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"I wore the uniform for 33 years. Hardest part of this new job is finding an outfit every day."
Boston Police Commissioner William Evans joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan for his first BPR interview. Jim and Margery asked Evans about gun violence on Boston streets, security for the upcoming Boston Marathon, and what it's like to wear civilian clothes on the job for the first time in 33 years.
>> For background on what Jim and Margery talked to Evans about, WGBH's "Basic Black" talked about the lingering effects of violence in Boston. WGBH senior investigative reporter Phillip Martin also looked at violence on Boston's Blue Hill Avenue.
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