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AMAZING WOMEN celebrates women who make a difference in the lives of others.

I started this show to share how women accomplish, encourage, legislate, live, and love. What we leave behind isn’t as important as how we live! Whether it's healthcare, education, business, politics, or entertainment, their personal and professional stories will teach, empower and inspire you.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." -- Anais Nin

"Be the change you want to see in the world. " -- Gandhi

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just the first step." -- Martin Luther King, jr.

"Our ideologies my separate us, but our dreams and anguish bring us together." -- Eugene Ionesco

"TYesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Hope has two daughters-- Anger and Courage. They are both lovely." -- Saint Augstine

Deb Ruggiero and AMAZING WOMEN, winner of the 2011 AP Award
for Best Public Affairs Show!

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Calendar of Events - January 2012
"This Month's Lineup"

Sunday Mornings

8:30am on 630 WPRO AM
6:30am on 92 PROFM
6:00am on LITE ROCK 105 FM

January 1st

Family Service of Rhode Island was founded in 1892, Making it the state's oldest and largest human service non-profit for low income adults and families. CEO MARGARET HOLLAND MCDUFF discusses the strategic partnerships with other non profits like AIDS Project RI and Lucy's Hearth a women's homeless shelter.

January 8th

GIGI DEBELLO, has been Head of School at Sophia Academy since 2007 following in the footsteps of founder Sister Mary Reilly who started the non-denominational, middle school for girls in 2001. Gigi discusses gender specific classrooms and her vision for the school

January 15th

How do you put positive energy into retail sales? Owner and designer CAROLYN RAFAELIAN of Alex & Ani has made the packaging and messaging just as important as the product. The jewelry is eco-friendly, recycled, and not just made in America, but in Cranston Rhode Island.

January 22nd

Research shows that kids who spend their after school hours engaged in learning activities do better in school. NICOLE DUFRESNE is the executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Providence. She's joined by GENESIS SANCHEZ, a high school junior who was recognized as the Club's Youth of the Year.

January 29th

We love our pets; they're part of our family. Over 15,000 cats and dogs are put in a shelter each year in Rhode Island. LIZ SKROBISCH, president of PawsWatch, discusses the work of this non profit in spaying and neutering over 1,600 feral cats a year. Spay it forward!

Deb Ruggiero
Host of Amazing Women

Deb Ruggiero is a businesswoman, broadcaster, and community leader. She understands 'the art of business' and the 'business of art.'

Deb graduated from Boston College in 1980 and spent the first ten years of her broadcasting career on-air as a news anchor and talk show host at CBS radio and WMJX radio in Boston.

Since 1990, she's worked in TV and radio sales management as national sales manager for WPRI TV 12/ FOX64 and as local sales manager of WBDC-TV in Washington, DC.

Currently, Deb is Director of Community Development for Citadel Broadcasting. She's intent on guiding broadcasters to better community service. She is the creator and host of "AMAZING WOMEN", a radio talk show that celebrates the accomplishments of Rhode Island women who make a difference in our community -- how women accomplish, encourage, legislate, live, and love.

"I'm so blessed to be able to share the stories of so many 'Amazing Women' who make a difference every day. It's inspirational to learn how many women contribute to this state in terms of economic, educa-
tional, professional, and social achievements. You'll hear the stories of the women you recognize, but also the stories of the unsung heroes who don't always make the headlines."

Deb Ruggiero is a Rhode Island State Representative for District 74 Jamestown/ Middletown. She is a founding board member of The Women's Fund of RI, past president of the board of the American Lung Association of Rhode Island, and serves on the philanthropic committee for the Rhode Island Foundation. She has been an instructor at Providence College since 1992, teaching Broadcast Advertising and Marketing Research.

Deb lives in Jamestown, is an avid golfer, and loves to cook.

If you know an Amazing Woman, e-mail me at: debruggiero@amazingwomenri.com

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