Knicks great Earl 'The Pearl" Monroe on jazz and Miles Davis

By Doug Doyle

Published October 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM EDT

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Knicks legend Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and SportJam host Doug Doyle in NYC in 2013 — Knicks legend **Earl "The Pearl" Monroe** and *SportJam* host Doug Doyle in NYC in 2013

On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, Knicks Hall of Fame guard Earl Monroe talks about his friend Miles Davis.

1. Basketball great Earl Monroe meets Doug in NYC for an edition of SportsJam with Doug Doyle (2013)

Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a guest on SportsJam with Doug Doyle in 2013. He also discussed his book, career on the court and why his teammate Bill Bradley called him a jazz artist on the court.

NBA Hall of Famer Earl Monroe helped the New York Knicks win the NBA Championship in 1973

You can hear the entire SportsJam interview with Earl Monroe here.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 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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