Vincent Buddy CianciVINCENT "BUDDY" CIANCI, JR. (1941-2016) was a former prosecutor and Mayor of Providence. As mayor he was credited with turning the city around and making it a destination. He went on to become a top-rated radio talk show host in New England on630 WPRO AM and 99.7 FM, chief political analyst for WLNE-ABC Channel 6, and host of the weekly TV talk show On the Record with Buddy Cianci. He is the author of Politics & Pasta: A Memoir. Read More Read Less