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Ask Governor Murphy
WBGO, in collaboration with WNYC and WHYY presents Ask Governor Murphy, a live call-in broadcast with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

Concerns about Unemployment and Reopening the Parks Highlight April's 'Ask Gov. Murphy'

Ask Governor Murphy
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The latest edition of Ask Governor Murphy on April 23 focused on how New Jersey is handling the coronavirus.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, practicing social distancing, joined the show from his home.  The show was hosted by WNYC's Nancy Solomon.

Calls and social media questions focused on nursing homes, the need for more PPE, unemployment and the desire for the Governor to change his mind about closing the state's parks and golf courses,

Ask Governor Murphy is a WBGO News production in collaboration with WHYY in Philadelphia and WNYC in New York.

You can  hear the one-hour show from the WBGO studios in Newark here.

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.