Woonsocket Radio News Room

 

 

 

WoonsocketRadioAndTV.com General Manager Dave Richards announces the 2017 Class Induction Ceremonies of the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame will be broadcast live at 7pm Thursday, May 4, 2017 from the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln.  Among the radio greats being inducted this year is Veteran Woonsocket French language broadcaster and Manville native, Roger Laliberte.

Clicking on the special front page link at WoonsocketRadioAndTV.com will take visitors to the special event player page.  Unlike regular O-N TV programs which play in the Windows Media format, the special event player uses Flash technology and will be viewable on any computer or mobile device.

The live broadcast will also be simultaneously streamed from the website of the Hall of Fame, RIRHOF.org, and a recorded replay will be available on their website in the future. 

This special live video event is a subscription-free program.  No login is necessary.

 

--30--

 

The third day of testimony in former President Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York is done. Jurors again heard testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker who has explained this week how he protected Trump from negative stories leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Trump faces felony is accused of covering up payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair.       The University of California is canceling its main commencement ceremony. This comes after on-campus protests have taken place following the school informing the valedictorian she would not be giving her speech. The student had been opposed by pro-Israel groups and the school cited unspecified security concerns when canceling her speech.       Wall Street is closing with stocks lower. This comes after the release of the first quarter GDP report caused stocks to slide early on in today's session. Gross domestic product rose by one-point-six-percent in the first quarter, against expectations of two-point-four-percent.        A member of Vice President Harris's security detail is being removed over a behavioral issue. The Secret Service says the agent began "displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing" earlier this week, but did not clarify what the behavior entailed. The Washington Examiner first reported the incident, claiming the agent got into a physical altercation with other agents.       The conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein for sex crimes is being overturned in New York. The state's Court of Appeals ruled Weinstein did not receive a fair trial. The court found the judge in his trial made an error allowing women to testify about alleged sexual assaults committed by Weinstein that were not part of the charges against him.        The NFL Draft is just hours away from kicking off in Detroit. The Chicago Bears have the first pick and are widely expected to select University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams. Rounds two and three will be held Friday and rounds four through seven will be held Saturday.       

Old News Archives