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 - February 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
February 7th

CCRI Professor ROBERTA MUDGE HUMBLE is an author who writes about Rhode Island history. She's developed a trivia game RHODE TEST to challenge your knowledge of people, politics, and local landmarks in the Ocean State!

February 14th

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!
February 21st

AMOS HOUSE is the largest soup kitchen in RI-serving 800 guests a day, but Amos House provides more than just a meal. EILEEN HAYES, president of AMOS HOUSE, and KRYSTINA RAMSEY, a former addict who now works at AMOS HOUSE discuss the job training, transitional housing, and micro businesses.

February 28th

YOUNG VOICES is playing a major role in shaping urban education by telling city leaders what they want from their schools, police and elected officials. Founder KAREN FELDMAN explains the mission of this youth organization that empowers and engages young people. HEIRY BORRELL discusses how her life has been changed by her work with YOUNG VOICES.

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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