Buddy Cianci
Political commentator
### Political commentator

On September 20, 2007, Cianci returned to the airwaves on local Providence AM radio station WPRO, hosting a weekday talk show. He said that he had no plans to run for political office again, although he had not entirely ruled it out when pressed on the issue. On October 24, 2007, Cianci appeared on [WLNE\-TV ABC6](/wiki/WLNE-TV "WLNE-TV") to announce that in addition to his radio show, he was joining the television station as chief political analyst and contributing editor. The work included moderating a weekly political segment called *Your Attention Please*, which was renamed *Buddy TV.* The timeslot became a daily segment in July 2008, and was renamed *The World According to Buddy* as of May 2011\. His position at WLNE began on November 1, 2007\. Cianci also hosted the station's weekend public affairs program *On the Record with Buddy Cianci*. He began in October 2008 as cohost of the program with WLNE weeknight anchor John DeLuca and became solo host in May 2011\.


When did Buddy Cianci join WLNE-TV ABC6 as chief political analyst and contributing editor?