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  • Dr. Billy Taylor remembered on WBGO

    January 7, 2011. Posted by Brandy Wood.

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    Starting Sunday, WBGO will have one week of specials celebrating the life and music of Dr. Billy Taylor.  With eight special broadcasts over seven days, there are many opportunities to tune in or log on to hear the late, great Billy Taylor.

    Billy Taylor by Dalibor Plavsic
    Billy Taylor by Dalibor Plavsic

    Schedule follows:

    Sunday – Jan 9 - JazzSet features Billy Taylor - 6:00pm

    Monday – Jan 10 – Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz featuring Billy Taylor– 8:00pm

    Tuesday – Jan 11- Jazz Profiles spotlights Billy Taylor – noon - Wednesday –

    Wednesday - Jan 12 – Billy Taylor Jazz at the Kennedy Center – Joe Lovano – 9:00am

    Wednesday – Jan 12 - JazzSet features Billy Taylor - 6:30pm

    Thursday – Jan 13 – Billy Taylor Jazz at the Kennedy Center – Nancy Wilson– 2:00pm

    Friday – Jan 14 - Gary Walker with Billy Taylor at the piano – 9:00am

    Saturday – Jan 15 – JazzSet - Billy Taylor 80th Birthday Tribute Concert – 3:00pm

    © 2011 WBGO

  • Today your contributions to WBGO Jazz88 are matched!

    December 28, 2010. Posted by Brandy Wood.

    Add new comment | Filed under: contribution, jazz, Jazz Alive, match day, tax deduction, wbgo, year end giving

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    Contribute Now to WBGO's Year-End Fund and have your pledge MATCHED dollar for dollar by current WBGO Members.

    It's Tax Deductible...

    You've been thinking about it...

    And, you might win a Trip to the Portland Jazz Festival.
    You'll fly Alaska Airlines, stay at the Hotel Monaco and experience concerts by Regina Carter, Randy Weston, the SF Jazz Collective Plays Stevie Wonder and so much more!

    Whether you listen everyday or just want to make sure the great music and news are there for you when you turn to WBGO, please take a moment to make a Year-End gift...and S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Year-End Giving.

    Today is the only day you can have your pledge MATCHED.

    © 2010 WBGO

  • Doug Doyle wraps up the NJ Gov race on TV

    November 11, 2009. Posted by Brandy Wood.

    Add new comment | Filed under: chris christie, chris daggett, doug doyle, jazz, Jazz Alive, jon corzine, new jersey governor, News, nj, nj governor, steve adubato, wbgo

    New Jersey Race for Governor Wrap Up 

    Tune in to Caucus: New Jersey's "Democracy Works: NJ Race for Governor Roundtable Wrap Up" featuring WBGO Jazz 88.3's News Director, Doug Doyle. This half-hour program features members of the print, electronic, television and radio media analyzing the campaigns of New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Jon Corzine, Chris Christie and Chris Daggett. The panel is a “post mortem” if you will, about this highly publicized race discussing what lies ahead for the new governor and how he will deal with a legislature that isn’t his own party.

    Airs:
    Saturday,11/21 at 12:30pm on Thirteen
    Sunday, 11/22 at 8:00am on WPSJ
    Sunday, 11/22 at 8:30am on NJN
    Monday, 11/23 at 5:00pm on Cablevision of Morris
    Monday, 11/23 at 9:00pm on Comcast Channel 57
    Monday, 11/23 at 11:30pm on NJN

    © 2009 WBGO