Rhode Island Media Guide 2008 Published by The Legislative Press & Public Information Bureau Room 20 State House Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-2457 Table of Contents Newspaper Groups………………………………………5 Daily Newspapers……………………………………….7 Weekly Newspapers…………………………………….19 Monthly Publications……………………………………37 Minority and Special Interest Media……………………47 Minority……………………………………………49 Senior Citizens…………………………………….56 Religious………………………………………...…57 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues………58 College & University Media…………………………….59 Radio Stations…………………………………………...67 Radio Groups……………………………………………69 AM…………………………………………………71 FM………………………………………………….79 Television Stations………………………………………85 Media Services…………………………………………...93 Web Sites and Blogs………………………………………97 3 Newspaper groups Journal Register Company The Call The Times Kent County Daily Times Warwick Daily Times Neighbors Cranston Monthly Southern Rhode Island Newspapers: Chariho Times Coventry Courier East Greenwich Pendulum Narragansett Times The Standard-Times East Bay Newspapers Barrington Times Bristol Phoenix East Providence Post NTW (Newport This Week) Sakonnet Times Warren Times-Gazette Seekonk Star Swansea News Westport Shorelines Beacon Communications, Inc. Cranston Herald Warwick Beacon Johnston Sun Rise Prime Time PennySaver East Side Newspapers (Shares sales/accounting staff with Beacon Communications) East Side Monthly Providence Monthly Campus Connection Breeze Publications, Inc. North Providence Breeze Valley Breeze Valley Breeze & Observer South County Newspapers North-East Independent South County Independent South County Living 5 Daily Newspapers 7 Brown Daily Herald P.O. Box 2538 Providence, RI 02906 Telephone: (401) 351-3260 Fax: (401) 351-9297 Web site: www.browndailyherald.com Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Contact: Mary Catherine Lader and Eric Beck, Editors in Chief Frequency: Daily (5 days a week), excluding college vacations Published: Monday – Friday Circulation: 4,000 Area: Brown community, Providence, and national news The Call 75 Main Street Woonsocket, RI 02895 Northeast Publishing Co., A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: vacant Telephone: (401) 767-8557 City Editor (401) 767-8544 Executive Editor Fax: (401) 765-2834 Web site: www.woonsocketcall.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Daniel H. Trafford, Executive Editor Contact 2: Denise Perreault, Assistant Managing Editor Contact 3: Aaron Frechette, City Editor Frequency: Daily (7 days a week) Published: Monday – Sunday mornings Deadline: 8:00 p.m. prior to day of publication Circulation: 15,000 daily; 20,000 Sunday Area: RI: Glocester, Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Burrillville MA: Blackstone, Bellingham, Uxbridge, Millville Notes: Sister to the (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, Warwick Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times. 9 The Day (of New London, Conn.) Pawcatuck Bureau 2931 West Broad St. Pawcatuck, CT 06379 The Day Publishing Co. Publisher: Gary Farrugia Phone: (860) 701-4480 Fax: (860) 599-8037 Web site: www.theday.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Joyce Conlon, office administrator of Pawcatuck office Frequency: Daily (7 days a week) Published: Monday – Sunday mornings Deadline: One day before Circulation: 40,000+ Area: Westerly and Connecticut Notes: Sister to the Westerly Times, other Times papers The Good Five-Cent Cigar (University of Rhode Island) 50 Lower College Road Memorial Union Room 125 Kingston, RI 02881 Telephone: (401) 874-4325 Fax: (401) 874-5607 Web site: www.ramcigar.com Email: [email protected] Primary contact: Shaun Boutwell, Editor in Chief Frequency: Daily (4 days) Published: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Deadline: Prior day at 5 p.m. Circulation: 5,000 Area: URI community, South County area 10 Herald News 207 Pocasset Street Fall River, MA 02722 Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Dan Goodrich Telephone: (508) 676-8211 (508) 676-2559 newsroom Fax: (508) 676-2566 Web site: www.heraldnews.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Lisa Stratton, Editor Frequency: Daily Published: 7 days a week, mornings Area: Greater Fall River, Tiverton, Little Compton Notes: Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Kent County Daily Times, Warwick Daily Times, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times. Kent County Daily Times P.O. Box 589 West Warwick, RI 02893-0589 (Located at 1353 Main St.) Hometown Newspapers, A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: David Dear Jr. Telephone: (401) 821-7400 Fax: (401) 828-0810 Web site: www.RIcentral.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Louis Hochman, Managing Editor Michelle Carrier-Migliozzi, City Editor Frequency: Daily (6 days a week) Published: Monday – Saturday mornings Deadline: Previous day at 5:00 p.m. Area: West Warwick, Coventry, West Greenwich, Hope Notes: Operates in conjunction with The Warwick Daily Times. Sister to the (Woonsocket) Call, (Pawtucket) Times, Warwick Daily Times, (Fall River) Herald News, Neighbors, Cranston Monthly, Chariho Times, Coventry Courier, East Greenwich Pendulum, Narragansett Times and the Standard-Times. 11 The Newport Daily News P.O. Box 420 Newport, RI 02840-0936 (located at 101 Malbone Road) The Edward A. Sherman Publishing Co. Publisher: Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Telephone: 401-849-3300 Fax: 401-849-3306 Email: [email protected] letters to the editor: [email protected] Web site: www.newportdailynews.com Primary Contact: Sheila Mullowney, Managing Editor Frequency: Daily afternoons (6 days a week) Published: Monday – Saturday Deadline: Daily at 9:00 a.m. Circulation: 13,600 Area: Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Jamestown Notes: Sister publication to Mercury; has a cooperative relationship with North-East Independent, South County Independent and South County Living. 12 The Providence Journal 75 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02902-0050 A BELO Subsidiary Publisher: Howard G. Sutton, Publisher, President & CEO Telephone: (401) 277-7000 Fax: (401) 277-7346 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Frequency: Daily (7 days a week) Published: Monday – Sunday mornings Deadline: Noon or prior Circulation: 170,000 daily; 250,000 Sunday Area: Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts Editions: Metro, East Bay, Massachusetts, North, West Bay, South County Contacts: Joel P. Rawson, Senior Vice President & Executive Editor Tom Heslin, (Statewide) Managing Editor, (401) 277-7319 Tim Murphy (Statewide) City Editor, (401) 277-8067 Tony LaRoche, Assistant City Editor (401) 277-7040 City desk (401) 277-7303 Robert B. Whitcomb, VP & Editorial Page Editor (401) 277-7440, (401) 277-7439 Editorial page fax John Kostrzewa, Business Editor, (401) 277-7000 X8, [email protected] (401) 277-8250 Business section fax Linda Borg, education writer, [email protected] Peter B. Lord, environmental writer, (401) 277-8036, [email protected] Julia Steiny, education columnist, [email protected] George W. Reilly, veterans columnist, [email protected] The Providence Journal -- State House Bureau State House Providence, RI 02903 Fax (401) 454-8670 Katherine Gregg, Bureau Chief, (401) 277-7078, [email protected] Steve Peoples (401) 277-7513, [email protected] Cynthia Needham (401) 277-7045, [email protected] 13 The Providence Journal – North Bureau 75 Fountain St. Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: (401) 277-7095 Fax: (401) 277-7263 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Karen Maguire, Regional Editor Published: Tuesday – Friday Deadline: Prior day 5:00 p.m. or sooner Area: Burrillville, Central Falls, Cumberland, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Scituate, Smithfield, Woonsocket The Providence Journal - East Bay Bureau 14 Gooding Avenue Bristol, RI 02809 Telephone: (401) 253-1200 Fax: (401) 254-6999 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Dave Reid, Regional Editor Published: Tuesday – Friday Deadline: 24-hour advance latest Area: Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Warren, Newport The Providence Journal - Metro Bureau 75 Fountain Street Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: (401) 277-7303 Fax: (401) 277-7346 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Jack Khorey, Metro Edition Editor Published: Tuesday – Friday Deadline: Prior day at noon Area: Providence, North Providence 14 The Providence Journal - South County Bureau 32 Old Tower Hill Road Wakefield, RI 02879 Telephone: (401) 783-3301 Fax: (401) 783-5970 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Alan Rosenberg, Regional Editor Published: Tuesday – Friday Deadline: Prior day at 3:00 p.m. or sooner Area: Block Island, Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Jamestown, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, Westerly The Providence Journal – West Bay Bureau 75 Fountain St. Providence, RI 02902 Telephone: (401) 277-7090 Fax: (401) 277-7227 Web site: www.projo.com Email: [email protected] Primary Contact: Jean Plunkett, Regional Editor Published: Tuesday – Friday Deadline: Prior day at 5:00 p.m. Area: Cranston, Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick 15 The Times 23 Exchange Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Northeast Publishing Co., A Journal Register Company Newspaper Publisher: Vacant