Cianci's first resignation as Providence mayor carried live on WJAR

April 1984. Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. pleaded no contest to a felony. He was charged with assaulting a man he believed was having an affair with his estranged wife. The big story on April 25: Cianci is resigning. NBC 10's Doug White and Larry Estepa were at the anchor desk for NewsWatch 10 at 6 p.m. "It's been a long year for Mayor Cianci, since being charged with assault and battery," White said to open the newscast. Cianci spoke at a news conference carried live. "I respectfully submit my resignation as mayor of the city of Providence," Cianci said. "One of the most painful things I have ever done was to sign that letter." "Most people close to him are saying he will run again for mayor in the upcoming special election, if state law allows him to," Estepa reported. The state Supreme Court did not allow him to run to succeed himself that year. But of course, we had not seen the last of Buddy Cianci. https://turnto10.com/news/local/nbc-newswatch-10-providence-mayor-vincent-buddy-cianci-jr-resigns-live-rhode-island-no-contest-assault-charges-april-25-1984# ----- NBC 10 WJAR is Southern New England's leading news station, covering news, politics, sports and weather in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut, including Providence, Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Warwick, Woonsocket, Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton and Cape Cod, and surrounding communities. Our homepage is at https://turnto10.com Like us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/nbc10 Follow us on X at https://x.com/nbc10 Follow us on Instagram at https://instagram.com/nbc10wjar Download the NBC 10 News app for iOS at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc-10-wjar/id1022872963 Download the NBC 10 News app for Android at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cellit.cellitnews.wjar&hl=en Report news to NBC 10 at 401-455-9105 or email news@wjar.com Share your images and video with NBC 10 at https://turnto10.com/chimein