Ryan Belmore sat in and hosted The Open Forum (12 pm to 1 pm) and What’sUpNewp Radio Edition (1 pm to 2 pm) on AM 1540 WADK Newport on Tuesday, May 22nd.

From about 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm; Evan Smith, CEO & President of Discover Newport, and Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined Ryan to recap the 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. Hear all about the Stopover, what has to happen for it to come back, and more about the 12 day event that took over The-City-By-The-Sea.

Jill Davidson, Festival Director for Newport Festivals Foundation, joined Ryan at 1:30 pm to discuss the 2018 Newport Bridgefest, their call for artists, and more.

The Open Forum

What’sUpNewp Radio Editon

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...