AMAZING WOMEN RI™
Created and Hosted by Deb Ruggiero
The AMAZING WOMEN RI™ radio show is the recipient of the Metcalf Award for Diversity and the Associated Press Award for “Best Public Affairs Show.”
The AMAZING WOMEN RI™ radio show is the recipient of the Metcalf Award for Diversity and the Associated Press Award for "Best Public Affairs Show."
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KAREN EMMA
How’s your financial health? Are you saving for your kid’s education and your retirement? KAREN EMMA is founder and president of Universal Wealth...
DOCTOR SUSAN ERSTLING
Acts of violence and mass shootings shake us all. DOCTOR SUSAN ERSTLING, a nationally recognized leader in trauma work and victim support services,...
SIMONE JOYAUX
Board members are the life-blood of non-profits. Volunteers are so important for insight and governance. What do you do when it’s just not a right...
TUNI SCHARTNER
TUNI SCHARTNER is the executive director of VENTURE CAFÉ and DISTRICT HALL Providence, a workspace for entrepreneurs, innovators, and small...
TRUDY COXE
The Newport mansions are decorated for the holiday season. The Preservation Society of Newport’s CEO, TRUDY COXE, discusses how the pandemic has...
BARBARA ROBERTS
Dr. BARBARA ROBERTS talks about being the heart doctor for crime boos Raymond Patriarca, Sr. in her book, The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story. She...
ROSE WEAVER
ROSE WEAVER is a singer, songwriter and actress who performed with Viola Davis at Trinity Rep. This Rhode Island treasure starred across Jodi Foster...
REVEREND JAMIE WASHAM
In 1638, Roger Williams was the first minister at the First Baptist Church in Providence. Today, it’s REVEREND JAMIE WASHAM. She discusses Roger...
JENNIE JOHNSON
JENNIE JOHNSON of CITY YEAR discusses the gap between what schools are designed to do and what students really need. City Year is a non-profit that...
Dr. SUSAN MACKENZIE
When our veterans return home, they deserve quality healthcare. Dr. SUSAN MACKENZIE is the first woman Director of the Providence Veterans Affairs...
REVEREND DONNIE ANDERSON
REVEREND DONNIE ANDERSON, now a pastor at a Provincetown church, shares her story of transition. After spending 70 years in a man’s body she...
KATHLEEN PLETCHER
Artistic Director KATHLEEN PLETCHER chronicles how the only First Night festival in the country has become a year-round arts organization in Rhode...