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MEND is helping fight hunger in Essex County and we go to Helsinki, Finland to learn about a housing program built for musicians

MEND is a hunger relief network in Essex County
MEND is a hunger relief network in Essex County

On the November 30 WBGO Journal...

WBGO Statehouse reporter David Matthau gives an update on the crowded NJ Gubernatorial race in 2025...

Host Doug Doyle chats with MEND Executive Director Robin Peacock, MEND Board Chair Jabbar Abdi, and Board member and pantry leader Sister Linda Klaiss about the hunger relief network's partnership with WBGO...

and WBGO's Jon Kalish takes us to Helsinki, Finland to visit a housing complex built for musicians and roadies...

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.