Are We Getting Worked Up Over the Tree Again?
It seems there’s nothing we enjoy more than a good ol’ fashioned religion in the public square debate here in Rhode Island. And, once again, WPRO has come for The Tree. Due to the un-Christian manner in which so-called “Christians” behaved last time, Governor Lincoln Chafee has declined to host a tree lighting ceremony.* I [...]
DePetro Barrington House Owned by David Caprio
The Barrington house where radio shock jock John DePetro allegedly sexually harassed WPRO coworker Dee DeQuattro is owned by former state Rep. David Caprio. Sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the address of the house in question as being 32 Lorraine St., a very high end vacation rental known as Beach House, [...]
Progress Report: Accusations and Employment; Gemma’s Fake Followers; Gina’s Finance Friend; Paul Ryan
Conservatives across Rhode Island are upset that a Warwick public works employee didn’t lose his job after being accused of stealing from the city. Accused, mind you, not convicted. Meanwhile, not a peep from the right about what WPRO should do with the state’s biggest blowhard John DePetro, who is accused of something far worse [...]
WPRO’s John DePetro: ‘I Have Been Suspended’
John DePetro said he was suspended until Monday for talking to me about the sexual harassment lawsuit brought against him, he said in an email to me today. Here is the email he sent me in its entirety: I have been suspended for my part in the story that appeared about me this morning. I [...]
DePetro Talks About Harassment Lawsuit
The silence emanating from WPRO is deafening. They bill themselves as the station of record, but give not even a mention to its infamous moral-crusading shock jock John DePetro being on the hot seat for allegedly having a moral lapse with a coworker. She claims he took her to a house he uses for sex [...]
WPRO: You Can Do Better than John DePetro
John DePetro deserves his day in court before he is judged on the very serious accusations of workplace sexual harassment brought by his co-worker and sometimes producer Dee DeQuattro. That aside, WPRO and its advertisers would be better served without him. He should really leave the public spotlight before he does the station, his wife [...]
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