On the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel — the deadliest day in the history of the country — a group of students from Brown and RISD stood in the rain hanging an installation in honor of the October 7th victims. Members of the Brown RISD Hillel, they wanted to mark Monday’s somber […]
Dave Fallon
Veteran newsman Dave Fallon is behind the microphone Monday through Friday afternoons, delivering the newscasts and assisting with other production. Dave’s experience includes work as a reporter, anchor, managing editor and news director; primarily in Providence and Boston. He also worked as a regional correspondent for the CBS, NBC and ABC radio networks, and as a political communications executive.
Dave was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame in 2014. The Cranston native and Cumberland resident enjoys the outdoors, Boston sports teams, historical non-fiction, along with his family; including a long line of rescued dogs and cats.
Posted inHousing, Local
A RI town manager on how the state should, and shouldn’t, spur more housing
From the urban core to the beachfront, Rhode Island is looking for solutions to its housing crisis. At the statehouse, there’s been some pressure on cities and towns to change their zoning laws to allow more housing. But there has also been pushback. For our series Zoned Out: How local zoning hurts efforts to solve […]
Posted inHousing, Local
A Massachusetts law requires some towns to add more multi-family housing. Will it work?
As Rhode Island continues to search for ways to increase its housing stock, a new law in Massachusetts is requiring cities and towns across the state to change their zoning regulations to allow more multi-family housing. The MBTA Communities Act, which was signed into law in 2021 but goes into effect this year, requires communities […]
Posted inHousing, Local
HousingWorks RI’s Brenda Clement on addressing zoning challenges at the local level
Housing costs in Rhode Island continue to explode, thanks in part to a lack of supply. One reason there isn’t enough housing: local zoning laws limit what can be built where. For our series Zoned Out: How local zoning hurts efforts to solve Rhode Island’s decades-long housing shortage, The Public’s Radio’s Dave Fallon interviewed Brenda […]
Posted inLocal, Politics
RI, MA politicians react to President Biden’s decision to end his re-election campaign
Political leaders in Rhode Island and Massachusetts offered swift reaction to Sunday’s bombshell announcement by President Biden that he would drop out of his race for a second term as president. “President Biden made a selfless and noble decision” Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a prepared statement. “We are forever grateful for his […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local, South County Bureau
‘Rhode Islanders don’t trust the council’: Environmental advocate laments lack of CRMC reform in 2024
TRANSCRIPT: This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Dave Fallon: There was a lot of effort, resources behind the call for reform. Many grassroots activists were pushing for it. So why didn’t it happen this time? Topher Hamblett: The CRMC reform bill did not pass this year, I think in the end, because […]
Posted inArticle, Local, Politics
Why do lawmakers want to update the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act?
A Republican state representative introduced a bill this week that would change the public records law. Two Democrats plan to unveil their version later today [Thursday 2/8/24]. The Public’s Radio afternoon host Dave Fallon spoke with Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition, who consulted on the bill backed by Democrats. […]
Posted inArticle, Education, Health
Fifty years later, RI Vietnam War veteran advocates for peace and justice
It’s been fifty years since the U.S. officially ended its involvement in the Vietnam War, by withdrawing the last of its troops from the country.
Posted inArticle, Education
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors share stories of resilience in the face of brutality
April is Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Month in Rhode Island.
Posted inArticle, Education
Recent investigation raises questions about UMass-Dartmouth’s handling of sexual assault cases
A new state oversight commission seeks to address colleges’ handling of campus police misconduct.