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Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News

Tim White, Ted Nesi

Tim White and Ted Nesi host in-depth interviews each week with top politicians and others in the news from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Brought to you by WPRI 12, Fox Providence and myRITV.

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1/2/2026: New Year's roundtable

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2026/01/02

This week on Newsmakers: a New Year’s reporters roundtable breaks down the fallout from the Brown University shooting and looks and ahead to what will make headlines in 2026. Ted Nesi is joined by The Boston Globe's Steph Machado and The Providence Journal's Patrick Anderson.

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00:22:59

12/26/2025: Covering the Brown University shooting

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2025/12/26

This week on Newsmakers: in excerpts from a special edition of "Behind the Story" taped on Dec. 17, Ted and Tim are joined by 12 News anchor Kim Kalunian to discuss how news outlets covered the shooting at Brown University and the days that followed.

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00:23:13

12/19/2025: Bishop Lewandowski

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2025/12/19

This week on Newsmakers: Bishop Bruce Lewandowski of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence discusses the deadly shooting at Brown, faith in difficult times, the future of the diocese, immigration and more.

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00:23:10

12/12/2025: Kim Ahern; David Levesque

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2025/12/12

This week on Newsmakers: Democratic attorney general candidate Kim Ahern discusses her campaign, her priorities and her time leading the state's cannabis agency; then, League of RI Businesses co-founder David Levesque discusses the group's hopes of shaking up the State House.

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00:23:08

12/5/2025: Political roundtable

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2025/12/05

This week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and political strategist Cara Cromwell to break down the latest UNH poll of Rhode Island voters and the outlook for the 2026 governor's race.

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00:22:55

11/28/2025: Sens. Pastore, Pell and Brooke

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2025/11/28

This week on Newsmakers: a 1976 interview with the late U.S. Sen. John Pastore conducted by his colleagues Claiborne Pell and Edward Brooke, newly digitized by archivists at Providence College; plus, a sneak preview of the new Target 12 series "The Last Don of Providence," about the rise and fall of mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio.

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00:22:54

11/21/2025: RI Food Bank; week in review

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2025/11/21

This week on Newsmakers: Melissa Cherney, new CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, discusses record-high demand for food assistance ahead of Thanksgiving, the recent SNAP crisis and more; then, a look at how Rhode Island's congressional delegation spent the week.

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00:22:58

11/14/2025: Commissioner Infante-Green

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2025/11/14

This week on Newsmakers: R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green discusses the new school year, the latest RICAS test scores, reading comprehension, A.I., the Smithfield hazing investigation and more.

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11/07/2025: Rep. Knight; Congressman Moulton

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2025/11/07

This week on Newsmakers: state Rep. Jason Knight, D-Barrington, discusses his campaign for attorney general, criminal prosecutions, the Washington Bridge, President Trump and more; then, Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton sits down with 12 politics editor Ted Nesi in Fall River to discuss his Democratic primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Ed Markey.

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00:23:10

10/31/2025: Justice Gibney

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2025/10/31

This week on Newsmakers: R.I. Superior Court Presiding Justice Alice Gibney discusses her retirement after a 44-year career on the bench, the rule of law in 2025, her most memorable cases and more.

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00:23:14

10/24/2025: AG Campbell; RI housing crisis

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2025/10/24

This week on Newsmakers: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell discusses her new move to Dartmouth, why she's running for reelection, whether she might run for Congress someday and more; plus, Tim White and Ted Nesi break down the latest on Rhode Island's housing crisis.

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00:22:59

10/17/2025: Trump legal battles; week in review

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2025/10/17

This week on Newsmakers: Nate Raymond, legal affairs correspondent for Reuters in Boston, discusses his recent article about the central role New England judges are playing in court fights over President Trump's policies, plus, a look at the week's biggest political headlines.

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00:23:13

10/10/2025: AG Neronha; Sen. Pastore remembered...

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2025/10/10

This week on Newsmakers: Attorney General Peter Neronha discusses why he won't run for governor, the Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals transaction, the indictment of his New York counterpart and more; plus, Ted Nesi looks back at the life and times of Rhode Island legend John Pastore on the 80th anniversary of his inauguration as governor.(This week's episode previously went out with audio from an older episode - we apologize for the error!)

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00:22:58

Newsmakers 10/3/2025: Keith Hoffmann; roundtable

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2025/10/03

This week on Newsmakers: Keith Hoffmann, a Democratic candidate for attorney general, announces his newly launched campaign, the abrupt exit of rival Bob Craven, the Trump administration and more; then, Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by The Providence Journal's Patrick Anderson to break down a big week in local news.

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00:23:09

9/26/2025: Political roundtable

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2025/09/26

This week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and political strategist Cara Cromwell to break down the early weeks of the Rhode Island governor's race, the coming contest for attorney general, the Jimmy Kimmel controversy and more.

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00:23:12

9/19/2025: Rep. Morales; GOP leaders

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2025/09/19

This week on Newsmakers: state Rep. David Morales discusses his newly launched Democratic campaign for Providence mayor, police funding, pensions, ICE and more; then, R.I. Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers and R.I. Young Republicans Chairman Ken Naylor Jr. discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the outlook for the 2026 election locally.

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00:23:12

9/12/2025: Helena Foulkes

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2025/09/12

This week on Newsmakers: Democratic candidate for governor Helena Foulkes discusses her newly launched campaign, the Washington Bridge, criticism over opioids, jobs, the Charlie Kirk assassination, and more.

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00:22:56

9/5/2025: Magaziner; McKee; offshore wind

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2025/09/06

This week on Newsmakers: a political potpourri. First, Ted Nesi sits down one-on-one with Congressman Seth Magaziner to discuss his work to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Next, an encore of Kim Kalunian's live interview with Gov. Dan McKee. Then, Tim White is joined by Eli Sherman for a look at the battle between New England leaders and President Trump over the Revolution Wind project.

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00:23:20

8/28/2025: Political roundtable

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2025/08/28

This week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and political strategist Cara Cromwell to examine the outlook for Rhode Island's 2026 primary election one year out.

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00:23:13

8/22/2025: RIPEC's DiBiase; Caprio remembered

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2025/08/22

This week on Newsmakers: Ted Nesi talks one-on-one with Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council President and CEO Michael DiBiase about a big new report on why state spending is going up so much; plus, 12 News reporter Alexandra Leslie looks at the life of Providence Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who has died at age 88.

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