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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New Bedford and Fall River will be among the first cities in Massachusetts to add electric buses to their fleets beginning in the next school year.
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Cape Cod's south-facing beaches felt the impact from high winds and heavy surf that began Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday afternoon.Parking lots at South Dennis Beach were under water in the morning. Access to south-facing beaches in Dennis was closed.
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The town of Yarmouth is in the process of creating a new town seal that would, if adopted by voters, replace a historically and culturally inaccurate one that has been in use for many years.
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Two surfers had a close call with a shark recently. It's a reminder that sharks are present in Cape Cod waters long after the summer beach season ends.
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In this installment of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about two recent missions to learn more about asteroids.
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Governor Maura Healey, accompanied by her housing secretary and Cape Cod legislators came to West Yarmouth Tuesday to pitch her far-reaching proposals to increase housing production.
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The United States is in the path of the next two solar eclipses. The first occurs this month (October). The second, and more dramatic, eclipse is not until next April.
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A long-running dispute has been settled for future use of a historic dune shack in the Cape Cod National Seashore. The agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Del Deo family may set a precedent for others facing eviction from shacks they have cared for for generations.
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A new class of Americorps volunteers has arrived on Cape Cod ready to tackle a variety of community and environmental projects.
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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 autumnal equinox coming on Saturday, September 23.