Warwick Radio: The Voice of Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Mayor Frank Picozzi about the latest news on Warwick and plans for the future. Hear about beach passes, food truck and movie nights, the Great Race, Conimicut Light, the Sawtooth Building, the city fleet, City Center, new high schools, and new businesses going in around the city. Visit the What It Used To Be in Warwick, RI website . Warwick Life highlights...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerne y talks with Director Eric Earls from Warwick Department of Public Works about the Municipal Recycling Facility. Hear what you can recycle at the city’s Recycling Drop-off Facility. Find out how you can pick up compost and wood chips, and learn how recycling helps the City of Warwick. Visit the Warwick Sanitation & Recycling website . See the Warwick Recycling Cal...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with pastry chef Becky Morris from Celebrated dessert shop, and Jen, Katie, and Wil taste Becky’s delicious treats. Hear how Becky makes her vegan desserts, which dessert is her favorite, how she runs an ethical business, and about her ties to Rhode Island’s vegan community. Then, we sample her Oatmeal Raisin Cream Pies, Cupcakes, Cookie Dough Truffles, Fudge...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with President Steven Miller from the Gaspee Days Committee. Gaspee Days is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Gaspee's burning with events from May 21 - June 12. Hear about the Arts & Crafts Festival, Symphony in the Park, the Fireworks Extravaganza, the 5K Foot Race, the Gaspee Days Parade, the Blessing of the Fleet, and the Burning of the Gaspee. V...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Director Stephanie Arāgao from Scruffy Paws Animal Shelter. Scruffy Paws helps cats living on the streets find loving homes. Hear how they socialize cats, about foster homes and adoptions, how the community helped them buy their building, and how you can support Scruffy Paws. Visit the Scruffy Paws website . Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwi...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to know yourself and realize you are enough as you are. Learn how to stop racing from task to task and get in tune with your thoughts and emotions. Find out how to stop judging yourself, and discover the things that make you great. Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who works in mental health and supports her clients as...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Miss Rhode Island Teen USA contestant Megan Medeiros about the upcoming 2022 pageant. Megan is a Pilgrim High School Senior and a first-time contestant. Hear why she’s competing, which part of the pageant she’s looking forward to the most, and how you can support her. Write to Megan at danceforamillion27@icloud.com or message her on Facebook or Instagram t...

Warwick Representative and Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi , RIHousing Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Christine Huntsinger, and Gloria Kennedy talk about RentReliefRI. RentReliefRI helps Rhode Island renters who are experiencing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic stay in their homes. Both renters and landlords can apply for aid. If you or someone you know is strugg...

Warwick librarian Wil Gregersen talks with author and journalist Ged Carbone about Warwick’s monuments. There are monuments everywhere in Warwick. Hear about Ged’s search to find and decipher the city’s memorials, and discover some you may want to look for when you’re out and about in the city. Wil Gregersen is Community Services Librarian at Warwick Public Library. He’s worked in Warwick for 10 y...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney checks in with Director Danielle Salisbury for an update on the Warwick Center for the Arts and to find out about its plans for 2022. Hear about the new entryway and outdoor gathering space, exhibits at the WCFA and around Rhode Island, spring break and summer classes for kids, and opportunities for artists to be seen and connect. Warwick Life highlights what’s speci...

Warwick Health and Wellness host Martha Bottella shows you how to use guided imagery to reset and renew your day and build a harmonic relationship between your body and mind. Learn how to switch off self-criticism, self-judgement, and self-doubt by using your imagination to create calming images that give you hope and peace. Martha Bottella is a lifelong resident of Warwick who works in mental hea...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Kim Andersen , Creator and Co-owner of Warwick’s new fast food restaurant Plant City X. Starting with BBQ, guacamole, and truffle burgers, hear about plant-based breakfast sandwiches, “chik” sandwiches, fries, and nachos made fresh, on-site, and by hand every day, and find out how easy and satisfying plant-based eating can be. Visit the Plant City X websit...

Join host Christine Kayal for the Warwick Kids Quiz Show where Warwick kids go head-to-head to display their knowledge of Warwick and the world. On today’s show, sixth-grader Sandra and second-grader Scott compete to win their individual rounds and make the right choice for the audio clip challenge. Christine Kayal has been a children’s librarian at Warwick Public Library for 22 years and a book l...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Mary O’Rourke , Executive Director of the Warwick-based wish-granting group Children’s Wishes. Children’s Wishes helps Rhode Island children with life-threatening medical conditions and their families. Hear about long-term family support, the kinds of wishes they grant, and how you can help. Visit the Children’s Wishes webpage . Warwick Life highlights wha...

LISTEN HERE  or go to Warwick Radio Online on Spotify and sign up for a free Spotify account to enjoy It's Your Pick . Join host Wil Gregersen and contestants Jen , Jennifer , and Lou for a fun and carefree competition. Each show has a theme, and our contestants choose songs about that theme. Once you’ve heard their songs, you get to pick which one is best. Today’s theme is “ No! ” with songs...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Clouds Hill Museum President and Curator Anne Holst and Director Paul Miller about the fully intact Warwick Victorian home. Hear about Anne’s childhood at Clouds Hill, adventures of her trailblazing mother, the family’s 150 foot yacht, Anne’s efforts to preserve Warwick’s agricultural traditions, and the ongoing restoration of the home. Visit the Clouds Hi...

Gloria Kennedy continues her conversation with Warwick Senator Kendra Anderson . Hear about problems that affect women and children in Warwick and the work Kendra wants to do to help Warwick families. Visit Kendra Anderson’s website and Facebook page. Gloria Kennedy Fleck was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1976 and was Deputy Majority Leader in the 1970s and 1980s. She was a Talk Host on WH...

Gloria Kennedy talks with Warwick’s newest state senator Kendra Anderson . Hear how Kendra decided to run for office, what it was like to join the Senate during the pandemic, about the bills she sponsored, and how Warwick’s state legislators work with the city to help Warwick. Visit Kendra Anderson’s website and Facebook page. Gloria Kennedy Fleck was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 1976 and...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Bring Your Own Improv Artistic Director Daniel Lee White , Director Audrey Dubois , and cast member Carolyn Morey . Hear about Bring Your Own Improv’s family friendly and late night comedy shows. Discover how improv makes you part of the show, and get a taste of BYOI as Audrey, Caroline, Daniel, and Scott play the Alphabet game. Visit the Bring Your Own Im...

LISTEN HERE  or go to Warwick Radio Online on Spotify. Sign up for a free Spotify account, and enjoy this month's episode. Join host Wil Gregersen and contestants Jen , Jennifer , and Lou for a fun and playful competition. Each month, It’s Your Pick has a theme, and Jen, Jennifer, and Lou choose songs about that theme. Once you’ve heard their songs, you get to pick which one is best. This mon...

Warwick children’s librarian Christine Kayal talks with Apponaug third grader Riley Scambio about Riley’s favorite winter activity. Riley and her aunt Andrea share the story of their family’s annual sledding tradition—guaranteed to evoke your own nostalgic memories. Christine also gets Riley’s advice on how to become an enthusiastic reader. Christine Kayal has been a children’s librarian at Warwic...

Gloria Kennedy talks with Warwick Representative and Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi about family, politics, and the city. Hear about his life in public service, the public’s perception of politics and the impact of social media, and the fiscal health of Rhode Island. What you won’t hear, however, is what the ‘K.’ in his name stands for. Visit Joe Shekarchi’s website and Facebook page. Gl...

Warwick resident Barbara Sweene y talks with administrator Erica Lynn Erickson about the Buy Nothing Project and Warwick’s two Buy Nothing groups. Hear about Warwick’s gift economy where you give away the things you no longer need and ask for the things you want, and learn how joining your local Buy Nothing group can help you make better use of the things you own and connect you with your communit...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Gamm Theatre Artistic Director Tony Estrella and It’s a Wonderful Life Director Damon Kiely about the live radio play. Hear how the actors and crew recreate a 1940s radio broadcast, how the play builds community, and why the message “no man is a failure who has friends” is especially meaningful now. Visit the Gamm website , and learn more about It’s A Wond...

Warwick Life host Scott Nerney talks with Mayor Frank Picozzi about the Picozzi family Christmas display. Hear how Warwick’s favorite Christmas display started, how big the Mayor's electricity bills are, and how the display helps local charities. Visit the Picozzi Family Christmas Display Facebook page. Warwick Life highlights what’s special in Warwick, Rhode Island and helps listeners get the mos...