WNRI SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Recent Episodes
Jeffrey Gamache
WNRI's Woonsocket City Council Special Election Primetime Talk Special
Hosted by Jeff Gamache
Candidates each had 30 minutes
1st Dan Gendron
2nd Christopher Mellen
3rd Adam Brunetti
Firing Line 1380 with Jeff Gamache - From August 05, 2015 - with guest Cindy Williams (AKA Shirley Feeney of Laverne & Shirley)
This Edition: Everything you need to know to plan your 2022 Autumnfest Experience, from The New Harvest Garden, Main Stage Entertainment, Kidfest Fun, Fireworks, Food Row The Big Parade and More.....
WNRI 2021 Veteran's Day - WWII Memorial Site Dedication with Lighting Of The Eternal Flame - The Final Salute - Part 1
WNRI 2021 Veteran's Day - WWII Memorial Site Dedication with Lighting Of The Eternal Flame - The Final Salute - Part 2
WNRI 2021 Veteran's Day - WWII Memorial Site Dedication with Lighting Of The Eternal Flame - The Final Salute - Part 3
WNRI 2021 Veterans Day Hour 4
Featuring Vietnam Veteran Father Phil Salois, - REPEATED FROM 2020 Veterans Day Program
P.O.W. Raymond Noury, - REPEATED FROM 2019 POWMIA NEVER FORGET
the story of M.I.A. James M. Ray - REPEATED FROM 2019 POWMIA NEVER FORGET
Knights Of Columbus Jeff Gaulin on Fundraiser REMEMBER OUR VETERANS AT CHRISTMAS
2020 WNRI Presents Autumnfest Through The Years - Runaway Train From 2017 Dedicated To The Memory Of Mike Roberts Lead Guitarist Of Runaway Train. This program contains Autumnfest Reflections with Dave Richards, Roger Lapierre, Paul Jacob, Bob Picard, John Chan, Roger Bouchard, David LaHousse, Ray Bacon, & Gary McLaughlin. Musical performances by Runaway Train include covers of: Orange Blossom Special, Oh Lonesome Me, Don't Rock The Jukebox, Falsom Prison Blues, Crazy, Route 66, A Little Less Talk, Achy Breaky Heart, Trashy Women, Fast As You, Always On My Mind, You Are My Sunshine, Jambalaya, Chicken Shack, Old Time Rock & Roll, Johnny B Goode, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, Keep Your Hands To Yourself, Mom, Friends In Low Places, & The Dance.
This hour features Robert Johnson, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin, & Chuck Berry. Additional Black History Month biographies include Wilma Rudolph, Sidney Poitier, & Rosa Parks. Honorable Mention #1: Whitney Houston
This hour features BB King, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Prince, Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, John Coltrane, Fats Domino, & Ella Fitzgerald.
Plus other Black History Month biographies include The Tuskegee Airmen, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Willie O'ree.
Honorable Mention #2: 2 Live Crew.
This hour featuring Lead Belly, Mahalia Jackson, Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker, RUN-DMC, Little Richard, The Supremes, W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith, & Otis Redding.
Plus other Black History Month biographies include Harriet Tubman, Muhammad Ali, and Tyra Banks.
Honorable Mention #3: Paul Robeson.
This hour features Bo Diddly, Otis Redding, Marian Anderson, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, & Sly & The Family Stone.
Plus other Black History Month biographies include Fredrick Douglas, President Barack Obama, & Jackie Robinson.
Honorable Mention #4: Wynton Marsalis
This hour features Thelonious Monk, Ruth Brown, Howlin' Wolf, Curtis Mayfield, Little Walter, George Clinton, Dinah Washington, Grandmaster Flash, Charlie Pride, & Tina Turner.
Plus other Black History Month biographies include Malcolm X, Colin Powell, & Arthur Ashe.
Honorable Mention #5: N.W.A.
WNRI Veteran's Day 2020
Key Note Speaker - Father Phil Salois - Woonsocket native and North Smithfield resident shares his service story of his time in Vietnam and how he earned the Silver Star.
P.O.W. - M.I.A. Never Forget
Hosted by Jeff Gamache
A wide ranged look at the issues revolving around
Prisoner Of War & Missing In Action United States Soldiers
including stories of families effected by lost loved service members
First hand account of P.O.W. Woonsocket's Raymond Norey
and telling M.I.A. Woonsocket's James M. Ray story.