Warwick Radio: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island

D.K. Mckenzie, Warwick poet, musician, and creator of The Poe Underground, explores the possibilities of combining the voice of the guitar with the haunting words and expressions of poetry.

In this episode, hear the poems Encounter by Polly Chase and Luscious Beach by D.K. Mckenzie accompanied by improvised classical guitar.

Encounter

You move alone the avenue like one

Alone, exultant, among mountain snows;

And through your hair the...

Learn how to find a career in a competitive job market in this monthly series by Warwick career management specialist Kathleen Dohoney.

Today, Kathleen interviews Lisa Picillo, Certified Financial Planner at Spinnaker Asset Management, about finances and starting a new career. Hear about assessing your finances before making a career change, making a plan to step backward in order to move forward, how having a financial plan can rel...

A “trip” on the subway makes for a bizarro story!

You never know who's going to turn up in the stories on Elly McGuire's podcast, Shaking The Bushes—Yoko Ono, Jonas Salk, Richard Hatch (Richard Hatch?), even a former President, to name a few—as she shares humorous and often unpredictable autobiographical anecdotes and social commentary about living parallel lives in her "cozy" apartment in Manhattan and her childho...

Join lawyer and true crime fanatic Kate Itacy for stories about crimes allegedly committed by Warwick citizens or within Warwick city limits.

Today, hear the tale of reputed bootlegger and bank robber Carl Rettich and his Crime Castle, a Warwick Neck mansion owned by Rettich and alleged to be the hub for the Rettich gang’s criminal activities during the 1920s and 1930s. Underworld legend credits Carl Rettich with the invention of ce...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark.

From Patti Page in 1952 to Weezer in 1994, concerts at the Palladium and Midway stage were an essential part of Rocky Point. Hear about shows by small acts that would become big, the night in 1978 when REO Speedwagon, AC/DC, Blue Öyster Cult, and Thin Lizzy all played, the group that caused the power to go out three tim...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark.

The Rocky Point saltwater pool was an Olympic-sized pool at the front of the park that was filled with water from Narragansett Bay. Hear how George watched divers make painful belly flops while he cooled off in the pool, about Olympic trials and AAU competitions at the pool, how it became a freshwater pool, and why it c...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark.

Scott and George continue their conversation about Rocky Point Park. Hear about the Flume, funhouse, Laff in the Dark, and Castle of Terror/House of Horrors. Find out about the Rocky Point jail, and discover where some of Rocky Point’s rides went when the park closed.

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Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark.

George LaCross made his first visit to Rocky Point Park in 1962 and became an immediate fan. Hear Scott and George reminisce about the Paladium ballroom, Shore Dinner Hall, baseball field, petting zoo, and Rocky Point’s first carousel and Ferris Wheel.

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Season two of Elly McGuire’s Shaking the Bushes podcast has begun. Tune in at ellymcguire.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Enjoy episode one, Chutzpah!, and find out what a U.S. President’s slipper, Taylor Swift, and a splinter have in common.

You never know who’s going to turn up in the stories on Elly McGuire’s podcast, Shaking The Bushes—a former US President, a wife of a Beatle, a “Survivor”…to name just a few—as she share...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Warwick Public Library Deputy Director Evan Barta.

Evan Barta began his stint as Deputy Director in August 2024 after serving as the library’s Coordinator of Technology for 13 years. Hear about working with library staff, what the Warwick community gets from their libraries, events for all ages, Miss Junie the spider, how Evan spends his free time, and how many books are borrowed in a year.

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Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Staff Sergeant John Richards from the Rhode Island Army National Guard.

John Richards is a Recruiting and Retention NCO with the Rhode Island Army National Guard. Hear how John joined the military at age 17, about playing saxophone with the 88th Army Band, working in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a day in the life of a recruiter, how the National Guard is a second family, and can you join in your 40...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Miss Rhode Island 2025 Alexia Rodrigues.

Native Rhode Islander Alexia Rodrigues is Miss Rhode Island 2025 and Sgt. Alexia Rodrigues with the Rhode Island Army National Guard. Hear how Lexi started competing in pageants, about being a foster child and advocating for a better foster care system, and how Lexi will compete in the Miss America pageant in Orlando, FL.

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Learn how to find a career in a competitive job market in this monthly series by Warwick career management specialist Kathleen Dohoney.

Today, Kathleen answers frequently asked career questions, including questions about résumés, interviews, and salary negotiations.

Kathleen Dohoney, ACRW, CPRW, CDCS, CCTC, is a Career Coach at Randstad RiseSmart and a Career Specialist at Celtic Résumé Services.

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Warwick poet and musician D.K. Mckenzie presents excerpts from his spoken word and music podcast, The Poe Underground, in a Warwick Radio exclusive.

In this episode, hear original music, the poems Sharaku Dreams by John Gould Fletcher and The Casket of Opals (Tenth Opal) by George Parsons Lathrop, and Hemingway City Nights, a reimagining of Ernest Hemingway’s poetry.

Sharaku Dreams

I will scrawl on the walls of the night

Faces.

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with local ukulele expert Dean Plowman.

Dean grew up in Lakewood in the 1960s where he took piano lessons until a German Shepherd got in the way and he switched to string instruments. Hear about different types of ukuleles, teaching ukulele, playing semi-professionally, performing with the Ramones, taking guitar lessons at Warwick music shops, and ukulele classes at Warwick Public Library.

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Avid foodie and Wicked Good Warwick host Leslie Wasilewski talks with Pat Cruz Events owner Pat Paolino Cruz about the Taste of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island’s acclaimed food and drink tasting event is back with an early summer gathering of 70 restaurants, caterers, bakeries, food trucks, wineries, breweries, and distilleries at Crowne Plaza on Wednesday, June 11 from 6 - 9 p.m.

Hear about tasting a wide variety of delicious eats, findi...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Mayor Frank Picozzi about Warwick in 2025.

Hear about the School Budget Commission, a new $50 million high schools bond, property revaluation, the city budget, new housing, the sewer system, texting while driving, the Oakland Beach Carnival, Gaspee Days, beach passes, fireworks, New Year’s Eve and Winter Festival, lighthouse improvements, the ice skating rink, and Mickey Stevens Sports Compl...