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WBGO Archive (2003): Dame Cleo Laine chats with Michael Bourne about her music and life

By Doug Doyle
Published July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM EDT
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Dame Cleo Laine died on July 24, 2025. The cover of her greatest hits album here.
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Dame Cleo Laine died on July 24, 2025. The cover of her greatest hits album here.

On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, British singer Dame Cleo Laine, who died on July 24, 2025, spoke with her friend and legendary announcer Michael Bourne.

Cleo Laine in concert in 1980.
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Cleo Laine in concert in 1980.

More on Dame Cleo Laine's career here.

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Doug Doyle
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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