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A tribute to Harry Belafonte and host Doug Doyle chats with actors Steve Guttenberg and Khris Davis about their exciting new projects

The "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte.
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The "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte.

On the April 29 edition of the WBGO Journal...

We celebrate the life of legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte who died Tuesday at the age of 96.

Host Doug Doyle chats with actor and Camden native Khris Davis about portraying two-time heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman in the new Sony Pictures Classics movie Big George Foreman.

and we spend some time with actor Steve Guttenberg, who talks about his new memoir based-play Tales from the Guttenberg Bible being performed at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.

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.