Behind the Story
Behind the Story
Podcast Description
Come Behind the Story with WPRI 12 News in Providence, Rhode Island with conversation that takes you beyond the headlines.
Hear it from the journalists who broke the biggest news across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Hosted by Target 12 Investigator Eli Sherman, 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian, and Boston Globe columnist Dan McGowan, this 30-minute show pulls back the curtain on how impactful stories come to light — and why they matter. Each week, reporters reveal the questions they asked, the obstacles they faced, and the moments that made the difference. It’s a front-row seat to the journalism that shapes your community.
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The show focuses on local journalism and current events in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, delving into topics such as the Napatree Point dispute, the Butler Hospital strike, and various community issues. Episodes often feature analysis of reporting methods, discussions about ongoing stories, and insights into local events that have a significant impact on the community.
Come Behind the Story with WPRI 12 News in Providence, Rhode Island with conversations that take you beyond the headlines.
Hear it from the journalists bringing you the most interesting news across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Hosted by Target 12 Investigator Eli Sherman, 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian, and Boston Globe columnist Dan McGowan, this 30-minute show pulls back the curtain on how impactful stories come to light — and why they matter.
Each week, reporters reveal the questions they asked, the obstacles they faced, and the moments that made the difference. It’s a front-row seat to the journalism that shapes your community.
Hogan, who recently started covering the capital city, attended a board meeting last week that erupted into chaos. Multiple members called for the school board president to step down, while residents aired their frustrations about the dysfunction.
“This is not how school board meetings normally go, including in Providence,” Hogan said.
The internal strife comes as Providence is in its first school year since regaining control of the school district, which had been under state control for nearly seven years. Hogan said the board now oversees a host of important decisions involving budgets, personnel and policy.
But it didn’t appear to Hogan that those issues were a high priority at that meeting.
“For a community looking for answers about what the future will look like, what the school board will do, the majority of this meeting did not serve to answer those questions,” Hogan said.
Later in the show, Dan and Eli discussed the “stories we wish we wrote,” including (not all mentioned on air):
Dan’s pick
- Flock camera review, Morley Field reopening among Greenman’s first priorities as Pawtucket mayor next year by LuzJennifer Martinez, The Valley Breeze
Eli’s pick
- Two RI towns got their BearCats amid order surge fueled in part by ICE by Marc Reynolds, The Providence Journal
“Behind the Story” is hosted by Eli Sherman and Kim Kalunian of 12 News, along with Dan McGowan of The Boston Globe.
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