EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Ian Donnis of The Public's Radio and Rhode Island PBS joined Eli Sherman and Dan McGowan this week on “Behind the Story” to discuss politics, public media and health care in Rhode Island.
Donnis is a longtime political reporter, who also hosts the show "Political Roundtable." He covers local, state and national politics, and this week he discussed Rhode Island's upcoming gubernatorial election in 2026.
Donnis also talked about the shifting landscape of public media in Rhode Island and across the country, along with the future of health care against the backdrop of a pending sale of Roger Williams and Our Lady of Fatima hospitals.
Later in the show, Dan and Eli talked about the “Stories We Wish We Wrote.”
Dan’s picks
- Westerly Planning Board’s rejection of housing plan upheld in Superior Court by Katie Castellani, Providence Business News
- Podcast: A newscast about a sea creature has become part of Ocean State lore by Edward Fitzpatrick, Boston Globe RI
Eli’s picks
- RI woman convicted in infamous 'stolen valor' case back in custody. What we know by Tom Mooney, The Providence Journal
- Christopher Silvia 'heartbroken' after ending campaign for Fall River mayor by Emily Scherny, The Fall River Herald News
- Who gets Christopher Silvia's mayoral race donations? What campaign finance law says by Dan Medeiros, The Fall River Herald News
Watch “Behind the Story” Thursdays at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the WPRI 12+ TV app.
It airs on TV (Sundays at 8 a.m. on FOX Providence and 11 a.m. on The CW Providence), and will be available on demand through the WPRI 12+ app and right here on WPRI.com.
“Behind the Story” is hosted by Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian of 12 News, along with Dan McGowan of the Boston Globe.
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