A celebration of the life and music of Sonny Rollins and a chat with two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Eric Roberson

By Doug Doyle

Published September 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM EDT

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A celebration of the life and music of jazz legend Sonny Rollins is this afternoon (September 19, 2026) in New York City. We’ll hear a part of the rare conversation the Saxophone Colossus had with the late David Sanborn…..

SONNY ROLLINS Photography by John Abbott www.johnabbottphoto.com 212-765-2342

And host Doug Doyle chats with two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Eric Roberson about his upcoming performances at the 2026 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival this weekend…..

Eric Roberson chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle

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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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