John Basile
Host of All Things Considered, ReporterJohn Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.
He joined WCAI in 2019 after a long run as Managing Editor of The Register newspaper and other publications on Cape Cod.
A music lover, the author of a history of jazz on Cape Cod and a devotee of the history of baseball and popular culture, he often ponders the wonders of the vinyl LP and lives in West Yarmouth with his wife Kathryn.
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GE Vernova, the company that built the blade that failed on a Vineyard Wind turbine south of the islands, says it will re-examine every blade it has built for offshore wind.
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The northside beaches in Dennis have been plagued in recent years with overcrowding, assaults and vandalism. Town officials are putting a series of regulations into effect this Fourth of July to try to head off trouble on the busiest beach day of the year.
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In this installment of Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with Michael Persico of the Classic Jazz and Swing Orchestra about upcoming programs honoring the life and work of jazz historian Jack Bradley.
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A 15-year-old Mashpee girl, who was the subject of an intensive search, has been located and returned home.
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This time on Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the recent display of Northern Lights caused by unusual solar activity.
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1st Barnstable District State Representative Christopher Flanagan, D-Dennis, says a violation of campaign finance law was his responsibility and he has apologized to the people he represents at the Statehouse.
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After a few months of garbled data from the long-serving Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA has restored communications. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the effort to get back in touch with the space probe.
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The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative will continue to test renewable tidal turbines at the Bourne Tidal Test Site at the Cape Cod Canal. A new federal license will allow testing for eight years.
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The group of migrants that was housed at a Yarmouth motel for seven months has been relocated to shelters off-Cape, where there is staff to help them.
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Shark researchers expect to learn a lot from data collected by a new tag attached to a shark off South Carolina.