The World Cup Final is coming to NJ and the latest homeownership efforts in Newark

By Doug Doyle

Published February 27, 2024 at 7:03 AM EST

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FILE - This is an aerial view showing MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., June 20, 2014. The 2026 World Cup final will be at this stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19. FIFA made the announcement Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at a Miami television studio. — FILE - This is an aerial view showing MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., June 20, 2014. The 2026 World Cup final will be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19. FIFA made the announcement Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at a Miami television studio.

On the February 17 edition of the WBGO Journal..

We talk to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy about the World Cup Final coming to East Rutherford in 2026….

We have another episode of Inside Newark with Council President LaMonica McIver….

And host Doug Doyle chats with eight-time Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O’Farrill. Arturo is participating in the Paco De Lucia Legacy Festival in New York City…

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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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