Mayoral Debate Highlights, Wawa Pizza Review, and a Phillies Postmortem
It’s the Friday News Roundup! Host Trenae Nuri talks with Chris Brennan, political reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer and O.J. Spivey, sports correspondent at The Philadelphia Tribune. They discuss what happened at the only debate between Philadelphia mayoral candidates Cherelle Parker and David Oh, how to cope with the Phillies' loss by getting excited about Eagles season, and Wawa pizza.
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- Philly mayoral debate recap: Cherelle Parker and David Oh talk crime, year-round schooling, new 76ers arena
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