WBGO Journal

WBGO's award-winning half-hour news magazine, Fridays at 7:30PM. Hard-hitting, informative, fun.

hosted by Andrew Meyer

This week on the WBGO Journal:
(Friday, November 20, 2009)

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• intro 
• A SAFER GAME PLAN 
  In light of several recent deaths on the practice and playing fields, what can be done to better protect the health and well-being of New Jersey’s high school athletes? Andrew Meyer talks with Dr. Tim Hosea and New Jersey Monthly’s Ken Schlager about one of the featured articles in the magazine’s November issue, "A Safer Game Plan".
• COMMENTARY: THE DIVERSITY MIRROR 
  Commentator Mildred Antenor worries that a lack of diversity in the newsroom is being reflected in the stories which are and aren’t covered.
• HEY WAITRESS! 
  Jon Kalish has a profile of a long time diner waitress in New Brunswick, featured in a new book about diners.
• THE JAZZ BARONESS 
  Gary Walker talks with Hannah Rothschild about her new documentary, The Jazz Baroness. It tells the story of the relationship between her great aunt, Nica Rothschild and Theolonious Monk. It debuts next week on HBO.
• REVIEW: ON THE TOWN 
  Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews the new Paper Mill Playhouse production of On The Town.
• outro 

Andrew Meyer is your host for this week's WBGO Journal, Friday night at 7:30 on WBGO 88.3 FM - Also streaming live on the web at www.wbgo.org

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