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Honoring Rob Weisberg's Contributions to Arts & Culture
Jesse Hamilton
October 2, 2017
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Rob Weisberg has been a trailblazer, bringing beautiful and sometimes neglected music to New York State and beyond. His show, "Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg," deserves recognition for its decades of cultural contributions. It was a joy to honor his achievements with a proclamation during the Chili Pepper Festival 2017 at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Thank you to Dmitri Vietze, Bill Bragin, and Banning Eyre for helping articulate the importance of Rob Weisberg's contributions.
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