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

~ Michael Friedman joined me to chat about this weekend’s inaugural RI Blues Fest in Cranston.
~ When Aretha Franklin celebrated her birthday at Mohegan Sun on March 23rd, Doug Woolverton was among her backing band. Doug joined me today to chat about that and his show at The Narragansett Cafe this Sunday.
~ We, of course, chatted about the latest on the Pawtucket Red Sox and their move to Worcester.
~ We looked ahead at what’s up in and around Newport this busy August weekend.

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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...