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Noah Schaffer

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Noah Schaffer is a Boston-based journalist. His writing also appears in The Boston Globe and The Arts Fuse, and he has produced documentaries for public radio’s Afropop Worldwide. He is the co-writer of gospel singer Spencer Taylor Jr.’s 2021 autobiography. He was the co-producer and liner notes author for the compilations “Take Us Home - Boston Roots Reggae: 1979 to 1988” and “The Skippy White Story: Boston Soul 1961-1967.” The latter was named one of the top reissues of the year by the New York Times. For a decade Schaffer covered the court system as a reporter and digital editor at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Prior to that, he was the news editor of Worcester Magazine.

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