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 6, 2009)

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• intro 
• MEET THE NEW BOSS, 2009 
  Doug Doyle reports on this week’s election victory in the New Jersey governor’s race by Chris Christie as well as the busy schedule he’s had since then.
• WHAT’S AHEAD FOR CHRISTIE 
  Andrew Meyer talks with Seton Hall’s Joe Marbach about the challenges that lie ahead for Governor-elect Christie.
• A TASTE OF NEWARK, A BOOST FOR LINK 
  Doug Doyle talks with the organizers of this year’s A Taste of Newark, benefitting the Link Community School. The school seeks to provide an outstanding independent middle school education to students from economically disadvantaged families.
• SUSAN L. TAYLOR’S MISSION 
  Andrew Meyer chats with former Essence editor emeritus Susan L. Taylor about her ongoing efforts to promote mentoring in the African-American community. She kicked off NJPAC’s Legacy and Legends series this week, conversations with artists, authors, scholars, entrepreneurs, and others.
• REVIEW: OLEANNA 
  Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews the new Broadway production of David Mamet’s Oleanna, starring Bill Pullman and Juila Stiles.
• 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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