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Hazleton native and Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon will be spotlighted tonight on NBC’s “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.”

According to NBC 5 Chicago, Maddon and Kelly will discuss the manager’s charitable works benefiting his hometown of Hazleton.

Maddon will be shown talking about discrimination he believes immigrants in Hazleton have faced, and how he has worked to bring the community together.

Last year, Maddon led the Cubs to victory in the World Series to end the team’s 108-year title drought.

Maddon’s interview with Kelly will be shown tonight at 7 on your local NBC affiliate.

In this Times Leader file photo from June 15, 2017, Joe and Jaye Maddon arrive to the ribbon cutting for the Hazleton One Community Center playround in Hazleton. An interview with Maddon, focusing on his charitable efforts in the city, will be aired tonight on ‘Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.’
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL061617Playground1-1.jpg.optimal.jpgIn this Times Leader file photo from June 15, 2017, Joe and Jaye Maddon arrive to the ribbon cutting for the Hazleton One Community Center playround in Hazleton. An interview with Maddon, focusing on his charitable efforts in the city, will be aired tonight on ‘Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.’

By Patrick Kernan

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