New Jersey Boardwalk to Keep Playing Singer Kate Smith Amid Criticisms of Racism, Says Mayor

New Jersey Boardwalk to Keep Playing Singer Kate Smith Amid Criticisms of Racism, Says Mayor
Cyclists on the boardwalk in Wildwood, N.J., on August 26, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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The mayor of a resort city on the New Jersey coast on April 22 vowed to continue playing music by America’s ‘First Lady of Radio’ who is being accused of racism.

Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. has ruled out pausing the late Kate Smith’s 1938 hit song “God Bless America” at the city’s iconic boardwalk entertainment precinct because it is a tradition.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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