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Each week OCG’s State of the State Cable TV Program is broadcast on Statewide Interconnect (RI) Channel A, (Channel 13) at the following times:

Saturday, 11:00 PM
Sunday, 8:00 AM

And on Local Public Access Channel 18 (RI)
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Friday, 3:00 PM

Now Showing, May 25th 2006 Production

This half-hour broadcast consists of one thirty-minute
interview with the new State Fire Marshal.

Guest: George Farrell, State Fire Marshal

Host: Frank Lennon

Topic: In his premier appearance as the new Rhode Island State Fire Marshal,
George Farrell talks about various aspects of the Fire Marshal's Office.
He addresses the relationship between state and local fire marshals,
the new fire safety regulations which emerged as a result of the
Station nightclub fire, plans for the education and training of fire marshal staff,
increasing public awareness and governmental commitment to fire safety, and much more.

taped: May 25, 2006
length: 30 minutes

Broadcast Times:

 

May 11, 2006 Production

First segment

Guest: Mayor Steve Laffey, candidate for U.S. Senate

Host: Frank Lennon

Topic: U.S. Senate race. Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey, a Republican, discusses his candidacy for
U.S. Senate. He faces Republican incumbent Lincoln Chaffee in a Republican primary in September.
The winner of this primary will go on to face the winner of the Democrat primary
and possibly others in the general election in November.

taped: May 11, 2006
length: 30 minutes

Second segment

Previous Production April 13th Production, 60 min

First segment
Guest: Adjutant General Robert Bray
Host: Frank Lennon
Topic: The recently appointed Adjutant General of the RI National Guard,
who also serves as Director of the RI Emergency Management Agency and Liaison
to the Federal Department of Homeland Security provides a rather
comprehensive overview of his duties and the state of matters pertaining thereto.
taped: April 13, 2006
length: 30 minutes

Second segment
Guest: Tom Coyne and Susan Miller
Host: Frank Lennon
Topic: Two members of the RI Policy Analysis group (RIPolicyAnalysis.org)
discuss taxation in Rhode Island. They attempt to answer the question posed by the host:
Are Rhode Islander receiving value benefit for the acknowledged high level of taxation?
This is an informative, if not eye-opening discussion.
taped: April 13, 2006
length: 30 minutes

 

Previous Production, March 23 production, 60 minutes

First segment
Guest: Guillaume deRamel, Candidate for Secretary of State
Host: Frank Lennon
This is a continuation of the OCG interview series of candidates
who will be running in the November, 2006 elections.
Mr. deRamel outlines his background and discusses issues
he feels are of importance as Secretary of State
and other issues facing the office and state today
taped: March 23, 2006
length: 30 minutes

Second segment
Guest: Lt. Gen. Robert Foley, (U.S. Army Ret.), Army Emergency Relief
Host: Frank Lennon
Lt. Gen Foley discusses the extensive operations of Army Emergency Relief,
an independent non-government funded group looking to the welfare
of serving members of the armed forces
including reserve and guard, veterans, and their families.
The information presented is of interest to the general public
and of particular interest to the affected groups.
taped: March 11, 2006
length: 30 minutes

 

Previous Episodes, December 22 production, 55 minutes

Topic: In this second part of a two-part series, various members of the Voter Initiative Alliance, the RI General Assembly, political and civic leaders who are proponents of voter initiaive provide testimony and bear witness as to why they believe voter initiative is needed at the statewide level and how it has worked at the local level in communities which have voter initiative as part of their local charter. Special discussion of historical facts and effectiveness took place, including environmental, union and economic concerns.

Guests:
Barry Schiller, environmental activist and union member
Robert Healey, Jr., an early proponent (1986) of voter initiative
J. Michael Lenihan, RI Senator and co-sponsor of the voter initiative bills

Host: Robert Arruda, Chairman of Operation Clean Government

Segment Length: 55 minutes, taped on December 22, 2005