Warwick Radio: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Warwick Department of Tourism & Culture Director Elizabeth Dunton . Hear how Warwick Tourism attracts visitors to the city’s restaurants, businesses, and hotels, how the Great Race came to Warwick in 2022, and how the new Apponaug skating rink will revitalize the neighborhood and help the city. Visit the Tourism website . See the Travel Guide . Browse...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella talks with Warwick Public Schools Director of Instruction, Assessment and Curriculum Lisa Schultz . Lisa is a member of Superintendent Lynn Dambruch’s administrative team and a leader in the team’s vision for better learning in Warwick’s schools. Hear how accountable talk, flexible space, and student choice can improve student participation, and how...

Learn how to find a career in a competitive job market in this monthly series by Warwick career management specialist Kathleen Dohoney . Today, discover how to start searching for your career. Episode links: Career One Stop O’NET Udemy Free Management Library Kathleen Dohoney, ACRW, CPRW, CDCS, CCTC, is a Career Advisor at New England Institute of Technology and a Career Specialist at Celtic Résum...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with City Historian and Warwick Historical Society Vice President Henry A.L. Brown about T.F. Green International Airport. Hear how Charles Lindbergh inspired Rhode Island to build an airport, how the location of the airport was decided, how the airport was used during WWII, the danger of cupolas, and the visits of the Concorde and President Eisenhower. Warwick...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with Warwick author and firefighter Peter O’Donnell . Hear about Peter’s life as a firefighter and EMT in the East Greenwich fire department, how he became a children’s author, how he started his Ill-Advised Stories podcast, and about his latest book for kids The Merlins Visit the Fire Station . Visit Peter’s website . Go to Ill-Advised Stories . Wil Gregersen...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Warwick author and entrepreneur Amanda Mottola . Amanda is the author of Learning as a Lifelong Journey: Being Your Leader, Overcoming Your Fears, Succeeding in Your Career . Hear about Amanda’s journey from Paraguay to Rhode Island, what she learned from Subway Chief Development Officer Don Fertman, how she gives back to the community, and how she maintai...

A half-minute is all it takes to be inspired by a poem. Join Warwick poet D.K. McKenzie for thought-provoking poems that are less than a minute long. Hear poems by John Dryden, Francis William Bourdillon, and D.K. McKenzie.

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella talks with writer and lucid dreamer D.K. McKenzie about being awake in your dreams. Hear about D.K.’s experience of lucid dreaming, and learn about his shared dreams. Explore what accessing your subconscious during dreaming can teach you, and get tips on how to become a lucid dreamer. Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who works in we...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Joseph Golomboski , Chair of the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Rhode Island Optimism Walk. Hear how you can join the walk on September 17 in Goddard Park. Find out how the Rhode Island Chapter of APDA supports local Parkinson’s disease patients and their families, and learn about Joseph Golomboski, Sr.’s fight with Parkinson’s. Visit the AP...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella about the Gamm’s 38th season. Hear why Tony continues to act, what type of role he likes to play, and why he’s excited about the Gamm’s 2022-2023 productions of Describe the Night , Sweat , Faith Healer , Bad Jews , The Children , and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play . Visit the Gamm Theatre website . Wa...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with RE/MAX Associate Broker Garry Morin a.k.a. The Bowtie Guy about the housing market in Warwick. Hear how the pandemic and low interest rates created a housing shortage, what it’s like to buy and sell a home today, what makes the Warwick housing market unique, and what the future of the real estate market looks like. Wil Gregersen is Community Services Libr...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella talks with Warwick Schools Family Engagement Facilitator Cameron Kadek about supporting students in Warwick’s Title I schools. Title I provides funds to improve the academic achievement of low income students. Hear how Cameron helps Warwick families with children at Hoxsie, Lippitt, Norwood, Oakland Beach, and Scott schools promote their children’s...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Warwick Director of Elections Kerry Nardilillo about Warwick’s upcoming primary and general elections. Hear how the Board of Canvassers prepares for elections, how candidates get on the ballot, how to disaffiliate before an election, how to sign up to be a poll worker, items to look for on this year’s ballot, and important dates for the primary and general...

Brought to you by Warwick Radio and the Warwick Historical Society, the Warwick History Quiz Show serves up fascinating facts about the city and a real challenge for our contestants. Join host Jen Linton , Warwick Historical Society President Felicia Gardella , and contestants Mary Anne Quinn and Leslie Wasilewski for our inaugural show. Plus, hear the rest of the story about Felicia’s family and...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Executive Director Meg Grady about Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island. Meals on Wheels helps older adults maintain their independence with home-delivered meals, lifesaving safety checks, and opportunities to socialize. Hear about what’s in a Meals on Wheels dinner, food deliveries for pets, and Rhode Island’s 20 millionth meal. Visit the Meals on Wheels of Rh...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to find your emotional balance and live in the higher frequencies of the emotional scale. The emotional scale runs from depression to feeling bliss. Negative experiences cause lower frequency emotions that keep you down. Learn how to release negative experiences, become empowered by anger, and use laughter for emotional self care. Mart...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with Warwick jazz and literary critic Marcella Breton about how you can change a jazz musician’s life. Beginning on June 28, music lovers can listen to jazz performances from around the world and vote for the best performers. The 7 Virtual Jazz Club International Contest gives jazz musicians worldwide attention, and you can help a great player win. Visit the 7...

Gloria Kennedy talks with Warwick City Councilman Jeremy Rix about choices facing the city. Hear about term limits and what they could mean for Warwick, how the city might spend its ARPA money, and why the city needs to fund its promise of lifetime health insurance for its employees. Visit Jeremy Rix’s City webpage and Facebook page. Gloria Kennedy Fleck was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark. Scott and George continue their conversation about Rocky Point Park. Hear about the Flume, funhouse, Laff in the Dark, and Castle of Terror/House of Horrors. Find out about the Rocky Point jail, and discover where some of Rocky Point’s rides went when the park closed. Visit the Laff i...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to have a confident outlook that will carry you through your day. Learn how to set your intentions and move calmly through the day with a morning routine, and discover how an evening routine can slow down your mind and prepare you for a good night’s sleep and a successful tomorrow. Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Warwick Public Library branch library supervisors Diane Iacono , Jackie Petrarca , and Tina Travis . Hear about the Apponaug, Conimicut, and Norwood branch libraries and their close connections to their communities. Find out about book groups, drop-in crafts, knitting groups, Lego clubs, storytimes, and the dedicated staff you’ll meet. Visit the Apponaug b...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella about how to free yourself from trauma. Hear Martha show Wil how to use breath, awareness, and guided imagery to break his emotional connection to a traumatic experience and release himself from past suffering and pain. Wil Gregersen is Community Services Librarian at Warwick Public Library. He’s worked in...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with editor George LaCross from the amusement park fan site Laff in the Dark. George LaCross made his first visit to Rocky Point Park in 1962 and became an immediate fan. Hear Scott and George reminisce about the Paladium ballroom, Shore Dinner Hall, baseball field, petting zoo, and Rocky Point’s first carousel and Ferris Wheel. Visit the Laff in the Dark websi...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Editor and Publisher John Howell from the Warwick Beacon about the hunt for the Gaspee. 250 years after the burning of the HMS Gaspee, Dr. Kathy Abbass from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project is leading a search for the ship. Hear about the project, wrecks that people thought were the Gaspee, and conspiracy theories about how the Gaspee was lured...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to use affirmations to change how you see yourself and reshape who you are. As a child, the things you were told went directly into your subconscious mind. Learn how to give your subconscious new thoughts that will help you feel better about yourself and become the person you want to be.  Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of...