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Two Max Roach Centennial events in Newark and the City Council's historic vote regarding school board elections

By Doug Doyle

Published January 18, 2024 at 8:39 AM EST

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Cover of Max Roach's album 'We Insist'

On the January 13 edition of the WBGO Journal...

The Newark City Council this past week voted in favor of allowing 16 and 17 years the right to vote in school board elections….i

We get more on the Council's historic vote in our third episode of our "Inside Newark" feature with Council President LaMonica McIver….

Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver joins the WBGO Journal team with a monthly segment "Inside Newark"

Host Doug Doyle chats with award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard and acclaimed drummer Nasheet Waits about two special Max Roach Centennial events coming up in Newark this month….

Nasheet Waits (top left) and Sam Pollard (bottom) join WBGO News Director Doug Doyle to talk about two Max Roach Centennial events in Newark

And WBGO’s Jon Kalish has the story of Nobuki Takamen, a Jersey City jazz guitarist who grew up in Japan.

Nobuki Takamen

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WBGO Journal Podcast Newark City Council Inside Newark with Council President LaMonica McIver Voting rights Max Roach Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes Sam Pollard Nasheet Waits Nobuki Takamen

Doug Doyle

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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