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Izidor joins the staff at Love Light Romania

Breaking News: Izidor Ruckel moves to Romania

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA>> In a Bucharest apartment last week, Izidor Ruckel was packing to return to the United States when his phone buzzed. “Hi Izidor, sorry do not want to disturb you, I know you are busy,” said the text message. “But I really would like to talk with you about something…” The next sentence stunned…

Izidor and Sarah on ProTV's La Maruta

ProTV’s La Măruţă: Bucharest, Romania

Izidor, filmul copiilor salvati din Iad Cătălin Măruță, well-known host of the talk show “La Măruță,” interviewed Izidor Ruckel and his manager, Sarah Padbury, about Izidor’s efforts to turn his life story into a film. Watch the interview here.

Izidor interviewed in BBC video

BBC News: London, United Kingdom

The Brixton Broadcasting Corporation (BBC News) interviewed Izidor Ruckel about growing up in a Romanian orphanage. View the story on BBC News. (4 minutes) Listen to the BBC Radio interview. (11 minutes)

BBC radio coverage of Izidor

BBC Radio: London, United Kingdom

BBC Radio in-depth interview with Izidor Ruckel on Mar. 28, 2016 about institutionalized life in Communist Romania. Listen to the BBC Radio interview. (11 minutes) View the BBC News story. (4 minutes)

Izidor Ruckel posing

Los Angeles Times: Former Romanian orphan in the U.S. helps…

Los Angeles Times reporter John M. Glionna traveled to Colorado in 2015 to interview Izidor Ruckel. The meeting reunited Glionna and Ruckel for the first time since 1991. Glionna’s first story covered Ruckel’s transition into his new adoptive family after arriving in America at age eleven. What is Ruckel’s life like now, almost 25 years later? Click here to read…

Sarah Padbury, Stacy Petty and Izidor Ruckel in studio at 1310 KFKA talk radio.

Izidor Ruckel reveals new film on live radio show

Izidor Ruckel and his manager, Sarah Padbury, participated in a two-hour radio interview on the Stacy Petty Show on Friday, Aug. 7. The live broadcast is a daily show on 1310 KFKA, a news talk AM radio station, based in Greeley, Colo., within reach of one million listeners across northern Colorado. Petty interviewed the duo about several issues surrounding adoption. Ruckel described his…