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

 

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Calendar of Events - August 2010
"This Month's Lineup"

Sunday Mornings

8:30am on 630 WPRO AM
6:30am on 92 PROFM
6:00am on LITE ROCK 105 FM
August 1st

GINA RAIMONDO is co-founder of a venture capital company that specializes in health care investing. She has a B.A from Harvard, law degree from Yale, and a doctorate from Oxford where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She discusses her Italian heritage, her family, and why she wants to be Rhode Island's next General Treasurer
August 8th

Trained as a nurse, COLONEL SUSAN LUZ is the highest ranking female member of 399th Combat Reserve Unit. She was responsible for the care of thousands of men and women serving in Iraq. She talks about serving in the military and discusses the journey of service and the brutalities of modern war.
August 15th

Education Director, BRIDGET KUBIS PRESCOTT, has been at SAVE THE BAY since 2002. She's passionate about her work in marine science where she teaches kids and adults about spider crabs and cool crustaceans!
August 22nd

Salve Regina University was started by the Sisters of Mercy in 1948. SISTER JANE GERETY is Salve Regina's 7th president. She shares her vision for the school, her fondness for Newport's great architectural work of the Gilded Age, the poetry of Yeats, and her 50 years as a Sister of Mercy serving in healthcare and academia.
August 29th

PAT HASTINGS, is a licensed therapist and inspirational coach who leads spirituality workshops helping women conquer their fears. She's the author of Simply A Woman of Faith and discusses how to live in spiritual power and transform your life.
Deb Ruggiero

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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