2021-12

12-18-21 Jonnycake Center for Hope - The 95.9 Company Break

This weeks guests on The 95.9 Company Break is Kate Brewster of the Jonnycake Center for Hope. Jonnycake’s mission is to provide basic needs, resources, and hope to our community members. Their vision is a community without hunger and poverty where everyone can reach their full potential and improve their quality of life. Our values are described below. For more information visit www.jonnycakecenter.org

12-19-21 The Rhode Island Film Festival - Conducting Conversations

This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the great movie scores of the past and listen to some selections from Academy Award winning songs starting from the beginning of the Oscars. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org

12-17-21 Tony Bennett Singing Holiday Favorites - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Tony Bennett singing Holiday Favorites.

12-11-21 Children‘s Christmas TV Classics - WCRI‘s Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Spencer share music from holiday TV specials. Listen to music from classic holiday shows like Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, A Muppet Christmas Carol, The Year Without A Santa Claus and more!

12-12-21 Theatre By The Sea-2022 Season Preview - Conducting Conversations

Theatre By The Sea's announcement of the 2022 season is the subject of this week's program with Bill Hanney, owner of the theatre and Karen Kessler, Director of Marketing. We talk about next summer's musicals and listen to some of the very popular songs from Million Dollar Quartet, Footloose, Cinderella and Kinky Boots. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587 or go to www.theatrebythesea.com​

12-10-21 Ray Charles on Holiday Classics - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Ray Charles on Holiday Classics.

12-04-21 A Christmas Carol Radio Play - WCRI‘s Kids Hour

In this week's WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and Newport Classical Director of Artistic Planning and Engagement Trevor Neal invite you to a very special radio play...A Christmas Carol...as adapted for radio from Charles Dickens' novella by Anthony E. Palermo.

112-04-21 Save The Bay - The 95.9 Company Break

This weeks guests on The 95.9 Company Break is Jonanthan Stone Executive Director of Save the Bay. Save The Bay®-Narragansett Bay is a member-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and improving Narragansett Bay and all the waters that flow into it. The Narragansett Bay watershed offers 400 miles of coastline and stretches 1,705 square miles inland, covering most of Rhode Island and much of Massachusetts. Its 3,500 miles of streams and rivers carry water into the Bay from over one hundred towns and cities with 1.95 million people. Our vision, since 1970, is a fully swimmable, fishable, healthy Narragansett Bay, accessible to all.

12-05-21 Kristen & Del-Bouree Bach - Conducting Conversations

This week our special guests are Kristen and Del-Bourree Bach. We talk about their theatrical careers, how they met and how Del’s artistic ability's lead him to be one of the most successful painters in the area. We listen to music from some of the productions Del was in, and Kristen directed, while both in the theater world of New York City. For more information you can go to www.del-bourreebach.com

12-03-21 Jazzy Holiday Favorites - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring a variety of Jazzy Holiday Favorites.