Media in Providence

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The city of Providence, Rhode Island, is served by the daily newspaper The Providence Journal, which is also available throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The arts and entertainment newspaper Providence Phoenix also serves Providence and the surrounding area. Additionally, the community paper The Agenda serves as a vehicle for reflection on development, music, and the arts in the city. The Providence Business News is a weekly business journal, catering to the state's business community.

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[edit] Broadcasting

Providence is the center of Rhode Island's broadcasting market, which also encompasses New Bedford, Massachusetts. The city is served by television stations representing every major American television network as well radio stations originating from Providence and Boston. The major network-affiliated television stations based in Providence are WLNE-TV (ABC and licensed to New Bedford), WJAR (NBC), WPRI-TV (CBS), and WNAC-TV (FOX). Other stations serving the Providence market include WLWC (UPN/The WB and licensed to New Bedford), WRIW-LP (Telemundo), and WPXQ (i). WSBE-TV is Rhode Island's PBS member station.

[edit] Weblogs

The Providence Daily Dose covers local arts, culture, music, and political happenings.

[edit] Television and movie productions

Providence and the surrounding area have been used as a backdrop for several movies and television series and the city remains invested in bringing filmmakers to its location, as is evidenced by a 25% tax credit on all Rhode Island spending offered to motion picture companies.[1]

The animated television series Family Guy takes place in Quahog, a fictional suburb of Providence and prominently features the most pronounced segment of Providence's skyline several times an episode (the buildings are One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Building respectively).[2] The city and its name were used in the television series Providence,[3] and Showtime's new series, Brotherhood, was also filmed and set in Providence.[4]

The Farrelly brothers used the city as a backdrop for several of their movies, notably Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary. Peter Farrelly places Outside Providence in Pawtucket, adjacent to Providence. The 1991 American/Canadian film Providence takes place at Brown University.[5] Although not set in Providence, the movie Amistad used the exterior of the Rhode Island State House as the United States Capitol exterior.[6] The movie Little Children was also filmed in Providence.[7] In 2006, Providence was the primary filming grounds for the film Underdog.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rhode Island Tax Incentive Law Summary. RI Film & TV Office (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
  2. ^ James Bartlett. Seth MacFarlane – he's the “Family Guy”. Presswire Limited. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  3. ^ Providence (1999). Internet Movie Database Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  4. ^ Brotherhood (2006). Internet Movie Database Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
  5. ^ imdb.com Providence (1991). Internet Movie Database Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  6. ^ Katharine Imbrie (2006). In the footsteps of Amistad. The Providence Journal. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.
  7. ^ Providence, Rhode Island RI, city profile (Providence County). ePodunk Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  8. ^ Daniel Barbarisi. projo.com Film Squad making movies happen. Providence Journal. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.