It was a jam-packed Monday edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on AM 1540 WADK today.

Sandy Kristianson and Rob McCormack from Fort Adams Trust kicked-off the show with details on the 2nd Annual Music On The Porch series and more on what’s happening, new and to do at the Fort this summer.

Jane Roggero, Chair of the St. Barnabas Parish Festival, joined me next to chat about this weekend’s big festival.

Finally, I brought you a recent conversation that Bobb Angel and Pamela Pantos, Executive Director of the Newport Music Festival, recently had about the festival and what’s ahead.

Tune into What’sUpNewp Radio Edition with Ryan Belmore every weekday at 1 pm on AM 1540 WADK. It’s where to get the scoop on what’s happening, new and to do in Newport County and across Rhode Island. Special guests, interviews, entertainment, commentary and more make this a can’t-miss hour of live and local radio.”

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...