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Celebrating the life of Tina Turner and a recap of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival

Singer Tina Turner performs on stage, during a concert in London. Turner died Wednesday at 83.
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Singer Tina Turner performs on stage, during a concert in London. Turner died Wednesday at 83.

On the May 27 edition of the WBGO Journal...

We celebrate the life and music iconic singer Tina Turner…who died last Wednesday at the age of 83...

Host Doug Doyle chats with rock singer Kimberly Nichole about the legacy of Tina Turner…

Daybreak host Gary Walker shares his story about when he first heard Tina Turner sing in St. Louis...

We say "thank you" to jazz bassist and composer Bill Lee who died recently at the age of 94...

and our film critic Harlan Jacobson takes us to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival

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.