Rhode Island Stories: "Ballad of Baby Roger" and "Carolina, RI"

The Ballad of Baby Roger, a short documentary written and directed by Jamestown resident Patti Cassidy, tells the fascinating story about a four year old elephant that the children of Rhode Island purchased for Roger Williams Park back in 1893. Baby Roger was the Park's first elephant and the only male elephant in its 139 year history. The South County Independent and The Westerly Sun published stories about the short film earlier this year.

WSBE Rhode Island PBS will show The Ballad of Baby Roger on Saturday, June 18 at 7 p.m. as part of its ongoing series Rhode Island Stories.



Following The Ballad of Baby Roger, WSBE airs part 1 of Carolina, RI: The Smallest of the Small, a film by Carla Ricci about the village of Carolina in Richmond, RI.


UPDATE: Broadcast of Carolina, RI: The Smallest of the Small is postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

A hundred years ago, New England had 2,000 milltowns - and one of them was tiny: 75 houses clustered around one street less than a mile long. But, Carla Ricci says, "don't let looks deceive you: Carolina, RI, has a big story." As mill towns go, it may be the smallest of the small, but this film makes the case that it may be one of the best.

What started out for Ricci as casual conversation between neighbors turned into a seven-year long journey of research and discovery,  poring over historical letters, photos, and documents, as well as hours of captured recollections and reminiscences. What resulted is the woven tapestry of the rich - and almost forgotten - history of remarkable Rhode Islanders from a remarkable Rhode Island village.


This link will take you to a video preview. Don't miss the "Cutting Room Floor" for more stories that didn't make it into the final film.


Carolina, RI: The Smallest of the Small will be shown in two parts: June 18 at approximately 7:15 p.m. and on June 25 at 7 p.m. on WSBE Rhode Island PBS. On WSBE Learn, the film will air June 22 (part 1) and June 29 (part 2) at 10 p.m., June 23 (part 1) and June 30 (part 2) at 5 a.m., and June 24 (part 1) and July 1 (part 2) at 2 a.m.  New air dates and times will be announced when broadcast-quality version of the video is available.

A Lively Experiment for Fri., May 27 at 8:30 p.m. (Sun., May 29 at noon)

Panel
Dyana Koelsch – moderator
Stephen Beale – GoLocalProv editor
Carol Anne Costa – Scituate Democratic Party chair
Dave Layman – former TV director, anchor
Jim Taricani – NBC 10 I-Team reporter

Topics

• State Treasurer Raimondo’s pension report
• Food stamps fraud
• Providence Mayor Angel Taveras’s plan to layoff police officers
• Legislation decriminalizing marijuana in Rhode Island

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Fridays at 8:30 p.m., with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 p.m. on WSBE Learn (36.2), and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) programming over the air on digital 36.1; on Rhode Island cable: Cox 08 / 708HD, Verizon 08 / 508HD, and Full Channel 08; in Massachusetts: Comcast 819HD; on satellite: DirecTV 36, Dish Network 7776.

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Common Cause and Small Business on A Lively Experiment 2/11/2011

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

Panel
Jim Hagan - Moderator
John Marion - Executive director, Common Cause R.I.
Jim Hummel - The Hummel Report
Dave Layman - Corporate communications consultant, former TV news director
John Hazen White, Jr. - President and CEO, Taco, Inc.

Topics

• Whether Rhode Island has fully adopted Separation of Powers
• The Economic Development Corporation and a plan for small businesses
• Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman's job performance
• Twin River's attempt to become a full-scale casino

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WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive 

WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

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Happy Thanksgiving, but there's a new episode of A Lively Experiment for Sunday, 11/28

From all of us at A Lively Experiment and WSBE Rhode Island PBS, we hope you enjoyed a bountiful Thanksgiving... and that any debates about politics were kept to a minimum at the dinner table.

Although our panelists enjoyed Thanksgiving with their families (and we aired special programming on Thanksgiving evening), the panelists did come in to the studio at another time to tape a new episode of A Lively Experiment for broadcast on Sunday at noon.

Here's who gathered around the table, and what they served:

Panel
Jim Hagan – Moderator

Bernard Jackvony – attorney, former Lieutenant Governor and

        former chair of the Rhode Island GOP
Maureen Moakley – Professor, University of Rhode Island political science
Catherine Taylor – former Republican candidate for Secretary of State

Robert Walsh - executive director, National Education Association RI and

        member of Governor-elect Chafee’s transition team

Topics

• The role played by the Moderate Party during the recent gubernatorial race
• The agenda for the upcoming General Assembly session

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; Comcast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; Comcast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, Comcast 819.

A Lively Experiment on Thurs., 11/18 at 7 PM, and Sun., 11/21 at noon

Panel
Jim Hagan – moderator
Representative Jon Brien – (D) Woonsocket
Maureen Moakley – political science professor, URI
Senator James Sheehan – (D) North Kingstown, Narragansett
Representative Robert Watson – (R) House minority leader

Topics

• Changes in the General Assembly and the upcoming session’s agenda 
• Governor-elect Chafee’s appointment of Richard Licht to head the Department of Administration 
• Governor-elect Chafee's intent to rescind Governor Carcieri's executive order requiring E-verify for state employment and state contractors 
• Governor-elect Chafee's intention to impose new state sales taxes on nontaxable items

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

Can't get to the TV? Watch the episode online anytime and anywhere on our YouTube channel. Episodes of A Lively Experiment are generally available for watching on the next afternoon. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, and YouTube will notify you when a new episode is uploaded.

Leaders of RI's Two Major Political Parties on A Lively Experiment - Thu., 11/11 (and Sun., 11/14 at noon)

Panel
Jim Hummel - Moderator
Giovanni Cicione - chair, Rhode Island Republican Party
Dyana Koelsch - DK Communications; former TV political journalist
Edwin Pacheco - chair, Rhode Island Democratic Party

Topics

• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's vulnerability in 2012
• Gubernatorial election results
• Power and influence exerted and money spent by public sector unions in the elections
• Governor-elect Chafee's challenges with the General Assembly:
• expanding the sales tax
• "gay marriage"
• Economic Development Corporation
• Education Commissioner Deborah Gist
• New dynamics in Congress as a result of the mid-term elections

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

"Come Home to Rhode Island PBS"

Fall season preview of programs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS. What do you think of the spot?

"A Lively Experiment" Panelists Offer Their Analysis of the Races - Tonight (10/21) at 7; (Sun., 10/24 at noon)

Due to a scheduling conflict, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio will not appear on A Lively Experiment. (Special thanks to Denise Aiken for agreeing to appear on short notice.) 

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1). 

Panel

Jim Hagan - moderator
Denise Aiken - former state representative
Dennis Langley - president, Urban League of RI
Scott MacKay - reporter, WRNI public radio
Maureen Moakley - political science professor, University of Rhode Island

TOPICS

Panelists look at the Rhode Island governor’s race and the use of negative advertising. They also offer analysis of the races for 1st Congressional district and lieutenant governor.

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).


WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

GOD IN AMERICA series begins October 20

WSBE Rhode Island PBS airs a new 6-hour PBS series from the producers of American Experience and Frontline: God in America at 9 PM on three consecutive Wednesdays, October 20, October 27, and November 3 (with series re-broadcast at 1:30 AM on October 22, October 29, and November 5.) 

What follows is the introduction to an interview with the producers of the documentary, Michael Sullivan and Marilyn Mellowes, courtesy of pbs.org: 

What was the genesis of God in America? Why take on this subject now?

You don't need to look any further that today's political/religious controversies -- over President Obama's personal faith, plans to build an Islamic center in lower Manhattan, or threats by a Florida pastor to burn copies of the Quran -- to sense the relevance of a series on how religious ideas and spiritual experience shaped America's public life.

However, the genesis of God in America did not occur in the crucible of today's headlines, but during a conference WGBH convened several years ago to discuss, with a room full of scholars and thinkers about religion, what direction public broadcasting could take to do more about the role of religious faith for an American audience.

The consensus at that conference was that America had a religious literacy problem. Several scholars define the problem this way: "Although many Americans are deeply religious, man can also be profoundly ignorant about religion -- about other faiths and sometimes even their own, as well as the religious history of the country."

Out of that conference five years ago came the idea for God in America -- to tell the often-neglected historical story of how religious ideas and spiritual experience shaped the public life of the country.

And undergirding the effort is a simple idea: In America, religion matters. In American history, it has always mattered, and we can't fully understand the American story without also understanding our religious history.

The rest of the interview...

A Lively Experiment: Pre-Primary Edition Thu., 9/9 at 7PM (Sun., 9/12 at noon)

Panel

Jim Hagan - moderator
Maureen Moakley – political science professor, URI
Jim Hummel – executive director, The Hummel Report
Ian Donnis – political reporter, WRNI
Joseph Paolino – former ambassador and mayor of Providence

Topic

Predictions for Rhode Island’s primary election

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.
Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Lively Experiment on WSBE Rhode Island PBS Thu., 8/26 at 7 PM (Sun., 8/29 at noon)

Here's an advance look at this week's panelists on A Lively Experiment. Ron St. Pierre moderates the discussion. Tune in tonight! A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

  

Panel

Arlene Violet - attorney, former RI Attorney General
Maureen Moakley - political science professor, URI
Bernard Jackvony - attorney, former RI Lt. Governor and former state GOP chair
Robert Weygand - Vice President for Administration, URI; former US Representative from RI

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WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Lively Experiment: 8/12 at 7PM and Sun., 8/15 at noon on WSBE

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

PANEL

JIM HAGAN – Moderator
MAUREEN MOAKLEY, University of RI Political Science
DAVE LAYMAN, former television news director and anchor; public relations consultant
JOHN C. SIMMONS, executive director, RI Public Expenditures Council (RIPEC)
MARK MURPHY - editor, Providence Business News

TOPIC

Review of RIPEC's most recent studies on tax and spending, and how RI compares with other states.

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WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Lively Experiment on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (8/5 at 7P and 8/8 at noon)

Panel

JIM HAGAN – Moderator
MAUREEN MOAKLEY
BERNARD JACKVONY
DENISE AIKEN
ROBERT WALSH

Discussion

• Historical impact of a Democratic-controlled General Assembly
• Political impact of public employee unions on the 2010 elections

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1). 


WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.
Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive

WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

Farewell, Bob

Despite a certain serene beauty of its own, bleak and dreary Winter's promise is its passage into vibrant Spring, bursting with new life, new beginnings. Summer blesses us with growth - setting deep roots to produce in abundance. Autumn's gift is fruition of our endeavors. Sated, fulfilled, realized, Autumn surrenders to Winter's sleep, with its promise to turn to Spring again. That's the cycle of seasons, the cycle of life.

On Friday morning, we at WSBE Rhode Island PBS learned the sad news that our president and CEO, Robert "Bob" Fish, had passed into his Winter. With his trademark confidence and strength, Bob waged a fierce but brief battle with cancer. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his charming and dedicated wife, Jane, and their family. It's a loss we all share.

When Bob arrived at WSBE in December of 2005, it was my job to write the public announcement of his appointment, and I asked him for his bio and a photo. At that first meeting, shaking his hand, I sensed there was a lot more to this tall, imposing man than his outwardly reserved demeanor. There was an underlying energy, a... secret joke, if you will, that he was bottling up. The photo he sent to me (published here) showed twinkling, mischievous eyes despite the serious pose.

Sure enough, Bob lived up to that first impression. He filled any room with his commanding presence, booming voice and jovial laugh. He thrived on the "art of the deal," evidenced by his successful 40+ year career in radio and television broadcasting management. He was a deft negotiator - Bob had a vision all his own and just made it work. On his own terms. And everyone left as friends.

I vividly remember one incident when someone kept introducing Bob as the "general manager" at a station event. That really irked me - it seemed like a deliberate slight by someone who should have known better. When I talked to Bob about it afterward, he just smirked and said,

"It doesn't matter what they call me. They all know who's the boss in the room."

LOL! So true. You will be missed, Bob.

- written by Lucie Raposo

A Lively Experiment Thu, June 10 at 7; Sun., June 13 at noon, on WSBE Rhode Island PBS

Panel

Jim Hagan – Moderator
John DePetro – 630 WPRO-AM morning talk show host
Bernard Jackvony – Attorney, Former Lieutenant Governor
Louis Pulner – Attorney, 630 WPRO-AM legal analyst
Senator Leo Blais – (R) Coventry, Scituate, Foster

Topics

Whether the state’s income tax overhaul will result in more jobs
Requiring the General Assembly to post all votes online
New legislation sealing more criminal records

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

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A Lively Experiment on WSBE Rhode Island PBS Thu 5/20 at 7; Sun 5/23 at noon

Panel

Jim Hagan - moderator
Dave Layman – former TV news director/anchor 

Maureen Moakley – political science professor, URI 

Dennis Langley  – executive director, Urban League of Rhode Island 

Jim Hummel –  executive director, The Hummel Report

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

Will You Be 'Walking With Dinosaurs'?

Dinosaurs once again roam the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series, and coming to the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence on Wednesday, June 23.

Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists to create 15 life-size dinosaurs - including the terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Audiences are amazed and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to walk the earth return before their eyes. The largest creature is 72 feet from nose to tail; the T-Rex is 18 feet tall at the shoulder!

It’s a dazzling 10 million pound arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, set to captivate young and old alike. The show combines of a rich sensory experience woven into a story of dinosaurs' 200 million year domination of life on earth. Watch them walk. Hear the roar. Be there as they fight for survival and supremacy. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will know the dinosaurs really have returned!

Through an agreement with promoters, WSBE Rhode Island PBS has great tickets to this amazing family experience at the Dunkin Donuts Center! To whet your curiosity, we will air The Making of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' a behind-the-scenes look at how the animators, sculptors, and palaeontologists, using the latest state-of-the-art animatronics and computer graphics, collaborated to re-create these pre-historic behemoths - and their behavior as well.

Starting May 19 and through June 12, WSBE presents several opportunities for you to get tickets and support Rhode Island PBS, too. Tune in to watch The Making of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' on these dates:


Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM, and re-broadcast at 8:30 PM
Sunday, May 30 at 3:30 PM
Saturday, June 5 at noon
Monday, June 7 at 7:30 PM, with re-broadcast at 8:30 PM
Thursday, June 10 at midnight
Friday, June 11 at 9:30 PM
Saturday, June 12 at noon


Here's a video clip about the live show:

A Lively Experiment - Thu, May 6 at 7 (Sun, May 9 at noon) on WSBE Rhode Island PBS

Panel
Dave Layman - Moderator
Arlene Violet – Former Attorney General
Ian Donnis – Political Reporter, WRNI
Jim Hummel – Executive Director, The Hummel Report
General Treasurer Frank Caprio – (D) Candidate for Governor

Topics

• How this week’s losses on Wall Street will effect state finances and the pension fund
• City Hall scandals: public corruption charges in North Providence and a federal probe in Central Falls
• Controversial legislation allowing a RI wind farm contract to proceed without PUC approval

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

A Lively Experiment on WSBE Rhode Island PBS Thu, 4/22 at 7 and Sun, 4/25 at noon

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

Panel

Jim Hagan - Moderator
Rep. Deborah Ruggiero – (D) Jamestown, Middletown
Rep. Joseph Trillo – (R) Warwick
Rep. Douglas Gablinske – (D) Bristol, Warren
Robert Walsh – Executive Director, National Education Association R.I.

Topics
• The significance of political endorsements
• The proposed supplemental budget’s impact on cities and towns and the state pension fund

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WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.

Who's On A LIVELY EXPERIMENT this week, on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (4/8 7P and 4/11 at noon)

Panel

John DePetro - 630 WPRO-AM morning show host, and this week's moderator
Dave Layman - Public relations consultant, former television news director and anchor
RI Senator Beatrice Lanzi -(D) Cranston District 26
Joseph Paolino - Real estate developer and former mayor of Providence
Doreen Costa - Rhode Island Tea Party media advisor
and special appearance by
Thomas DiLuglio - former RI Lieutenant Governor and a regular panelist on early seasons of A Lively Experiment

Topics

• Grading our elected officials and FEMA on their responses to the flood 
• Battle over the state supplemental budget 
• The impact the Tea Party is having on our political system

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A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area. Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; ComCast 294.