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WBGO Journal Podcast

A preview of the 2025 OSPAC West Orange Jazz Fest and a recap of the 50th TIFF

By Doug Doyle
Published September 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM EDT
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The OSPAC West Orange Jazz Fest is set for Saturday, September 20, 2025
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The OSPAC West Orange Jazz Fest is set for Saturday, September 20, 2025

On the September 13 WBGO Journal...

It’s Jazz Festival time….The Montclair Jazz Festival is later today (September 13) and Artistic Director and 9-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride is thrilled that singer José James is one of the headliners..

Jose James
Janette Beckham
Jose James

Host Doug Doyle chats with vocalist, composer, songwriter and arranger Michael Mayo who will be performing at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 20..

Lauren Desberg

We'll get a preview of The 18th annual OSPAC West Orange Jazz Fest that take place on September 20...

Jerome Jennings
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Jerome Jennings

Plus our film critic Harlan Jacobson takes us to the 50th Toronto International Film Festival…

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 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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