Buddy Cianci
WHAT DO YOU DO, AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU DONE IT? In between mayoral terms I do talk radio on WPRO and political commentary for ABC6 — for as long as I can remember.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING 30 YEARS AGO? Running for my second term as Mayor of Providence.
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING 30 YEARS FROM NOW? Breathing.
IF YOU HAD A VANITY PLATE, WHAT WOULD IT SAY? FOUR MORE YEARS.
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? Losing my virginity.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT RHODE ISLAND? Restaurants and architecture.
LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT RHODE ISLAND? Hypocrisy of some in the media and some in the federal government.
COFFEE MILK OR DEL’S? Del’s.
ANY ANECDOTES INVOLVING THE NEWPAPER OR PROVIDENCE PHOENIX? I never insult my host.
FAVORITE LOCAL DISH? A woman named Beth from Chepachet I knew many years ago and lost track of.
IF YOU DIDN’T LIVE HERE, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE? Nowhere.
FAVORITE FORMER PAWSOX PLAYER? Oil Can Boyd.
WHAT BAR/RESTAURANT/LANDMARK/PERSONALITY THAT HAS CEASED TO EXIST IN THE LAST 30 YEARS DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Joe Marzilli of the Old Canteen and I miss the old Custom House Tavern.
PHILLIPE OR JORGE? Neither . . . or both.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I’VE NEVER BEEN TO . . . The ACI.
FAVORITE PLACE TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL FOR A MOMENT OR TWO? My studio at WPRO from 10 am to 2 pm.
YOUR MOST MEMORABLE [OR HALF-FORGOTTEN] NIGHT OUT IN THE LAST 30 YEARS? Read my book — next year — $26.95.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PORTRAYAL OF RHODE ISLAND ON TELEVISION, IN A MOVIE, OR IN A BOOK? Parts of the documentary movie Buddy.
WHAT’S ON YOUR WIENERS? That’s a very personal question, but usually everything.
IF YOU COULD HAVE THREE RHODE ISLANDERS [LIVING OR NOT] OVER FOR DINNER, WHO WOULD THEY BE? Eileen Slocum, Raymond Patriarca Sr., and Chief Matthew Sachem Thomas of the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN RHODE ISLAND? All my life except for college, graduate school, law school, military, and a sabbatical in New Jersey.
ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION AND ANSWER IT. “What are my favorite radio and TV stations?” WPRO from 10 am to 2 pm and ABC6 News. “What three people would you like to have over for lunch if you could prepare the menu?” Dennis Aiken, Richard Rose, and Meg Curren.
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