20/01/2025
“Bill Bartholomew lives in a former industrial building on the south side of Providence.
His apartment has high ceilings, a wide-open floor plan and wires that snake along the floor. A drum kit sits in one section of the room, not far from an upright punching bag. Along the walls are shelves stacked with books, records, plants, barbells, cardboard boxes and plastic crates filled with music equipment. On one side of the apartment is a narrow hallway crammed with miscellaneous items: a skateboard, a ladder, an amplifier. On the other side, a faded poster reads “TURTLES AND TORTOISES.”
If it looks like an artist’s loft, well, that’s because it is. Bartholomew is a touring musician who recently released an EP of synth-infused rock called Icy. He frequently hosts concerts in the space. And among the items stored here are large-scale paintings by the multimedia artist Gabriela Rassi.
And yet this apartment is also a functioning newsroom.
In a corner cordoned off by black curtains sits a desk, a computer, a camera and a microphone, where Bartholomew hosts his podcast, Bartholomewtown. Since its launch in 2018, the show has released more than 700 episodes on subjects ranging from the Washington Bridge crisis to the COVID pandemic to the state’s 988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline. Past visitors to the loft include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Attorney General Peter Neronha. (For years, Bartholomew has also been a producer and fill-in host at AM630 WPRO.)”
Read the full profile at RImonthly.com
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