Newark Today

Newark Today

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Newark Today episodes

  • Newark Today, December 17 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Newark Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Cerf about the new community schools initiative and the return of the district to local control.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Michael Hill")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, November 19 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Police Director Eugene Venable about the newly formed Civilian Complaint Review Board and Baye Adolfo-Wilson Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development for the City of Newark about economic development throughout the city.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Michael Hill")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, October 15 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with the Dr. John Johnson Jr. the Executive Director of Newark 350 organizing committee and Chair Junius Williams about what to expect for Newark's upcoming year long 350th anniversary celebration.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by Alexandra Hill and Bob Hennelly")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, August 13 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with Newark's central ward Councilwoman Gayle Cheneyfield-Jenkins, Jimi Olaghere founder of Geek Supply, and Medina Creative Director of design house Medina = Citi about the growing tech movement in Newark.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, July 9 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today we talk with Mayor Ras Baraka, Chief Education Officer Dr. Lauren Wells, and former Newark School Advisory Board member Shavar Jeffries about what's next for Newark's schools following the resignation of former superintendent Cami Anderson.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, June 11, 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today, we'll talk with mayor Ras Baraka and Deputy Mayor Of Economic Development Baye Adofo-Wilson about a possible Casino in Newark, Antoinette Baskerville-Richardson will also be joining us to talk about the future of Newark Public Schools.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    1 hr 1 min
  • Newark Today, May 14, 2015
    ["On this month's edition of Newark Today, we'll talk with Mayor Ras Baraka and Police Director Eugene Venable about what's happening in the city.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    1 hr
  • Newark Today, April 4, 2015
    ['This month, our guests are three up-and-comers on the scene in Newark -- Akintola Hanif, photographer and editor-in-chief of Hycide Magazine; Andaiye Taylor, founder and editor-in-chief of Brick City Live, and Rashawn Davis, former city council candidate and ACLU-NJ organizer.\n\nPlus, we\'re joined by Jeff Hobbs, the author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League."', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    59 min
  • Newark Today, March 12, 2015
    ["On the March edition of Newark Today, we talk with Mayor Ras Baraka about what's been going on in the city, from the continuing reform saga at the Newark Public Schools to the city's efforts to repair community-police relations.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    56 min
  • Newark Today, February 12, 2015
    ["Black History is American History. On the February episode of Newark Today, we talk about where we've been -- and where we're going -- with former Newark Mayor Ken Gibson and current Mayor Ras Baraka. Plus long-time activist and community organizer Larry Hamm.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show, hosted by David Cruz")])]
    57 min

About Newark Today

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Hosted by Michael Hill Newark Today is a monthly program focusing on social, economic and political topics. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a regular guest. Newark Today is broadcast the third Thursday of…

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