WBGO Remembers Jazz Singer and Songwriter Jon Hendricks

By Doug Doyle

Published November 23, 2017 at 10:38 AM EST

Legendary and pioneering jazz singer and songwriter Jon Hendricks died on Wednesday. He was 96. WBGO's Doug Doyle has a special tribute to the man Time Magazine called the "James Joyce of Jive."

For more on the life of Jon Hendricks, you can check out this post on our website.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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