June 25, 2004:
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Focus Rhode Island airs on WRNI 3-4p.m. every Friday, Saturday 6-7 p.m., and Sunday 8 - 9 p.m. Audio of the entire show is archived on the web two hours after the end of Friday's broadcast. The archived programs are streamed in the Real Audio Format.
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R.I. Historical Society Maps Their Future
The Rhode Island Historical Society this week held a public forum to discuss their new strategic plan. The society's new management says that they are in financial trouble and need to clarify their mission. In particular, they are concerned about increasing their endowment and are considering selling some of the roughly 30 thousands objects they own to raise funds.

America Cup Racing Returns to Newport
WRNI's Tom Kogut examines the changes in both the city and the cup in the 21 years since the cup was last in Newport.

Political Roundtable
Host Tom Kogut speaks with Maureen Moakley, chair of the political science department at The University of Rhode Island and Scott MacKay, political writer at The Providence Journal.

Waiting for Bessie Smith
A new musical, Waiting for Bessie Smith, is set in a Providence Tavern in the 1930's. We talk with the author of the play Ricardo Pitts-Wiley.

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