{"id":108111,"date":"2026-04-08T13:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=108111"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:18:13","slug":"wpri-investigative-reporter-tim-white-to-present-uris-annual-taricani-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/wpri-investigative-reporter-tim-white-to-present-uris-annual-taricani-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"WPRI investigative reporter Tim White to present 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s annual Taricani Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 8, 2026 \u2013 Tim White, an award-winning investigative journalist for Providence\u2019s WPRI-TV (CBS 12) who has exposed corruption and fraud within the region throughout his career, will deliver the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 2026 Taricani Lecture on First Amendment Rights on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m.<\/strong> at the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, 45 Upper College Road on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White\u2019s longstanding investigative work includes looking into the Police Department in Fall River, Massachusetts, that resulted in the agency\u2019s leader stepping down; exposing rampant fraud in the government\u2019s Small Business Administration loan program meant to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and the documentary \u201cThe Mafia Tapes\u201d on the 30th<\/sup> anniversary of an infamous 1989 mob induction ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Tim White be this year\u2019s Taricani Visiting Journalist,\u201d said Daniel Hunt<\/a>, the Harrington School of Communication and Media<\/a>\u2019s journalism and public relations chair. \u201cTim is a widely respected, award-winning investigative journalist, and our students here at 溏心vlog免费B站 can learn so much from him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his talk, White will discuss defending local news and a free press<\/a>. The lecture is free and open to the public; registration is required. Hunt will moderate the discussion\u2014which will also be livestreamed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White, the son of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Jack White, is the chief investigative reporter and managing editor of WPRI\u2019s \u201cTarget 12 Investigators\u201d team. White joined WPRI in 2006 and has won seven New England Emmy Awards, five of them for his investigative reporting, eight regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and several New England Associated Press Awards in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White also recently led the team\u2019s news series that led to a former high school basketball coach being charged with sexual assault; a 2016 investigation that questioned where a powerful Rhode Island state representative actually lived\u2014resulting in a criminal conviction of the politician; and an in-depth look at the region\u2019s housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with his investigative work, White is the executive producer and co-host of the WPRI weekly current affairs program \u201cNewsmakers.\u201d He also co-authored \u201cThe Last Good Heist,\u201d detailing the daring heist of a secret mafia-run bank in Providence that netted the robbers $30 million in cash and jewels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, White was selected by The Washington Post as one of the top political reporters in Rhode Island. Before joining WPRI, White was managing editor of WBZ-TV (CBS 4) in Boston, where he also led the news station\u2019s award-winning political unit at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is deeply personal for me. Jim Taricani was a great friend who, despite working at a competing newsroom, was always willing to help,\u201d White said. \u201cFrankly, it was Jim’s advice that pushed me to take this job 20 years ago and move from Boston to the Providence market. We lost him much too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTim\u2019s investigative reporting at WPRI embodies the legacy of Jim Taricani. Investigative reporting is critical for democracy as it holds our political leaders accountable and fosters civic engagement in local communities,\u201d Hunt said. \u201cTim\u2019s commitment to uncovering the truth has shed light on stories that might otherwise go untold throughout the state of Rhode Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Taricani Lecture on First Amendment Rights honors the memory of Jim Taricani H \u201918, a veteran Rhode Island award-winning journalist and nationally respected investigative reporter with WJAR-TV (NBC 10) in Providence for nearly four decades. A valued 溏心vlog免费B站 community member, Taricani was the husband of Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce President Laurie White \u201981, who with the Taricani family, endowed the lecture series in his memory, his work and his courageous commitment to protect First Amendment rights. To help support the Taricani Lecture in its effort to bring distinguished local, national and international journalists to campus to share their expertise and perspective to this critically important topic, visit the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation gift page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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