Newark Today

["The view from the City Council... On the June edition of Newark Today, we were joined by Councilmen Ron Rice Jr. and Darrin Sharif. Topics included who will lead the council with the upcoming departure of Don Payne Jr. to fill the remainder of his father's term in Congress, education, and the latest on the city's budget.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["What's the Newark Police Department doing to ensure the coming summer is a safe one? What did it take to rush into a burning building to save a neighbor? What's the fallout from the rent dispute between the city and the Devils? These were some of the topics covered in the May edition of Newark Today. In addition to Mayor Booker, we were also joined by Police Director Samuel Demaio.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

['The April show opened with a discussion with the Mayor about the increasingly nasty war of words between the city and the New Jersey Devils over the lease at the Prudential Center. In the middle segment, we were joined by Jeremy Guenter, head of the Newark Now Financial Empowerment Center to talk about options available to Newark residents to help them maximize the tax benefits available to them as they file their tax returns for the year.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["On the March, 2012 program, we were joined by Mayor Cory Booker and Greg Taylor, head of the Foundation for Newark's Future, the group overseeing the $100 million matching grant from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Topics included the latest on revelations of spying on Muslims in Newark by the NYPD and a preview of the upcoming state of the city address. Also joining us for the second segment was L'Tanya Williamson, the city's newly sworn-in Director of the Department of Child and Family Well-Being.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["January is national mentoring month. Have you considered what you can do to make a difference in a child's life? Joining us on the January program to talk about this was the head of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Essex. And with us for the entire program was Mayor Cory Booker.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["T'is the season to share your concerns, questions and comments about life in Newark. On the December 15th show, we were joined by Mayor Cory Booker and the city's new Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development, Adam Zipkin.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["Giving ex-cons the help they need to get their lives back on track. On the November program, we were joined by the chair of Newark's Reentry Advisory Board, Ingrid Johnson, to answer questions about the opportunities available to men and women who've done their time. And Mayor Cory Booker was with us for the entire hour, taking your questions, comments and concerns about the issues affecting life in Newark, including the Occupy Newark protest.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

['Bringing back more of the police laid off due to budget cuts, the latest on development, and the future of pro sports in Newark. These were among the many topics covered on the October program with Mayor Cory Booker.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]

["It's back to school time. On the most recent Newark Today on September 8th, we were joined by Newark's school superintendent, Cami Anderson, to talk about her plans for her first year in charge of the district. Also with us, as always, Newark Mayor Cory Booker.", OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', "WBGO's monthly call-in show with Mayor Cory Booker, hosted by Andrew Meyer")])]