Citizenship American Name Raymond Arroyo Religion Roman Catholic Role Author | Spouse(s) Rebecca Nationality American Children 3 | |
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Occupation Author, producer, director, presenter Employer Eternal Word Television Network Books Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles Education New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Similar People Mother Angelica, Mitch Pacwa, Fulton J Sheen, John Corapi, Robert Barron Profiles |
Raymond arroyo a life long catholic the journey home 2 6 2006
Raymond Arroyo (born September 25, 1970) is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist and a producer. He is the news director and lead anchor of EWTN News, the news division of the Eternal Word Television Network. He is creator and host of the news magazine The World Over Live seen in more than 350 million households around the globe and heard on 500 AM/FM affiliates throughout the US. Arroyo is also author of the best-selling Will Wilder series (Random House Crown) for young readers.
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- Raymond arroyo a life long catholic the journey home 2 6 2006
- World over 2015 03 19 fr richard john neuhaus biographer randy boyagoda with raymond arroyo
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Books
- References
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Early life

Arroyo was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Career

Arroyo worked at the Associated Press, the New York Observer, and for the political columnist team of Evans and Novak.
Arroyo is best known as host of the EWTN news program The World Over Live, where he routinely interviews leading figures of the day including the first and, to this date, only English language conversation ever recorded with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who would later become Pope Benedict XVI. Other interviews include Mel Gibson, who was interviewed on the set of his film The Passion of the Christ, Presidential Candidates, Placido Domingo, Supreme Court Justices and a landmark interview with cinematic legend Jerry Lewis.
Arroyo's biography of EWTN's founder, Mother Angelica, was a New York Times bestseller, as were each of his following books. He is also the editor of Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality (Doubleday), "Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures" (Doubleday), "The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica" (Doubleday), co-author of, "Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots" (Threshold Editions) and a series of children's books; "Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls" and "Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders" (Random House/ Crown) . He has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Access Hollywood, "The O'Reilly Factor", "Erin Burnett Out Front", "CNN Headline News”, and other television shows. He is a frequent guest, and occasional substitute host, of "The Laura Ingraham Show" on radio. His writings have been published by Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Financial Times, and The National Catholic Register.
Personal life
Arroyo resides in Northern Virginia with his wife Rebecca and their three children.