
Dan McGowan
Columnist at The Boston Globe
Columnist for @BostonGlobe. Author of #RhodeMap. Things I love: baseball, steak, chocolate cake. Email: [email protected]
Articles
-
2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan
If you already watch “Newsmakers,” “Lively Experiment,” “10 News Conference,” and “In the Arena” every weekend, here’s a new local public affairs show you’ll want to check out. Introducing “Behind the Story,” featuring WPRI’s Eli Sherman as the host, and Kim Kalunian, and Globe columnist Dan McGowan as his trusty sidekicks. Each week, we’re planning to pull back the curtain on big stories from local journalists across Southern New England.
-
2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan
As the school year comes to an end, Rhode Island’s public schools are bracing for a wave of leadership changes. From retirements to messy departures, at least six school districts are searching for – or installing – new superintendents, ushering in a season of turnover and uncertainty. Here’s how the leadership changes are playing out across the state.
-
2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan
There’s politics, and then there’s the indefensible. Rhode Island Senate President Val Lawson has the power to ban assault-style firearms right now. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. No one else matters. There’s no secret bogeyman preventing her from bringing the bill to a vote.
-
2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Dan McGowan
Rhode Island’s wealthiest residents won’t see higher income taxes – but state leaders have found a new way to tap the rich for extra revenue in the $14.3 billion budget unveiled Tuesday night by House Speaker Joe Shekarchi. Call it Taylor’s version.
-
2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Dan McGowan
1 hour agoTiverton superintendent announces retirementAfter more than four decades in education, including the last seven years as Tiverton’s superintendent, Dr. Peter Sanchioni announced Tuesday he is retiring. Stay in the know with WPRI 12 News. Local news, weather, sports, and award winning investigative journalism coverage you can count on on this YouTube channel, TV, mobile app, our social channels and WPRI.com.
Journalists covering the same region

Josh Fenton
CEO and Writer at GoLocalProv
Josh Fenton primarily covers news in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and surrounding areas including Cranston and Pawtucket.

Ryan Belmore
Owner and Publisher at What's Up Newp
Senior Editor at OnTheSnow
Ryan Belmore primarily covers news in Rhode Island, United States, including areas around Providence and surrounding towns.
Kendra Gravelle
Associate Editor at RICentral.com
Kendra Gravelle primarily covers news in Rhode Island, United States, particularly in areas around Providence and surrounding towns.

Nick Russo
Music Director and Afternoon Host at KILT-FM (Houston, TX)
Host at CBS News Radio
Music Director at Audacy
Nick Russo primarily covers news in Rhode Island, United States, including areas around Providence and surrounding towns.

Ryan Blessing
Reporter at The Westerly Sun
Ryan Blessing primarily covers news in the Greater New Haven area including surrounding towns in Connecticut, United States.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 18K
- Tweets
- 45K
- DMs Open
- Yes

RT @chris_m_gavin: ‘This loss is unimaginable’: R.I. teen killed in partial building collapse remembered as ‘bright and beloved’ https://t…

My favorite criticism ever.

@wpri12 @Eli_Sherman @KimKalunian @DanMcGowan Behind the scenes of Godless degenerates spreading anti American propaganda and lies, I’ll pass

Some hardworking journalist who is already getting screwed by their employer is now going to have their job made more difficult because of this.

Today, Providence City Council President @RachelRI announced that the city council will be honoring an “informational boycott” of @WLNEUnion @ABC6 television news station, the ABC affiliate for the Providence market, in response to a request from workers at the station who have https://t.co/bEKAuIp1Xk