John Basile
Editor/ReporterJohn Basile is the local host of Morning Edition.
He joined CAI 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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This week, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about fall fishing.As the saltwater fishing season winds down, many anglers are thinking about tautog.Catching tautog—or “tog” as most fishermen call them is completely different from chasing albies or striped bass. You’re not running around looking for birds or breaking fish. You find a rock pile, wreck or some other piece of structure, anchor the boat, and fish straight down on the bottom with pieces of crab. -
The years-long project to replace the Sagamore Bridge has cleared a major hurdle with the release of the request for proposals by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about the effects of the late September storm on Striper Fest and the fall migration of striped bass. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about the lack of albies in local waters. September is usually prime time for anglers to pursue false albacore, but this year, many have found the fish have other ideas. -
Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova have reached a settlement that will resolve lawsuits related to the Vineyard Wind project. -
Major changes are coming to the way traffic flows through downtown Hyannis. The Hyannis Great Streets project aims to slow traffic through the village while improving access to stores and restaurants for locals and visitors. It is also expected to make movement through the area much safer for pedestrians.CAI's John Basile spoke with Barnstable Director of the Department of Planning and Development James Kupfer about the project. -
John Basile checks in with Matt Haeffner of On the Water magazine on what's biting around the Cape this September. Freshwater ponds are getting restocked with trout as herring-fed bass fishing peaks, while saltwater anglers wait on bonito, albies, and the season's first big striper push. -
Sheriff Donna Buckley's correctional officers union voted no confidence, citing unsafe conditions and a hostile workplace under a new superintendent. Buckley says the union is upset over new accountability rules on attendance and leave. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about the latest unusual visitor to local waters. A cubera snapper, estimated at 40 pounds, found its way to Nantucket where it was caught by a 14-year-old angler and released. -
Spotting whales at sea is an indication that you've found an area with lots of bait, and tuna may very well be feeding on that same bait. But you have to give the whales some space.
