On the September 23 edition of the WBGO Journal...
WBGO’s Ang Santos reports from the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mulberry Commons Pedestrian Bridge, a span that will connect Newark Penn Station to the Prudential Center...
![State Senator Teresa Ruiz, NJ Governor Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor at groundbreaking ceremony for the Mulberry Commons Pedestrian Bridge on September 19, 2023](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e67ed39/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2972x3024+0+0/resize/880x895!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fc7%2F3d508c7a41f4ab755e2ab0cacc80%2Fruizmurphybaraka.jpg)
Ang Santos
Host Doug Doyle chats with pianist and arranger Matthew Whitaker, who is the musical director of the world premiere musical Billy Strayhorn: Something To Live For
![Billy Strayhorn: Something To Live For runs through Oct 11 at the Pittsburgh Public Theater](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0166a0d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5417x2188+0+0/resize/880x355!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fbf%2F31599b864afdb7d3478e4961e1a6%2Fbilly-strayhorn-poster.jpeg)
Pittsburgh Public Theater
We’ll get a preview of WBGO Studios exciting new podcast “As We Speak” with legendary saxophonist David Sanborn as the host of the show….
A look back at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival with headliner Gerald Albright...
![Gerald Albright feeling the groove at the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2cd969/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x480+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2Feb%2Fc5834c5642f4adb215d29a7a50ec%2Fimg-3842.jpg)
Doug Doyle
and Film Critic Harlan Jacobson takes us to the Toronto Film Festival…