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WBGO Journal 12 4 2021

The WBGO Journal airs Saturday mornings at 6:30.
WBGO/Brandy Wood
The WBGO Journal airs Saturday mornings at 6:30.

The December 4, 2021 edition of the WBGO Journal features:

New York and New Jersey continue to prepare for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, now that it has hit our region,

2021 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported, WBGO's Janice Kirkel reports.

Host Doug Doyle chats with social entrepreneur, former pro goalkeeper and the co-found of Grassroot Soccer, Ethan Zohn as his organization helps at-risk youth in the awareness and prevention HIV/AIDS

WBGO's Alexandra Hill reports on the third National Black Political Convention that is coming to NJIT in the spring of 2022.

and the first of WBGO Journal tributes to retiring WBGO announcer and Journal reviewer Michael Bourne, starting off with his hilarious and frightening remembrance of his 1969 trip to Woodstock

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.