Raymond Arroyo (born September 20, 1970) is an American author, journalist, and producer. In 1996, he created the

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news program ''The World Over Live'' and authored the ''Will Wilder'' series. He also presents the "Seen and Unseen" and "Friday Follies" segments on

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's '' The Ingraham Angle''.

Early life

Arroyo was born in

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and attended Brother Martin High School. He graduated from the

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. He stated on Fox News that his father migrated from Central America and served as a U.S. Marine.

Career

He worked at the

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, the ''

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'', and for the political columnist team of Evans and Novak. He hosts the news program ''The World Over Love'. 'As a

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contributor, he is a frequent guest and occasional substitute host on '' The Ingraham Angle''. He has been featured on such television shows as '' The Today Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The O'Reilly Factor'', and ''

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''.

Writing

Arroyo's biography of EWTN's founder, Mother Angelica, was a 2007 ''

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'' bestseller, as were each of Arroyo's following books. He is also the editor of ''Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality'' (2007 Doubleday), ''Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures'' (2008 Doubleday), ''The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica'' (2010 Doubleday), co-author of, ''Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots'' (2011 Threshold Editions) and a series of children's books; ''Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls'' (2017), ''Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders'' (2018

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) and ''Will Wilder: The Amulet of Power'' (2019). ''The Spider Who Saved Christmas'' was published in 2020 by Sophia Institute Press. His writings have been published by ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' National Catholic Register''.

Personal life

Arroyo resides in New Orleans, Louisiana, with his wife Rebecca and their three children.

Books

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References

External links

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