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A Tale Of Two Cities: Bringing Newark and New Orleans Together

WBGO | By Alexandra Hill
Published October 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM EDT

Saturday October 7th Newark's Bethany Baptist Church presents A Tale of Two Cities, a retrospective two of the nation's largest and most culturally rich cities, Newark New Jersey and New Orleans Louisiana, with Mayor Ras Baraka, and former New Orleans Mayor Marc. H. Morial.  WBGO's Alexandra Hill chats with event Producer and former Executive Director of The New Orleans Music and Entertainment Commission, Jackie Harris, about what makes Newark and New Orleans so similar, and bringing these two leaders together. 
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Alexandra Hill
Alexandra Hill began her work with WBGO in June of 2012 in the news department. A graduate of the Rutgers Newark journalism program, Alexandra was also a student of WBGO News Director Doug Doyle. Alexandra has since become the lead general assignment reporter, afternoon news anchor, and producer of the award winning live call in show Newark Today. Since working for WBGO Alexandra has covered politics in and around Newark including the 2014 mayoral campaign of Mayor Ras Baraka as well as the senate campaigns of former Newark Mayor and now U.S. Senator Cory Booker in both 2013 and 2014. Alexandra also covers a host of human-interest stories, and has been recognized by the New York Association Of Black Journalists for her piece entitled Sheltering Newark’s Homeless.
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