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The Shelley Irwin Show

Today is World Refugee Day

By Shelley Irwin

Published June 20, 2024 at 10:31 AM EDT

Meg Derrer with the Refugee Education Center discusses the org’s mission.

Today is World Refugee Day, Meg Derrer with the Refugee Education Center discusses the org’s mission, plus the programming impact, ways to get involved, and the BRIDGES Program Re launch.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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