A Lively Experiment - Thursday, January 27 at 7 PM (Sunday, 1/30 at noon)

Panel
Jim Hummel – moderator
Dave Layman – former TV news director
Lisa Pelosi – political analyst, WJAR; former press secretary for former Governor Almond
Stephen Beale – editor, GoLocalProv.com
Representative Jon Brien – (D) Woonsocket, chairman of House Committee on Municipal Government

Topics

• Getting the state budget under control, including regionalizing services and reforming the pension system
• The growing interest in operating compassion centers
• Analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union Address

A Lively Experiment airs on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1) Thursdays at 7 PM, with rebroadcasts on Saturdays at 7 PM on WSBE Learn (36.2) and Sundays at noon on WSBE Rhode Island PBS (36.1).

WSBE Rhode Island PBS transmits over the air on digital 36.1; Cox/Verizon/Full Channel 08; DirecTV 36; Dish Network 7776; ComCast subscribers, please check local listings for the channel number in your area.

WSBE Learn transmits over the air on digital 36.2; Cox 808; Verizon 478; Full Channel 109; ComCast 294.

Viewers with high definition (HD) capability can receive WSBE Rhode Island PBS HD programming over the air on digital 36.1, Cox 708, Verizon 508, ComCast 819.