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.

Elections

McKee’s approval sinks lower; Foulkes leads in early Democratic primary polling

With gubernatorial primary more than 10 months out many voters still undecided

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Alexander Castro

Housing

Neronha co-leads suit over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness

Coalition claims Trump administration’s move to shift Continuum of Care funds toward transitional housing ‘will lead to predictably disastrous results’

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Christopher Shea

Health

New study will examine drug use and barriers to treatment in three New England states, including Rhode Island

November 26, 2025

Liam Elder-Connors

Weekend 401

Weekend 401: Your guide to holiday markets and events in Rhode Island and the South Coast

From Warren’s town-wide celebration to artisan markets in Providence, Pawtucket and beyond, here’s where to shop, stroll, sip and support local this holiday season

November 25, 2025

James Baumgartner

Transportation

Seastreak plans to continue ferry service this summer despite closure of New Bedford State Pier

The ferry service with routes to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard plans to run even after much of the pier was closed for repairs

November 25, 2025

Paul C. Kelly Campos

Climate & Environment

Wild turkeys were locally extinct for decades. How did they come back?

Turkeys are more than just a Thanksgiving meal, they’re a part of forest ecosystems across the country. In this episode of Possibly, we take a look at how they made a major comeback in New England after being driven to local extinction

November 25, 2025

Megan Hall