The Art of the Story

WBGO Archive (2010): The late Lindy Hop legend Norma Miller shared her amazing Savoy Ballroom stories

By Doug Doyle,

Published December 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM EST

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On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, the late Lindy Hop legend Norma Miller shared her amazing Savoy Ballroom stories with Daybreak host Gary Walker. in 2010

Miller, a dancer, choreographer, actress, author and comedian, came to WBGO in Newark several times for interviews and events. Known as the "Queen of Swing, Miller died in 2019 at her home in Fort Myer's Florida at the age of 99.

Norma Miller was also good friends with WBGO legend and NEA Jazz Masters Dorthaan Kirk and the two shared many pleasantries over the years, especially when "Queen of Swing" was screened as part of the Women in Media-Newark Film Festival.

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Doug Doyle

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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Gary Walker

In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO listeners every morning on Daybreak. He's the winner of the 1996 Gavin Magazine Jazz Radio Personality of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2021 Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting from the Jazz Journalists Association. Gary hosts the morning show each weekday from 8am til noon. And, by his own admission, he's truly having a great time.

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