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On this edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll hear about the 12th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and find out why actor and comedian Tommy Davidson is launching a new singing career

The 12th Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival runs September 16th through the 18th
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The 12th Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival runs September 16th through the 18th

On the September 2 edition of the WBGO Journal...

New Jersey and New York City remembers the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ida a year ago

WBGO resident reporter James Frazier highlights a new companion pregnancy app for women of color called Wolomi

WBGO’s Kenneth Burns reports on Cape Mounty County continuing to be the top destination for Canadian summer tourists

Comedian and Actor Tommy Davidson who made millions laugh on the popular sketch comedy series “In Living Color” is now turning to his old love of singing

and we’ll hear about the upcoming Pittsburgh international Jazz Festival as host Doug Doyle chats with Janis Burley Wilson, President/CEO of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and jazz singer Vanisha Gould

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.