Story Created:
Apr 15, 2008 at 5:47 PM EDT
Story Updated:
May 20, 2008 at 6:13 PM EDT
Widely considered to be one of the most exciting and charismatic leaders in the City of Providence's history, Vincent A. Cianci, Jr. is the longest sitting Mayor in Providence's history, and the longest serving American mayor of a city with 100,000 or more residents.
An outspoken champion of inner city revitalization, Mayor Cianci has received national recognition throughout his life and was voted "America's Most Innovative Mayor" in 1996.
Mayor Cianci can be seen on Tuesdays and Thursdays during Jim Hummel's "Your Attention Please" segment on ABC 6 News at 6pm.