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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND RADIO LEGEND DANIEL "GIOVANNI"

CENTOFANTI ON HIS RETIREMENT ON APRIL 29TH, 2024, FROM 92 PRO-FM AFTER

FIFTY YEARS OF ENTERTAINING HIS MANY LISTENERS

     Introduced By: Senators Lauria, Felag, F. Lombardi, McKenney, Zurier, Picard, Gu,
Cano, Tikoian, and Quezada

     Date Introduced: May 07, 2024

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, As a youngster growing up in Johnston, Daniel Centofanti loved listening to

his radio during the day. This inspired him to write a letter to longtime WPRO host Salty Brine

asking for a tour of the station. To his surprise, he received a phone call from Salty Brine offering

to give him a tour, an offer Daniel and his father gladly accepted. Thus began Daniel “Giovanni”

Centofanti’s love affair with all things radio and the inspiration for a career that has gone down in

the annals of Rhode Island radio as one of the greatest in the State’s history; and

     WHEREAS, Daniel Centofanti began his radio career at 92 PRO-FM right out of high

school in 1974 as a teenage intern. He remembers the first song he ever played for his listeners

was “My Maria” by B.W. Stevenson. He gradually worked his way up the ladder playing top 40

hits and entertaining his audience with his humorous, easy-going and fun style. Mr. Centofanti

has a gift for making a connection with his listeners and they have rewarded him with their

loyalty and affection for the past fifty years; and

     WHEREAS, Best known by his many fans as the host of the very popular and highly

rated “Giovanni in the Morning” show for the past 25 years, Daniel Centofanti took great

pleasure through the years of showcasing new artists and new hit songs to his audience. His loyal

followers trusted his judgement and shared his good taste in music. If “Giovanni” said that a song

was going to be a hit, it was going to be a hit, and if Giovanni said that a rising artist was going to

take the world by storm, rest assured it was going to happen; and

     WHEREAS, In an industry that is known for its high turnover rate, Mr. Centofanti has

endured in large part to his upbeat voice and engaging personality, always cheerfully welcoming

his faithful listeners to another day. As he thinks about his legacy of fifty years in Providence

radio, Mr. Centofanti has reflected on the fact that three generations of families have listened to

him, from grandparents to their children to their grandchildren. It’s a legacy that was honored and

celebrated when he was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame in 2009; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby joyously congratulates

Daniel “Giovanni” Centofanti on his retirement on April 29th, 2024, after a sterling fifty-year

career in radio and as the very popular host of the 92 PRO-FM “Giovanni in the Morning” show

for the past twenty-five years. We wish him good health and happiness in retirement and

continued success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Daniel Centofanti.

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