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All seven city council candidates seeking three seats up for election this November have agreed to be interviewed by journalist Maureen Nevin on her video podcast, Asbury Radio – The Podcast, over Zoom at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 20.

Three incumbents — Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman — are being challenged by Kerry Margaret Butch and Felicia Simmons, who are running together as a team, and independents Rob McKeon and Arthur Schlossbach.

The format calls for 15 minute one-on-one interviews in a Sunday news show question and answer style. Nevin’s usual one-hour format has been extended to two hours to accommodate the seven individual interviews.

“This is not an invitation for candidates to debate each other or an opportunity for them to present their personal statements to viewers, although we do want to hear their personal, unrehearsed answers to our specific questions,” said Nevin.

For total impartiality, the guests will be called upon in alphabetical order according to their last names.

Nevin, who holds ten journalism awards including a first place National Press Club award, created and hosted the Asbury Radio — Radio Voice of Asbury Park public affairs and music show live over station WYGG 88.1 FM in July, 2000, and later online as well, through November, 2006. The podcast airs and is archived on Facebook.com/APRadioVoice. The radio archive is stored at www.asburyradio.com.

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