keller’s seminal The French Laundry Cookbook and the highly successful series about the training of chefs: The Making of a Chef, The Soul of a Chef, and The Reach of a Chef. He is also the author of The Elements of Cooking and Ratio. Ruhlman has worked at The New York Times and as a food columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He attended the Culinary Institute of America and is the author of eighteen books about food and cooking and such wide-ranging subjects as pediatric heart surgery and building wooden boats. Michael lives with his family in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island. For more information on Ann Hood, please visit www.annhood.us, and for Michael Ruhlman, visit www.ruhlman.com. Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about how dinner reservations can get you out of the weeds.

The LaGrua Center in Stonington is the subject of this week's program with Dan Brandl, Executive Director. We discuss what has been happening at the Center and their many upcoming events. For more information, you can go to www.lagruacenter.org

This week, Joe is featuring The Artie Shaw Band from his 1945 RCA Records recording titled “The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about the consequences of inaction.

This week, Joe features Vocalist Amanda Carr with the Kenny Hadley Big Band from their 2009 OMS Records recording “Common Thread.”  

The Mystic Chamber Music Series is the subject of this week's program with Thomas Readett, Artistic and Executive Director. We discussed what the brand new series is about and their concert on Sunday, April 20th, at 7 PM (location to be announced). For more information, you can go to www.mysticchambermusicseries.com  

This month's The 95.9 Company Break welcomes the co-owner of Discover Your Dog in Westerly, RI, Heidi Benson. Discover Your Dog is Westerly, RI's only dog day camp, training, & sports facility with 20k square feet of indoor and outdoor training & play space. They bring out the best in the relationship between you and your pup and help you Discover Your great Dog within! If your dog does any of the following, they can help...Pull you on walks, Doesn't come when called, Digs holes, Chews on valuables, Resource Guards, Jumps on guests/counter/furniture, Lunges at other dogs/people on-lead, Ignores you, Runs away off-lead, Exhibits symptoms of Anxiety, Fear, Aggression, Shyness, etc. They use science-proven, evidence & relationship-based behavioral modification & training that yield practical, lifelong results. For more information, call 401-584-0676 or visit www.dydri.com

On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to the music of The Lion King from cinema, broadway, theme park attractions, and more to celebrate this blockbuster film's 30th anniversary!

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about how dogs natural patterns are closely tied to humans.

Museum Concerts of Rhode Island is the subject of this week's program with Fredrick Jodry, President. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, February 11th at 3:30 PM at the First Unitarian Church in Providence. For more information you can go to www.museumconcerts.org

This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Harry Belafonte from his 1962 RCA Records recording titled “Belafonte Sings The Blues.” 

Host Doug Still introduces you to the charming old katsura tree in Beatrix Farrand’s famous garden at Dumbarton Oaks. It might be the oldest katsura in North America, or maybe not, but its origins relate to the burgeoning interest in Japanese trees and plants in the second half of the 19th century when Japan opened up to the world. Listen in, as the tree receives traditional care from Japanese Master Gardener Kurato Fujimoto.

Host Doug Still introduces the second edition of Tree Story Shorts on This Old Tree, where listeners get to contribute and tell their own tree stories! From New York to California to China and Nepal, listen to what people say about the trees that inspire them.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about how not keeping up with change is like walking on thin ice.

Joe features Tenor Saxophonists Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen this week from their 2004 Concord Jazz Records recording “Heavy Juice.”

Val Tutson, professional storyteller and organizer of Funda Fest 26, is our special guest this week, along with Festival participants Teju Ologboni and Danielle Grise. We talk about the many upcoming events and listen to some of the music and stories being told at this wonderful festival. For more information, you can go to www.fundafest.org

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with New York Times and USA Today best selling author Victoria Christopher Murray. Victoria Christopher Murray is the best-selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Sellers, The Personal Librarian, and The First Ladies. In both novels, Victoria co-wrote with Marie Benedict. A native New Yorker, Victoria Christopher Murray attended Hampton University, where she majored in Communication Disorders. After graduating, Victoria attended New York University’s Stern Business School, where she received her MBA in Marketing. Victoria spent ten years in Corporate America before she tested her entrepreneurial spirit. She opened a Financial Services Agency for Aegon, USA, where she managed the number one division for nine consecutive years. However, Victoria always dreamed of writing and in 1997, she pursued her dream. Find out more about Victoria Christopher Murray and her books at victoriachristophermurray.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about the spirit of cooperation.

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Fred Hersch from his 2012 Transdreamer LTD recording titled “Alive at the Vanguard.”

The subject of this week's program is the music of Cole Porter with Mike Maino. Mike has a chance to do another in a series about great American Artists. He'll talk about Cole Porter's life and play a variety of artists performing his music. For more information or comments about the show you can call (401) 294-9274 or email maino@classical959.com

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about aging as our bodies and feelings begin to break down.

Musica Dolce is the subject of this week's program with Paul Rosenbloom, Artistic Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, January 21st at 2 PM at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard in Kingston. For more information, you can go to www.musicadolce.org

This week, Joe is featuring Trumpet player Woody Shaw from his 1997 32 Jazz recording “Dark Journey.”

This month's The 95.9 Company Break welcomes Nicoles Francis, niece of Newport Propane's owner. Newport Propane proudly stands as a leading propane dealership, offering a comprehensive range of appliances, top-notch services, and reliable propane delivery solutions. They've cultivated an outstanding reputation. Their foundation is built on honesty, integrity, fair pricing, and unwavering commitment to delivering the highest quality. In a fiercely competitive landscape, respectability requires a steadfast dedication to setting ourselves apart by prioritizing quality and service above all else. At Newport Propane, they're not just propane providers but licensed professionals specializing in delivering top-tier propane products and services. Their journey from those modest beginnings to our current distinction is a testament to our enduring values, tireless work ethic, and community's trust in them. They remain devoted to serving you with the same passion and dedication that have defined them for generations. For more information, call 401-847-6878 or visit www.newportpropane.com

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Bill Evans from his 1968 recording titled “Another Time, The Hilversum Concert.”

This week Joe is featuring vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn from her 1998 Verve Records recording titled “ I Remember Miles.” 

Greg Abate, saxophonist, flutist, composer, arranger and member of the RI Music Hall of Fame is our special guest this week. We talk about his many upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from his multiple recordings. For more information you can go to www.gregabate.com

The Chorus of Westerly is the subject of this week's program with Ryan Saunders, Executive Director. We talk about their very successful fall season, what’s coming up this spring and listen to music from some past concerts. For more information you can call (401) 596-8663 or go to www.chorusofwesterly.org

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about writing a first email to an old friend.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about things in nature going smoothly then something happens.

This week Joe is featuring a Holiday Show with a variety of outstanding jazz artists.

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Thriller Panel guests Megan Collins, Peter Swanson, Rea Frey, Wendy Walker, Vanessa Lillie, and Kathy Reichs. Deborah Goodrich Royce and a panel of fantastic thriller fiction novelists talk about their books, their writing process, and the thriller genre. About the Authors:  Megan Collins is the author of Thicker Than Water, The Family Plot, Behind the Red Door, and The Winter Sister (Atria/Simon & Schuster). She received her B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, and she holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Boston University, where she was a teaching fellow. She has taught creative writing at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and Central Connecticut State University and is Managing Editor of 3Elements Review. A Pushcart Prize and two-time Best of the Net nominee, her work has appeared in many print and online journals, including Compose, Linebreak, Off the Coast, Spillway, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, and Rattle. She lives in Connecticut. Her featured novel is Thicker Than Water. Peter Swanson is the Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of eight novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and a finalist for the C.W.A. Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and his most recent, The Kind Worth Saving. His books have been translated into over 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine. A graduate of Trinity College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Emerson College, he lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with his wife and cat. His featured novel is The Kind Worth Saving. Rea Frey is the multi-published, award-winning bestselling author of Not Her Daughter, Because You’re Mine, and Until I Find You, as well as four nonfiction books. She’s been featured in U.S. Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Popsugar, Hello Sunshine, Marie Claire, Parade, Shape, Hello Giggles, CrimeReads, Writer’s Digest, W.G.N., Fox News, Today in Nashville, Talk of the Town, and more. She is also the C.E.O. and founder of Writeway, where aspiring writers become published authors. Her weekly Writeway podcast deeply delves into the publishing industry and empowers writers to make informed career decisions. Her featured novel is The Other Year. Wendy Walker is the author of the psychological suspense novels All Is Not Forgotten, Emma in the Night, The Night Before, Don’t Look for Me, and American Girl. Her novels have been translated into twenty-three foreign languages, topped national and international bestseller lists, and have been optioned for television and film. Wendy holds degrees from Brown University and Georgetown Law School. She is a former family law attorney with training in child advocacy and has worked in finance and several areas of the law. Her featured novel is What Remains. Vanessa Lillie is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the author of the bestselling suspense novels Little Voices and For the Best. With fifteen years of marketing and communications experience, Vanessa hosts a weekly Instagram Live event with crime fiction authors and was a columnist for the Providence Journal. She lives on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. Her featured novel is Blood Sisters. Kathy Reichs’s first novel, Déjà Dead, catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Her other Temperance Brennan novels include Death du Jour, Deadly Décisions, Fatal Voyage, Grave Secrets, Bare Bones, Monday Mourning, Cross Bones, Break No Bones, Bones to Ashes, Devil Bones, 206 Bones, Spider Bones, Flash and Bones, Bones Are Forever, Bones of the Lost, Bones Never Lie, Speaking in Bones and the Temperance Brennan short story collection, The Bone Collection. In addition, Kathy co-authors the Virals Young Adult series with her son, Brendan Reichs. The best-selling titles are Virals, Seizure, Code, Exposure, Terminal, and two Virals e-novellas, Shift and Swipe. These books follow the adventures of Temperance Brennan’s great-niece, Tory Brennan. Dr. Reichs is also a producer of the hit Fox TV series Bones, based on her work and novels. Dr. Reichs is one of only 100 forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. She served on the Board of Directors as Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. She is currently a member of the National Police Services Advisory Council in Canada. She is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte, NC, and Montreal, Québec. Her featured novel is Cold, Cold Bones. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.  

The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director. We talk about what the Chorale has done in the last season and their concert coming up on Sunday January 14th at 4 PM, Harkness Chapel at Connecticut College. For more information you can go to www.mysticriverchorale.org

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about family gathers becoming platforms for debate.

This week Joe is featuring Local Rhode Island Artists and their interpretations of traditional Christmas Songs along with some of their own Christmas songs. 

In this WCRI's Kids Hour, we invite you to a special radio play of A Christmas Carol that has been rerecorded and reproduced for 2023! This play was adapted for radio from Charles Dicken's novella by Anthony E. Palermo. We hope you enjoy...from your friends at WCRI & Newport Classical!

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane talks about taking things one at a time.

This week Joe is featuring vocalist Tony Bennett from his 2008 Columbia Records recording titled “A 'Swingin' Christmas - with the Count Basie Orchestra.” 

This week we feature Shannon Corey, singer, composer, pianist and teacher. We'll listen to examples of music from her Holiday CD, “I Wish I Had A River”. We’ll also discuss her career and how she has had the opportunity to travel the world singing. For more information you can go to www.shannoncoreymusic.com

On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and UCONN Nursing Students Taylor and Emily listen to holiday music classics like Last Christmas, I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas, music from The Grinch, Wonderful Christmastime, and many more!

This month's The 95.9 Company Break welcomes Wood River Health President and CEO Alison Croke and Dr. Ryan Collins, Hope Valley Director of Physical Therapy. Since 1976, Wood River Health has provided high-quality, affordable medical, dental, and social services to southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut communities. A private, non-profit Community Health Center, its providers and staff are devoted to delivering quality patient care to our patients. For more information, call 401-539-2461 or visit www.woodriverhealth.org

On this week's Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Vocalist and Pianist Ray Charles from his 1985 Columbia Records recording titled “The Spirit of Christmas.” 

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane is looking back over generations.

This week, The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director. We talked about their successful season last year and listened to some selections from the planned Holiday concerts held on Saturday, December 9th and 10th, at the Jamestown Recreational Center. For more information, you can call 401-207-0771 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com

In this special three-hour radio program from WCRI, you'll hear holiday music by artists, groups, and ensembles from southern New England. You'll listen to Shannon Corey, Boston Brass, Ensemble Altera, The United States Coast Guard Band, Seth MacFarlane, and many more. This is the perfect program for decorating the tree, cooking that holiday meal, or to get you in the holiday spirit!

The Chorus of Westerly Holiday Pops Radio Program is a unique show on WCRI to kick off the holiday season. You'll enjoy an hour of beautiful seasonal music performed by the Chorus of Westerly and the Pops Festival Orchestra. Your hosts for this program are Music Director Andrew Howell and Executive Director Ryan Saunders. For more information about the chorus or tickets to upcoming concerts, call (401) 596-8663, or go to www.chorusofwesterly.org ​

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Katie Couric (@katiecouric). Katie is an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), which has raised more than $700 million for cancer research. Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011, following 15 years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show. In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series, and several documentaries.  Going There is a heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir that shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name. For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life – a story she’s never shared until now. Of the medium she loves, the one that made her a household name, she says, “Television can put you in a box; the flat-screen can flatten. On TV, you are larger than life but smaller, too. It is not the whole story, and it is not the whole me. This book is.” Find out more about Katie and Going There at katiecouric.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.

Host Doug Still looks at The Major Oak of Sherwood Forest in this month's episode of This Old Tree. Sherwood Forest in the County of Nottinghamshire lays claim to a world-famous tree, The Major Oak. It may have harbored Robin Hood and his merry men or perhaps people like them. Admirers from around the world visit the beloved English oak drawn by the legend. Two Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve guests help describe why the tree is so special. One is Paul Cook, the Warden tasked with maintaining the woodland and the landscape. The other is the Sheriff of Nottingham, or, that is, Richard Townsley, a tour guide and local authority on Robin Hood. Thanks to the legend, there's an aura around this tree, but the allure and lasting popularity of England's arboreal icon has become about so much more. 

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane indicates it is ok with things not being perfect.

The URI Holiday Extravaganza Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with David Gilliland, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented December 2rd and 3rd at the URI Fine Arts Center. The event will feature over 180 performers. For more information you can go to https://web.uri.edu/music/events

This week Joe is featuring Vocalist and Bassist Dick Lupino from his 2011 cd titled “December Songs.”

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Novelist Annabel Monaghan as they discuss her latest novel, Same Time Next Summer. Annabel Monaghan is the author of IndieNext and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, The Week, and the Rye Record. Same Time Next Summer is the ultimate summer nostalgia read, about an engaged woman who comes face to face with her first love whom she hasn’t seen in fourteen years but whom she spent every summer with from age five to seventeen when he broke her heart, calling into question everything she thought she knew about their love story, and herself. Find out more at annabelmonaghan.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane recalls how nature can bring this planet into perspective.

Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2024 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre, and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about next summer's musicals and listen to popular songs from Chorus Line, Tootsie, The Sound of Music, and 42nd Street. For more information, you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com  

This week, Joe is featuring The Ken Serio Trio from their 1996 Mirror Wizard Music Recording titled “Tomorrow’s Another Day.”

This week Joe is featuring Vocalist Abbey Lincoln from her 1995 Verve Records Recording titled “A Turtle’s Dream.”

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane discusses the Fall season.

The RI Civic Choral and Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Dr. Joshua Rohde, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music being presented on Saturday November 18th at 7:30 PM at St. Sebastian's Church in Providence and Sunday November 19th at 3PM at St. James Church, Manville. For more information you can call 401-521-5670 or go to www.ricco.org

On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we talked with the owners of Superior Comforts, Jacob & Sherri Ledsworth. While most HVAC contractors are also plumbers, general contractors, and even property managers at Superior Comfort Inc., heating, A/C, geothermal, and air quality are what they focus on. Their technicians are certified and work alongside seasoned professionals until they meet the high standard of Superior Comfort. No company in RI has a higher quality or finer craftsmanship. Their reputation for the highest quality of services and products in the business, as well as their reliability and accountability, have been their strength for years, and they continue to build on this daily. For more about Superior Comfort, call 401-396-9171 or visit superiorcomfortinc.com

On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Spencer listen to the music from The Nightmare Before Christmas to celebrate its 30th anniversary!

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane discusses recovering from unexpected events.

Museum Concerts of Rhode Island is the subject of this week's program with Fredrick Jodry, President. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, November 26th, at 3:30 PM at the First Unitarian Church in Providence. For more information, you can go to www.museumconcerts.org

Featuring Saxophonist Scott Hamilton from his 1997 Concord Jazz Records Recording titled “After Hours.”

In this month's This Old Tree, host Doug Still looks at The Birthing Tree. There's a huge, spreading, 350-year-old plus white oak in McMinnville, Tennessee, with a legend. It was known to the early pioneers, and it's now a state landmark tree. Listen to its story told by Warren County Historian Jimmy Haley and former state urban forester Tom Simpson. Come along and discover the Birthing Tree through the eyes of a real pioneer family.

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane discusses the take & landings of geese.

The Newport String Project is the subject of this week's program with Ealan McMullin, Artistic Director and Co-founder. We talk about the concerts that will be presented this season and the programs that the Projects they have created and maintain. For more information you can go to www.newportstringproject.org

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Jimmy Rowles and Bassist Ray Brown from their 1978 Concord Records Recording titled “As Good As It Gets.” 

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with Patti Callahan Henry to discuss her latest novel, The Secret Book of Flora Lee. Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of several novels, including Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the recipient of the Christy Award, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year. She is the cohost and co-creator of the popular weekly online live web show and podcast Friends and Fiction. A full-time author and mother of three, she lives with her family in Alabama and South Carolina. Find out more at patticallahanhenry.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com.  

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares something she once heard in times like these.

Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the program's subject with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director, this week. We talk about the upcoming season and the Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 3rd at 3 PM at the Westerly Armory in Westerly and listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information, you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org

This week, Joe features Trombonist and Composer Emmett Goods from his 2023 Truth Revolution Recording Collective CD titled “Another Level.” 

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how nature changed her life course.

The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with Kristo Kondakci, Music Director and Conductor, and with special guest Joseph Amante Y Zapata. We talk about their upcoming concert and listen to some of the music that will be presented on October 28th at the East Providence High School Auditorium. For more information, you can call (401) 274-4578, or go to www.nabsco.org

This week, Joe is featuring Pianist Geri Allen from her 2004 Telarc Recording titled “The Life of a Song.”  

On this week's 95.9 Company Break, we talked with Dr. Valentin Antoci of University Orthopedics at Newport Hospital. Dr. Antoci is a Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus on Adult Reconstruction, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery, and a particular interest in unicompartmental partial knee replacement, minimally invasive surgery, complex reconstructions, failed total joints, preservation techniques, and trauma. University Orthopedics includes over 40 board-certified, fellowship-trained musculoskeletal and sports medicine physicians. These specialists are faculty members of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University who teach medical students, orthopedic residents, and fellowship subspecialty surgeons. University Orthopedics leads the way with Basic and Clinical orthopedic research on the latest advances in orthopedic surgery and injury prevention. For more information, visit universityorthopedics.com

On this month's episode of WCRI's Kids Hour, hosts Jamie and Wendy listen to the music of RI Comic Con 2023! You'll hear music from Jurrasic Park, Pretty in Pink, Wednesday, TMNT, Superman, and much more!! For more information or to purchase tickets to this year's RI Comic Con, visit www.ricomiccon.com

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how nature can be as close as your living room window.

The CT Gilbert and Sullivan Society is the subject of this week's program with Dr. John Dreslin, Music Director. We talked about the upcoming event at Valley Regional High School, Deep River, CT, and listened to some of the music from “Patience”, which will be performed on October 28th and 29th. For more information, you can call 860 554-1256 or go to www.CTGandS.org

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Tord Gustavsen from his 2009 ECM Recording titled “Restored, Returned.” 

Join Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of Ruby Falls, in conversation with Robin Kall, nationally acclaimed radio and podcast host of Reading With Robin, as they discuss Deborah's newest novel, Ruby Falls! Praise for Ruby Falls includes: Named one of the 20 most riveting books of spring 2021 by Veranda Magazine, "Royce's prose is taut and propulsive. Ruby Falls inhabits a hallucinatory Hollywood where fact and fiction mingle freely, and even the smallest acts can feel ominous…an enjoyable pastiche with plenty of twists and turns." — Kirkus Reviews Captivating Thriller" –Zibby Owens, author and host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series, visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at the disappointment of what some members of our species call important.

The URI Guitar Festival is the subject of this week's program with Adam Levin, Artistic Director. We talk about the concerts that will be presented from October 18th to the 22nd at several locations. The event will feature over a dozen performers. For more information, you can go to https://web.uriguitarfestival.org

This week on Jazz After Dinner, Joe features Guitarist Dennis Costa from his 2022 Self-published CD titled “Music of the Americas.”  

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane shares how a brief moment on the to-do list of her day left a lasting impression.

In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still talks to John Perlin Historian, author of A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization. The two discuss the story of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king of Uruk, threatens to cut down the sacred Cedar Forest and claim its wood for his people. First, he must kill the terrifying guardian of the forest, Humbaba. Can he do it? What will the gods think, and what will it mean for humanity? The story's message is central to John Perlin's republished book, A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization. Forests, and the wood they provide, have been crucial to human society since the beginning of recorded time, and now the fight against climate change. But what does history tell us about how we treat them?

The Mary Kimball Hail Music Mansion, on the East Side of Providence, is the subject of this week's program with Peter Hail and Joe Parillo, secretary of the organization. We talk about their work to restore and maintain the historic Music Hall. We also play some of the music that has been presented through the years and talk about upcoming events. For more information you can go to www.musicmansion.org

This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Dan Moretti from his 2021 Roots Grooves Records CD titled “Tres Libre.”

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with award-winning author Chris Bohjalian. Bohjalian has written more than 20 books, including The Sandcastle Girls, The Guest Room, and The Flight Attendant, which has been adapted into a hit TV series. Bohjalian will be discussing his latest novel, The Lioness, which became an instant New York Times bestseller upon release and is now a Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2022! For more information or to purchase his books visit chrisbohjalian.com . For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane finds a funny parallel to an example in nature.

Dr. Edward Markward, the Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's is our special guest this week. We talk about the upcoming concert and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday September 24th at 3 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington. For more information you can go to http://www.cobsj.org/

Featuring Pianist Mike Renzi and Bassist Paul Del Nero from their 2023 Cub 44 Records CD titled “Darn That Dream.” 

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how the smallest examples in nature can be the greatest inspiration.

Musica Dolce is the subject of this week's program with Paul Rosenbloom, Artistic Director. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the program being presented on Sunday, October 15th, 2 PM at St. Paul’s Church in Wickford. For more information you can go to www.musicadolce.org

This week Joe is featuring Trumpet Player/Vocalist Doc Chanonhouse from his 2023 Self-published CD titled “The Gulf Stream Quartet.”

Join Ocean House owner, actor, and bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a conversation with author Karen White to discuss her latest novel The House on Prytania (A Royal Street Novel, Book 2). Karen White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 34 books, including the Tradd Street series, The Last Night in London, Dreams of Falling, The Night the Lights Went Out, Flight Patterns, The Sound of Glass, and A Long Time Gone. She is the coauthor of The Lost Summers of Newport, All the Ways We Said Goodbye, The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta, Georgia. For more information or to purchase her books visit www.karen-white.com. For more information on Deborah Goodrich Royce and the Ocean House Author Series visit deborahgoodrichroyce.com    

On this months episode of WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer take a musical trip around Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom...All Aboard!

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane beams with joy about one of natures gifts!

On this weeks 95.9 Company Break we speak with Director of Marketing and Sales for StoneRidge Active Retirement Living in Mystic, CT Jamie Cornell. Located just two miles from the riverfront, StoneRidge is a senior living community of doers and thinkers, artists and educators, lifelong learners and dedicated volunteers. We support each other, learn from one another and enjoy each other’s company. New residents of our retirement community tell us they’re surprised how quickly everyone knows their name. Visit us and it won’t be long before you feel connected to the people who live here. People who, like you, want to continue an active lifestyle in a corner of Connecticut that’s close to their hearts. For more information call 860-333-8995 or visit www.stoneridgelcs.com  

The South Kingstown 300th Celebration is the subject of this week's program with Kenny Burke, Committee Member and Jen Ferry, Executive Director of S. C. Art. We talk about the year long 300th Anniversary Celebration and focus on the events that will happen on 9/9 called the Trifecta. The music is from three of the groups that will be performing that day. For more information you can go to www.southkingstownri.com

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Tom White from his 2023 Self-published CD titled “Tom White Trio.” 

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews...Jane looks at how some relationships work, some don't, and how some unfold.

In this months This Old Tree host Doug Still explores The Charter Oak. King James II of England threatened to revoke the precious Charter of Connecticut in 1687, and sent one of his men to retrieve it. That meant an end to the colony's limited democracy and independence.  But before it was exchanged during a key meeting, a hero slipped out of the room with it under his arm and hid it within the cavity of an old oak tree. That tree - the Charter Oak - is now a state icon. Get the full story here!