Scott MacKay Commentary on Bill Rappleye
Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Guest Commentator, Scott MacKay discusses the life and career of Bill Rappleye.
Political commentator and analyst, Scott MacKay discusses Bill Rappleye’s decades-long career as a political reporter in Rhode Island. MacKay describes Rappleye as “an eloquent everyman, a reporter without pretense." Whether it be an in-depth interview with a politician or coverage of a New England blizzard, Rappleye took on each assignment with the same dogged determination to get it right.
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Scott MacKay Commentary on Bill Rappleye
Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Political commentator and analyst, Scott MacKay discusses Bill Rappleye’s decades-long career as a political reporter in Rhode Island. MacKay describes Rappleye as “an eloquent everyman, a reporter without pretense." Whether it be an in-depth interview with a politician or coverage of a New England blizzard, Rappleye took on each assignment with the same dogged determination to get it right.
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Remembering Bill Rappleye Part I
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 1m 52s | A retrospective look at Bill Rappleye’s decades-long career as a political reporter. (1m 52s)
Remembering Bill Rappleye Part II
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 1m 22s | A profile of Bill Rappleye and his family. (1m 22s)
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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 6m 19s | Colleagues and friends share their memories of Bill Rappleye. (6m 19s)
Remembering Bill Rappleye, Part IV
Clip: S2 Ep2 | 4m 37s | Colleagues and friends share their memories of Bill Rappleye in Part 4 of this tribute. (4m 37s)
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