Newburyport-area news with newsroom texture.
Local Pulse with Joe DiBiase keeps a close ear on Newburyport and the surrounding area from inside the Daily News newsroom. Its rhythm mixes local interviews, community events, arts previews, local travel chatter, and the small seasonal details residents actually notice.
PRESS PLAY
Local Pulse with Joe DiBiase is a Newburyport-area community show with the feel of a newsroom door left open on Saturday morning. It is local in the literal sense. The conversation begins with the weather, the river, the Daily News studio, the microphone, the audio board, and whoever is sitting across from Joe DiBiase that week. Those details matter because they set the scale. A spring morning can lead to the docks going into Merrimack Street. A holiday can lead to a joke about pie day or Valentine's Day. A snowy week can lead into America's 250 talks, local history, or what was happening in Newburyport during 1770. The show is not polished into distance. It keeps the minor stumbles, the quick asides, and the familiar on-air rapport with people such as Bob Ulig and Pete Finn. Around that casual frame, the subject matter is firmly civic and cultural. Recent episodes feature Newburyport Mayor Sean Rear, a City Council conversation, discussion of zoning, in-law apartments, short-term rentals, signage rules, ordinances, and where residents can find city code. The program also makes room for arts and community life, from the Belleville Roots Music Series and music festivals to the Newburyport High School International Cultural Festival and Yankee Homecoming. Food, arts, local government, seasonal rhythms, and neighborhood logistics all sit close together. That is the point. Local Pulse treats a closed boat ramp, a city ordinance, a festival weekend, and a mayoral visit as parts of the same community fabric. It suits listeners who care about Newburyport beyond the headline version. The tone is informed but not stiff, timely but not hurried, and comfortable with the live-radio messiness of a real local institution. For people who want to hear how decisions, events, and daily life sound before they become tidy summaries, the show offers a steady weekly pulse.
Made for: For Newburyport-area residents and nearby listeners who care about city government, seasonal events, local arts, food, and the everyday details of community life.
What sets it apart: Its strength is proximity: conversations happen from the local newsroom, with civic guests, on-air voices, and the small live-radio moments that make the area feel specific rather than generic.
News, views, arts, and food in the Newburyport area. Listen live, Saturday at 9:00 am or via podcast, anytime, at www.LocalPulseRadio.com or www.NewburyportNews.com/LocalPulse
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A practical look at how Newburyport's zoning decisions reach into everyday household life.
Joe DeBiase and a Ward 2 city councilor bring Newburyport's zoning rules down to the household level. In-law apartments, short-term rentals, sign regulations, and ordinance updates all connect to choices residents may face about what they can build, display, or rent.
A Newburyport rec-center bid tests what the lowest price can, and cannot, guarantee.
A Saturday morning discussion of Newburyport's Low Street recreation center turns into a grounded look at how public bidding works, and why the lowest number is not always the whole story.
A candid council conversation connects Newburyport dysfunction to compromise, a stalled project, and grant funding efforts.
Local Pulse's August 16 broadcast frames a solo newsroom shift as a revealing look at Newburyport council dysfunction. Joe DiBiase runs the board himself, acknowledges the early audio goofs, and talks with a council member about the strained relationship between the…
Corey delivers two-minute daily Minneapolis news briefs, from school budget cuts to fraud cases.
A daily five-minute anchor-read roundup of Fox Cities crime, schools, and local government news.
Joe DBA and Tom Salemi discuss their holiday experiences and introduce the new year's first episode of Local Pulse.
Frank Cousins explains why substance abuse is the number one health issue in the United States, with deaths rising in Massachusetts.
Joe DBA's and Pete Finn discuss Halloween experiences and preview upcoming interviews about the Newburyport Education Foundation's Lighthouse Auction and with Ward 5 City Councilor Jim McCauley.
Cynthia Keefe describes a runway fashion show featuring art bras created by artists from across the country to benefit cancer support.
Kevin Hunt explains why every Massachusetts town has a certified veterans services officer.
Joe DiBiase and Bob Eulig welcome spring and preview upcoming segments on the Newb Report High School International Cultural Festival and the Belleville Roots Music Series.
Joe Dbas hosts Local Pulse, discussing the week's news and Bob Ulig's experience at a music festival in Knoxville.
Joe DeBiase and Pete Finn discuss the start of spring and Pete's recent trip to Hawaii, which narrowly avoided severe flooding.
Joe DiBiase hosts Local Pulse on March 14, 2026, discussing pie day and previewing an interview with Newburyport Mayor Sean Rear.
Local Pulse Show 576, hosted by Joe DiBiase on March 7, 2026, features Nancy Caswell discussing Newburyport businesses, cultural programming, and America 250 preparations.
On Local Pulse with Joe DeBiase, Ward 2 city councilor Stephanie Nikitich discusses Newburyport zoning, historic preservation, housing scale, accessory dwelling units, and local representation.
Local Pulse with Joe DeBiase interviews Newburyport City Council President Heather Sand on February 7, 2026, about council procedure, committee work, zoning, and infrastructure.
Local Pulse with Joe DiBiase, Show 571, features Bethany Groff-Durow of the Museum of Old Newbury discussing local history, genealogy, and the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution.
Joe DiBiase hosts Local Pulse solo, discussing technical issues and previewing upcoming guests.
Joe DiBiase and Pete Finn discuss Yankee homecoming events and a closed boat ramp before introducing Captain Jessica Burkhout.
Joe DBA's hosts a Saturday morning news and talk show with co-hosts Bob Ulig and Pete Finn, discussing National Beer Pong Day and the Kentucky Derby.