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March 24, 2011
WPRO's John DePetro On ABC's New 'Body Of Proof'
CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN/PROVIDENCE 9a-noon (ET) host JOHN DEPETRO makes his acting debut in several episodes of ABC's new series "BODY OF PROOF." The show, starring DANA DELANY, premieres TUESDAY (3/29); shooting took place in RHODE … more »
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February 22, 2011
New Hosts Named For WPRO Morning News
With JOHN DEPETRO moving back to middays, CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN (NEWS TALK 630 WPRO AND 99.7 FM)/PROVIDENCE has named TARA GRANAHAN and ANDREW GOBEIL as co-hosts of THE WPRO MORNING NEWS, starting MARCH 7th. GRANAHAN, who is being upped from … more »
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February 16, 2011
DePetro Back To Middays At WPRO
CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN (NEWS TALK 630 WPRO AND 99.7 FM)/PROVIDENCE is moving JOHN DEPETRO back to a midday talk show slot from his present morning news anchor position. DEPETRO will move to the 9a-noon (ET) slot, with DAN YORKE moving to noon-3p … more »
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August 19, 2009
Radio, TV Interviews Land 'Survivor' Hatch In Hot Water Again
"SURVIVOR" winner and former radio personality RICHARD HATCH landed himself back in jail after giving unauthorized interviews to CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN/PROVIDEMCE host JOHN DEPETRO, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV/PROVIDENCE, and NBC's … more »
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June 9, 2009
Report: WPRO Hosts In 'Guest Poaching' Dispute
The PROVIDENCE JOURNAL is reporting on a dispute between hosts at CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN/PROVIDENCE that has nobody talking and lawyers involved. The incident occurred last THURSDAY, when former Governor BRUCE SUNDLUN guested on morning host JOHN … more »
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September 9, 2008
WPRO's DePetro Challenged To Take Lie Detector Test
Former CITADEL Talk WPRO-A/PROVIDENCE host DAVE BARBER tells the PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS that he will pay for his replacement, current WPRO morning host JOHN DEPETRO, to take a polygraph test to clear his name in the ARBITRON tainted-diary controversy … more »
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August 21, 2008
WPRO: Host's Wife Caused Ratings Scandal
CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN/PROVIDENCE has released a statement blaming the wife of morning show host JOHN DEPETRO for the ratings problem that saw six diaries flagged by ARBITRON, resulting in their elimination and WPRO dropping several slots in the 25-54 … more »
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August 11, 2008
Reissued Providence Numbers Released
The reissued PROVIDENCE numbers from ARBITRON show that the removal of six disputed diaries dropped CITADEL Talk WPRO-A-WEAN from its initially released first place ranking in the withdrawn Persons 12+, MONDAY-SUNDAY 6a-midnight ratings to 6.7, still … more »
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August 16, 2007
Cianci Returns To WPRO
Former PROVIDENCE mayor BUDDY CIANCI is joining CITADEL Talk WPRO-A/PROVIDENCE starting SEPTEMBER 20th. The station is not yet disclosing where in the lineup CIANCI will land, although a release from the station indicates that morning man RON ST. … more »
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November 15, 2006
WRKO Considering Ex-Speaker For Radio Show
THE BOSTON GLOBE reports that the former Speaker Of The House THOMAS M. FINNERAN is in discussions with ENTERCOM Talk WRKO-A/BOSTON to host a radio show. FINNERAN stepped down as Speaker in SEPTEMBER 2004. He would not go on the air until after perjury … more »