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The Berkeley Beacon News Hour 11/15: Latest on the Marlboro College merger

By Kyle Bray, Former Managing Editor: Visual and Design / November 15, 2019
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An Asset Transfer Agreement, signed by Emerson and Marlboro, revealed that Emerson expects to receive just over $20 million from the merger.
Berkeley Beacon editors went live on WECB with the latest episode of The Berkeley Beacon News Hour—a morning radio program dedicated to discussing both campus and city news with a splice of music in between.
The show airs on WECB at 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and is hosted by Visual Managing Editor Kyle Bray, Copy Managing Editor Abigail Hadfield, News Editor Stephanie Purifoy, and Editor-in-Chief Chris Van Buskirk.
On the Nov. 15 episode, Assistant Express Editor Jacob Seitz and Assistant Enterprise Editor Andrew Brinker join the show to talk about the latest surrounding Emerson’s merger with Marlboro College.
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Kyle Bray
Kyle Bray, Former Managing Editor: Visual and Design
Kyle Bray is a former Visual Managing Editor for The Berkeley Beacon. He worked for the paper from Fall 2017-Fall 2019. He also served as the Sports Editor and Music Columnist.
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