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It is Monday right here at WBOK.

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So tomorrow evening, Tuesday, October 20th, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice is hosting its New Orleans Candidate Forum at Lawless Memorial Chapel on the beautiful campus of Dillard University.

That event is co-sponsored by WBOK, Power Coalition for Electoral Justice, Housing Louisiana, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, the Mystic Crew of Femme Fatale, Organizing for a New Economy, Vote, Voice of the Experienced, the Alliance for Affordable Energy, and NAACP, the Save Our State Alliance, Dillard University, Together Girtown, the National Council of Negro Women, New Orleans Section, and the Liberty and Dignity Coalition.

All of this will take place, as I stated, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Dillard Lawless Memorial Chapel.

So mark that date down on your calendar so that you'll be with us on the 20th.

The Power Coalition and WBOK working together will co-host the show.

Our very own Suzette Bagneris.

along with someone from the Power Coalition, will be moderating this thing.

If he's there, he's there.

So make sure you check out Will Sutton.

First thing on Monday morning, getting you up and getting you going with the Good Morning Show right here on WBOK.

Got to say for my friend Tanisha Stevens that my condolences go to you and your family on the loss of your husband, Sergeant Samuel H. Boyd.

We thank you for listening.

We know you have a choice of who you listen to, and we so appreciate you choosing to listen to us every day here at WBOK 1230 AM and 107.1 FM.

I want to thank, too, the number of folks that are paying attention to meth that are actually saying, don't y'all get involved.

Don't even go there.

Lawyers who are hungry, who are committed to excellence, and who understand that practicing law is not simply a way to make a living, It's an opportunity to make a difference.

Now, I want to address something else.

I take my responsibility here at WBOK very seriously.

Every afternoon, Gerard and I discuss public policy, political leadership, government accountability, and issues affecting the people of New Orleans and Louisiana.

It was an honor to be selected.

to represent WBOK and Equity Media in the judicial forum last night that was between Judge Camille Burris and Judge Leon Roche.

And you knocked it out the box.

Well, thank you.

And that distinction matters.

So we look forward to the next debate, which will be on October the 20th.

WBOK, working in partnership with the Power Coalition, will host a debate of candidates at Dillard University.

If you missed this one, please watch it on its repeat, but also come out on October 20th.

But you know what I'm going to claim today? I'm going to claim good afternoon, world.

Because that's how we're blowing up over here at WBOK 1230 AM and 107.1 FM.

where we believe

that an informed community is an empowered community.

We've got major decisions being made about the future of our courts, the future of our recreation system, the future of our city government, and the future of our taxpayers' money.

And on the national level, we've got the United States Supreme Court preparing to address an issue that goes straight to the heart of government transparency.

But today I want to begin with what WBOK is doing tonight, something that I believe is particularly important to the administration of justice here in Orleans Parish.

Tonight, we have the privilege of moderating a judicial debate between Judge Camille Burris and Judge Leon Roche, two sitting judges of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court who are competing for the same judicial seat.

truth in the speakers for sure from the bayou streets to the corner store whole city locked in

Good afternoon, good afternoon, New Orleans, and welcome to the Reality Check on WBOK 1230 AM and 107.1 FM, where we believe that the people deserve more than headlines, more than political talking points, and certainly more than somebody's agenda disguised as news.

Now, before we get into today's show, there is something I want to address.

And I want to be very deliberate about how I address it because I believe there is a difference between having a platform and having a purpose.

There is a difference between having an audience and having credibility.

And there is most certainly a difference between reporting the news and being paid to promote somebody else's political interests.

Last week, during one of our broadcasts, I made a statement about the standards that we uphold here on the reality check and at WBOK.

I said that we take pride in our work.

Yes, indeed.

Don't be paying attention to WBOK.

You're going to be, huh? What? Who did what? Wait a minute.

Let me find out this.

And I asked them, why don't y'all put in there that these funds are coming from the federal government? I still haven't got a response.

So now I see what's going on.

I didn't put two and two together, but that's why I listen to WBOK.

I learned a lot from y'all.

And we'll get some more telephone calls at 504-582-9422.

More coming up next right here on WBOK.

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We'll take some of your telephone calls, too, at 504-582-9422.

More coming up in just a minute, right here on WBOK.

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