A chat with jazz pianist Charu Suri and a preview of jazz trumpeter Dominick Farinacci's 'Beyond The Lines: A 9/11 Story'

By Doug Doyle

Published March 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM EST

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Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Charu Suri

On the special one-hour March 7 WBGO Journal...

We'll talk to trumpeter and composer Dominick Faranacci, retired FDNY firefighter Bill Spade who survived the collapse of the World Trade Center and U.S. Army Veteran Jaymes Poling. They’re all involved in a powerful musical production Behind The Lines…a 9/11 Story….

Bill Spade (left), Dominick Farinacci (center) and Jaymes Poling (right) are part of "Behind The Lines: A 9/11 Story"

And host Doug Doyle chats with Grammy-nominated pianist, composer and bandleader Charu Suri about her Grammy-nominated album Shayan...

Cover of Charu Suri's 2026 Grammy-nominated album

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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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