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Philadelphia Launches New Anti-Smoking Campaign Aimed at Groups That Smoke the Most

Valerie Andreyeva, who was featured in the anti-smoking campaign, was able to finally quit due to her pregnancy.
Tom MacDonald
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WHYY
Valerie Andreyeva, who was featured in the anti-smoking campaign, was able to finally quit due to her pregnancy.

The city of Philadelphia is launching a new anti-smoking campaign. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, they are targeting specific groups with the message.

(Original air-date: 7/23/22)

WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.