Fresh Air, Mike Stanton and Carlo Rotella

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

Journalist Mike Stanton and writer Carlo Rotella on this edition of Fresh Air. Mike Stanton heads the investigative reporting team at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. In 1994 he shared the Pulitzer Prize for his investigative reporting exposing widespread corruption at the Rhode Island Supreme Court. His new book is The Prince of Providence: The True Story of Buddy Cicani: America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys and the Feds. Cianci was a visionary mayor who presided over the city's renaissance, but he was also ruthless, corrupt, and a rogue. In 1990 he made a comeback as Mayor after being driven from office in 1984 when he was convicted of felony assault. In 2001 he was convicted of racketeering and is now in prison. Carlo Rotella looks at inside world of boxing in his new book, Cut Time: An Education at the Fights. Rotella is also the author of the book, Good With Their Hands: Boxers, Bluesmen, and Other Characters from the Rust Belt. Rotella is a professor at Boston College where he teaches American literature, American Studies, urban literatures and cultures, and creative and nonfiction writing. (Broadcast Date: August 18, 2003)Want more Fresh Air?

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