Edison Jaquez's Second Chance

By Doug Doyle

Published January 16, 2017 at 8:39 AM EST

After spending four months in jail for selling drugs six years ago, Edison Jaquez has turned his life around and is now giving back to his community. Jaquez, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is the 2016 Berkeley College Alumnus of the Year. Jaquez created the mentor group B-Men so he could help troubled teenagers. Listen above to the in-depth interview with the author and WBGO News Director Doug Doyle.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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