For Our Daughters Coalition Renews Call for Elected Officials to Stand Strong on WPRO AM Radio Boycott
We are calling on elected officials, candidates, and other state leaders to stand strong on their WPRO AM advertising and talk radio show boycott while John DePetro remains on the air. We will be launching an education campaign to remove John DePetro from the airwaves, with the focus being on WPRO’s advertisers.
For Our Daughters Coalition releases campaign video detailing John Depetro's "History of Hate"
This campaign began because WPRO talk show host John Depetro called a group of nurses and classroom teachers 'whores.' But it goes beyond that. This was not a one time incident. Depetro has a long history of degrading not just women, but also minorities and gay people. Watch our latest video detailing John Depetro's "History of Hate."
WPRO Boycott
We have asked Rhode Island elected officials and candidates running for office not to go on any WPRO talk show until WPRO ends their relationship with John DePetro. Here is the list of participants:
- U.S. Senator Jack Reed
- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
- U.S. Representative Jim Langevin
- U.S. Representative David Cicilline
- Governor Gina Raimondo
- Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea
- General Treasurer Seth Magaziner
- Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza
- Central Falls Mayor James Diossa
- Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed
- Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio
- Senator Steve Archambault
- Senator Frank Ciccone
- Senator Bill Conley
- Senator Elizabeth Crowley
- Senator Lou DiPalma
- Senator Jamie Doyle
- Senator Paul Fogarty
- Senator Hanna Gallo
- Senator Gayle Goldin
- Senator Maryellen Goodwin
- Senator Paul Jabour
- Senator Frank Lombardi
- Senator Erin Lynch
- Senator Mike McCaffrey
- Senator Harold Metts
- Senator Josh Miller
- Senator Ryan Pearson
- Senator Juan Pichardo
- Senator Leonidas Raptakis
- Senator Jim Sheehan
- Senator Adam Satchell
- Senator Susan Sosnowski
- House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello
- Representative Marvin Abney
- Representative Mia Ackermann
- Representative Edith Ajello
- Representative Joe Almeida
- Representative Gregg Amore
- Representative Sam Azzinaro
- Representative Dave Bennett
- Representative Chris Blazejewski
- Representative Dennis Canario
- Representative John Carnevale
- Representative Bob Craven
- Representative Grace Diaz
- Representative Jay Edwards
- Representative Deb Fellela
- Representative Ray Gallison
- Representative Art Handy
- Representative Joy Hearn
- Representative Raymond Hull
- Representative Bob Jacquard
- Representative Ray Johnston
- Representative Katherine Kazarian
- Representative Cale Keable
- Representative John Lombardi
- Representative Michael Marcello
- Representative Carol Hagan McEntee
- Representative Mary Messier
- Representative-Elect Mike Morin
- Representative Eileen Naughton
- Representative William O'Brien
- Representative Jay O'Grady
- Representative Aaron Regunberg
- Representative Patricia Serpa
- Representative Scott Slater
- Representative Joe Shekarchi
- Representative Teresa Tanzi
- Representative Anastasia Williams
- Young Democrats of Rhode Island
- Cranston City Council Vice President Michael Farina
- Cranston City Councilman Richard Santamaria
- Cranston City Councilman Steve Stycos
- Cranston Democratic City Committee Chairman Michael Sepe
- Providence City Councilman David Salvatore
- Burrillville School Committee Member Mark Brizard
- Coventry School Committee Chairwoman Kathy Patenaude
- Cranston School Committee Member Jeff Gale
- Cranston School Committee Member Michael Traficante
- East Providence School Committee Member Tim Conley
- North Providence School Committee Member Roderick DaSilva
- Tiverton School Committee Member Caroll Herrmann
- Sojourner House of Rhode Island
John DePetro's Track Record