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A tribute to Wayne Shorter, a preview of the Philip Roth Unbound Festival in Newark and Yiddish song takes over NYC this month

Wayne Shorter Way
Jonathan Chimene
Wayne Shorter Way

On the March 4 edition of the WBGO Journal,

We pay tribute to the late great saxophonist and composer and Newark's own Wayne Shorter...

Host Doug Doyle chats with acclaimed writer Francine Prose and NJPAC President and CEO John Schreiber about the upcoming Philip Roth Unbound Festival...

and March is going to be a busy month for fans of Yiddish song in New York. WBGO’s Jon Kalish reports there are several concerts and other events happening around the city.

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.