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Former Philly Radio News Editor Dies At 35 Former Philly Radio News Editor Dies At 35
Former Philly Radio News Editor Dies At 35 The former editor of a Philadelphia radio news station died after a battle with gastric cancer on Monday, Oct 24, the Washington Post wrote in her obituary. Neema Roshania Patel was 35, and most recently worked as the Post's editor for next-generation audience development, according to her LinkedIn profile.  Patel joined Philadelphia public radio station WHYY-FM as associate news editor in 2013, her profile says, where she focused her coverage on community-oriented feature stories.  Born in Maplewood, New Jersey, Patel worked on her high school newspaper before graduating fr…