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'Caregiving' Director Chris Durrance talks about his upcoming PBS doc and we preview the 48th Saratoga Jazz Festival

Caregiving
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Caregiving premieres on PBA June 24. WBGO's live panel discussion and screening is June 18 at Express Newark

On the special one-hour edition of the June 14 WBGO Journal…..

The Governor’s race in New Jersey is now set following Tuesday’s primary wins for Mikey Sherrill and Jack Ciatarelli….

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.

Host Doug Doyle chats with Chris Durrance, the two-time Emmy and Peabody award winning filmmaker and the director of the emotional documentary Caregiving premiering on PBS June 24…..

Award-winning filmmaker Chris Durrance talks to WBGO's Doug Doyle about his Caregiving documentary
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Award-winning filmmaker Chris Durrance talks to WBGO's Doug Doyle about his Caregiving documentary

WBGO’s Jon Kalish tells us why Father’s Day is a difficult one for him….he lost his daughter 20 years ago.

Reporter Jon Kalish with his daughter Meleia pose in a photo booth
Jon Kalish
Reporter Jon Kalish with his daughter Meleia pose in a photo booth

And we’ll preview the 48th Saratoga Jazz Festival with Festival Producer Danny Melnick and Saratoga Performing Arts Center President and trumpeter Christopher Shiley

The 48th Saratoga Jazz Festival
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The 48th Saratoga Jazz 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.