On the Thursday, February 18th edition of The Open Forum on 1540 AM WADK Newport, Ryan spoke about local issues involving police worn cameras as well as a resolution to add cameras to Downtown Newport.

I was joined at 12:45pm by Lesley Muir, Special Events Manager for Norman Bird Sanctuary, who discussed upcoming events that the Middletown non-profit has coming up.

At 1pm, I was joined by local musician Justin Pomfret. We took a few minutes to reflect by on the Station Nightclub Fire and it’s upcoming anniversary. We also discussed Justin’s upcoming gigs, musical career and his new album. For more information, visit www.justingpomfret.com.

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Listen to “The Open Forum with Ryan Belmore” every weekday from 12:30pm – 2pm on 1540 AM WADK Newport and online at www.wadk.com.

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...