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Who wore it better: Ron and Don battle of the sweater

Oct 20, 2017, 4:19 PM | Updated: 4:20 pm

Friday was sweater day on KIRO Radio’s Ron and Don Show, but the feelings weren’t so warm.

Who wore the best sweater: Ron or Don?

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Who wore it better: Ron and Don battle of the sweater