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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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Attorney General Efforts on Behalf of Danny Sigui
This was the weekend Danny Sigui was to be married. Instead, he's in
jail, awaiting deportation to his native Guatamala. Sigui is a 31-year
old illegal immigrant, who had been living and working here, undetected,
since 1995. His illegal status came to light when he came forward to testify
in a Murder trial. We talk with Attorney General Patrick Lynch about the
story.
Buddy Book
WRNI's Mark Degon talks with Mike Stanton, author of "The Prince of Providence:
The True Story of America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the
Feds." The unauthorized biography of former mayor Buddy Cianci was released
Tuesday.
Buddy, The Musical
We talk with the creator of a new
musical about the former mayor that opens in New York City this weekend.
Political Roundtable
Congressman Patrick Kennedy's criticism of the Catholic Church's position
on same sex marriage and other topics are dicussed by our political analysts.
Tony Pires - Former State representative and democratic candidate for
Governor.
Maureen Moakley - Chair of the political science department at URI
Bonhoeffer
Three weeks before the end of World War II a Lutheran pastor, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, was hanged in Germany after he attempted to assassinate Adolf
Hitler. Bonhoeffer is the subject of a documentary film that was featured
this week at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. We talk with
the producer of the film, Martin Doblmeier.
Ukelele Expo
This weekend, hundreds of people from all over the world will gather at
Rhode Island College to celebrate their love for the ukulele. The Ukulele
Hall of Fame Museum organizes the expos for fans and performers to compare
technique, trade instruments, and play in public evening performances.
WRNI’s Paul McCarthy stopped by the museum to gather this report.
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