Off The Beat

Off The Beat takes a break this week to be presidential. Tune in next Monday, March 5th, for an all-new show that will take you seal watching in Narragansett Bay and to the Zion Bible College in Barrington. Also: in Congress, what to know about the HPV vaccine bill and how shortening the General Assembly calendar may increase legislative efficiency. And of course, get ready for a fresh Sounds of the City.

Off The Beat encourages your comments and suggestions.

On this week’s show, John McGarry gives us the skinny on the move to ban trans-fats in Rhode Island; Eli Halpern reports from Firehouse 13, and Elana Goldstein goes choclatiering. Will Bowling reads a roundup of the week’s headlines.

Hosted by Chris Gang, and produced by Peter McElroy and Chris. Music by Spoon, Grizzly Bear, and Belle & Sebastian.

Off The Beat is excited to be back for a sixth season! We welcome your feedback here or at offthebeat [at] bsrlive [dot] com.

What We Are

Off the Beat: News and Views from Providence is an award-winning weekly, half-hour local news program on Brown Student Radio, broadcast at 88.1 FM WELH Providence and streaming at bsrlive.com.

The show focuses on metropolitan Providence, with particular emphasis on stories that slip under the radar of mainstream media, taking a unique and enlightening perspective to local news. Off the Beat addresses an array of topics, concerning everything from health care to hot dog vendors, anything of concern to community members. Every show begins with the News Roundup, a brief summary of the week’s news, and continues with several narrative pieces of between 2 and 5 minutes in length. The weekly segment Sounds of the City works as an audio exploration of Providence, challenging listeners to guess the location of our mic. The answer is revealed at the end of every show.

Who We Are

We are a team of Brown University students and community members looking to combine responsible reporting with high quality production. We aim to dissect complex issues and illuminate oversized personalities in the smallest state.

Executive Producer:
John McGarry

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