The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander remembers Stax Records and we can get a report on reckless moped and e-bike riders in NYC

By Doug Doyle

Published June 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM EDT

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On the June 8 WBGO Journal...

WBGO’s Jon Kalish takes a closer look at the concerns over the increase of e-bikes and mopeds in Manhattan…..and tells the story of Pamela Greitzer-Manasee..

WBGO’s Kenneth Burns gives us an update on a New Jersey battle to be able to worship on a piece of land….

And host Doug Doyle chats with The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander about his long connection with Stax Records…and artists like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes….

James Alexander is the bassist for the Bar-Kays and a Stax Records veteran

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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.

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