Rev. Dr. Bill Howard to be honored as NJPAC concert celebrates Bethany Baptist Church's 25 years of Jazz Vespers

By Doug Doyle

Published November 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM EST

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The performers at the November 21 concert at NJPAC honoring Bethany Baptist Church's 25 years of Jazz Vespers

On this edition of The Art of the Story, a special NJPAC concert on November 21 will celebrate Bethany Baptist Church's 25 years of its Jazz Vespers series.

Former pastor Rev. Dr. M. William Howard Jr., who will also be honored that evening in the Victoria Theater, has always been a huge jazz fan.

Rev. Dr. M. William Howard Jr. is the former pastor of Bethany Baptist Church and co-creator of the Jazz Vespers Series at the church in Newark

Dr. Howard and NEA Jazz Master and WBGO legend Dorthaan Kirk co-created Jazz Vespers at Bethany.

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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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