About this episode

Vince interviews Mayor John Carney about his extensive career in public service and his role in leading Wilmington.

This week, Vince sits down with the Mayor of Wilmington and former Governor of Delaware, John Carney. Mayor Carney’s career has taken him through nearly every level of public service — from Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for New Castle County, to Delaware’s Secretary of Finance, Lieutenant Governor, Delaware’s lone member of Congress, and eventually the 74th Governor of Delaware. In 2025, he returned home to lead the city where he and his wife Tracey raised their family. But outside of...

People in this episode

Host: Vince

Guest: John Carney

Topics covered

• public service
• politics
• local government
• Wilmington
• Delaware
• leadership

Keywords

• John Carney
• Wilmington
• Delaware
• public service
• politics
• mayor
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Garman Group

Places: Wilmington, Delaware

More episodes of Life on the Ave

• Episode 125 : Rooni Studio (ft. Gwen George) · April 27, 2026 · 27 min
• Episode 124 : Tim Furlong NBC10 · April 21, 2026 · 38 min
• Episode 123 : Wilmington Flower Market (ft. Alli Rubio & Lindsey DiSabatino) · April 14, 2026 · 19 min
• Episode 122 : Two Friends Coffee Co. (ft. Kady Yager & Kerry Gardner) · March 24, 2026 · 32 min
• Episode 120 : Keeping Up With The Garmans · March 2, 2026 · 28 min
• Episode 119 : Arborvine Landscaping (ft. Greg Chakar) · February 23, 2026 · 48 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Life on the Ave podcast page.