Steve Klamkin & The Saturday Am News

Steven Manchester is the author of Bread Bags & Bullies - Surviving the '80s #WPRO Steven Manchester is also the author of the #1 bestsellers Twelve Months, The Rockin' Chair, Pressed Pennies and Gooseberry Island as well as the novels Goodnight, Brian and The Changing Season. stevenmanchester.com

Mary Marran is the president of Butler Hospital, which celebrates its 175th anniversary this month. #WPRO Butler Hospital describes itself as Rhode Island’s only non-profit, free-standing psychiatric hospital, and is now also the oldest hospital in the state of Rhode Island. butler.org

Donnie Anderson is the outgoing Executive Minister of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. #WPRO She is leaving after 13 years at the helm but plans to keep ministering to Rhode Islanders. councilofchurchesri.org

Providence City Council President Sabina Matos is proposing a series of steps to curb problems associated with the city's nightlife. #WPRO https://bit.ly/347JC5C

Andy Posner is the founder & Chief Executive Officer of the Providence-based Capital Good Fund. #WPRO The fund has received a U.S. Treasury Grant of $665,000 to help continue it's mission, including providing loans to low-income families for a variety of key needs. capitalgoodfund.org

Kathleen Breen Combes, Executive Director of Festival Ballet Providence #WPRO Festival Ballet Providence presents The Nutcracker December 13-15 at Providence Performing Arts Center festivalballetprovidence.org

Leah Greenberg is co-author of "We Are Indivisible - A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump" #WPRO With her husband Ezra Levin, Leah Greenberg co-founded Indivisible in the aftermath of the 2016 election, and now they write about organizing for the 2020 election and beyond. book.indivisible.org

Marie Ganim is the Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner #WPRO Her office is focused on improving primary care, containing health spending in Rhode Island and more. www.ohic.ri.gov

Raina Smith is the author of "Thy Kingdom Come". #WPRO Her latest novel completes the trilogy that began with "The 13th Apostle" and "Divine Providence". rainasmith.com

Liz Gledhill chairs the newly formed Rhode Island Democratic Women's Caucus #WPRO The Caucus parted ways with the Rhode Island Democratic Party in a dispute over party rules. www.facebook.com/RIDWomensCaucus

Steven Hassan, a former cult member turned cult deprogrammer has written "The Cult of Trump" #WPRO He is the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center Inc.​ and maintains the President's methods follow the patterns of other cult leaders. freedomofmind.com/book/the-cult-of-trump

Professor Peter Margulies at the Roger Williams University School of Law. He is following the impeachment hearings, and does not believe that President Trump's live tweet at a witness constitutes witness tampering. law.rwu.edu

Mitch Albom is the author of "Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family" #WPRO The nationally-known author of "Tuesdays With Morrie" will be appearing in Providence on November 21 in the "Reading With Robin" series: robinkall.com www.mitchalbom.com Photo of Chika and Mitch courtesy of Mitch Albom

Conductor and Artistic Director Bramwell Tovey will miss several performances with the Rhode Island Philharmonic while undergoing treatment for cancer. #WPRO He talks about his recovery, and his accelerated treatment to enable him to return to the podium early in the new year. ri-philharmonic.org bramwelltovey.com

John Fuzek & Mary Ann Rossoni perform Nov. 16 at the Blackstone River Theater in Cumberland. #WPRO Singers and songwriters John Fuzek and Mary Ann Rossi perform in their 30th Anniversary and Reunion concert on Saturday, November 16 at the Blackstone River Theater in Cumberland. Photo by Denise Bass www.fuzekrossoni.com

Rhode Island state Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green talks about assuming control of Providence's troubled public schools. #WPRO www.ride.ri.gov

Leah Bamberger is the Providence Director of Sustainability. #WPRO Providence has issued a Climate Justice Plan, offering a comprehensive effort to create what it terms an equitable, low-carbon, climate resilient city. http://www.providenceri.gov/sustainability/climate-justice-action-plan-providence/

Cornelius Bond is the author of "T. Rowe Price: The Man, The Company and The Investment Philosophy" #WPRO Mr. Bond worked alongside T. Rowe Price, who founded the investment firm that bears his name, and was an early proponent of the "growth" school of investing. He talks about the book and about the current investment landscape. corneliusbond.com

Marc Pappas, Director of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. #WPRO Seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck southern New England, he talks about the lessons learned from the region's last brush with a hurricane. www.riema.ri.gov

Morna Murray, Executive Director of Disability Rights Rhode Island. #WPRODisability Rights RI and the ACLU have sued the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, concerned over mentally ill prisoners kept in solitary confinement at the ACI. drri.org