A special look back at stories featured on Rhode Island PBS Weekly marking four years on the air.

‘Rhode Island PBS Weekly’ Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Take a look back at some of the program’s most memorable moments

November 11, 2024

“Rhode Island PBS Weekly” turns four years old today.

In honor of this milestone, the show’s team mined the program’s archives to produce this short retrospective video.

Since its launch, “Rhode Island PBS Weekly” has earned 21 Emmy nominations and two wins. Over the last two years, the show has earned more Emmy nominations than any other program produced in Rhode Island. The show also has been nominated for four National Education Telecommunications Association (NETA) wards and has won three.

Justin Kenny Justin Kenny is a national Emmy and Peabody-winning journalist and Senior Producer of Rhode Island PBS Weekly. Kenny previously worked as a North American Producer and Editor at Reuters Television in Washington and was the PBS NewsHour’s Foreign Affairs Editor and Senior Producer from 2012-2015. He owns Small Footprint Films, a news and documentary production company focusing on international humanitarian issues. He was born and raised in West Warwick, Rhode Island and attended Bishop Hendricken High School, Marymount University and the University of Missouri.

Economy

URI Rams Football Home Games to Move to Centreville Stadium for Next Year

The University of Rhode Island will relocate home games to the new 10,500-seat stadium while Meade Stadium undergoes an 18-month overhaul, aiming to boost the fan experience and expand its audience

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Alexander Castro

Sports

Why High School Sports Exist in Rhode Island: League Director Says Participation Comes First

As student numbers decline and co-op teams expand, RI Interscholastic League director Mike Lunney urges schools to refocus on why sports were created — to keep kids engaged, build character, and prepare them for life beyond the field

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Mike Szostak

Health

As Child Poverty Rises in Rhode Island, Advocates Warn: ‘We Need to Do Something Now’

New Census data show 32,549 children lived in poverty in 2024 — a jump of more than 20% from the year before — as advocates urge state action on health care, housing, and food security

September 19, 2025

Luis Hernandez

Climate & Environment

CT, RI Seek Federal Court Injunction to Resume Work on Halted Revolution Wind Project

September 18, 2025

Áine Pennello

Health

As Calls Increase, Rhode Island’s 988 Crisis Line is ‘Ready to Answer That Phone’

In Rhode Island, the suicide and crisis hotline call center received over 1,500 calls in July. That’s a more than 200% increase from when 988 first launched

September 18, 2025

Luis Hernandez

Housing

Rhode Island House GOP Says RIHousing Spends Too Much on Salaries, Not Enough on Affordable Housing

Caucus analysis claims the state’s housing finance agency devotes outsized resources to administrative costs compared with peers in Massachusetts and other New England states; RIHousing CEO pushes back, calling the criticism political and highlighting billions invested in homes

September 18, 2025

Ian Donnis