David Wright
Senior ReporterDavid Wright is a veteran TV, radio, and digital reporter who recently joined the Ocean State Media team.
For more than 20 years, David was a correspondent at ABC News. He was a White House correspondent during President Trump’s first term, covered major elections in the US and abroad, reported extensively from the Vatican, and reported from numerous war zones, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Darfur, Lebanon and Gaza.
David won a New England Emmy Award for a 2023 story he did for Rhode Island PBS Weekly. He has won numerous national awards, including a Peabody, a DuPont, and several national Emmy and Murrow Awards. He began his career as a reporter at WBUR and KQED, where he hosted The California Report broadcast statewide.
A graduate of Harvard and Oxford, David met his wife Victoria when they were both covering the 2005 papal conclave in Rome. They have 3 teenage daughters and a German Shepherd Dog. dwright@oceanstatemedia.org
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Morales, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, campaigned on rent stabilization, housing costs and changes to public safety policy -
Rhode Island Energy's free tool identifies appliances that draw power, but advocates warn it still won’t solve the broader problem: higher energy prices -
Released less than two weeks before mayoral primary, the report gives the city high marks but outlines 18 recommendations for future emergencies -
Lyme disease is less of a worry in late summer, according to URI's top tick researcher. But the risk of alpha-gal syndrome still exists -
State officials have found unsafe levels of PFAS chemicals near a fire station, but officials say the source and extent of the problem remain under investigation -
As Rhode Island Energy seeks a 15% rate hike, thousands of customers face shutoff notices -
Organizers say Bristol’s Independence Day celebration is America’s oldest, a tradition nearly as old as the nation itself -
Newport entered the war as one of North America’s great ports. By the end, Providence was on the rise
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A new state report lays out the numbers behind a familiar problem: fewer doctors, longer waits and growing barriers to care -
DEM crews are conducting prescribed burns across the state as hotter, drier conditions increase wildfire risk in New England
