© 2025 WBGO
Discover Jazz...Anywhere, Anytime, on Any Device.
Donate Now
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
News
The WBGO Journal, hosted by News Director Doug Doyle airs Saturday mornings at 6:30
WBGO Journal

August Wilson's Legacy Has Never Been Clearer

By Doug Doyle
Published November 17, 2017 at 1:10 PM EST
Jitney
Brandon J. Dirden for WBGO News

August Wilson's legacy has been never been more on display in our area.  WBGO's Doug Doyle reports more people are starting to realize the greatest of the late playwright through recent movies and local theater productions.

Tags
WBGO Journal August WilsonJitneyFencesMa Rainey's Black BottomBroadwayAugust Wilson Theater
Doug Doyle
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.
See stories by Doug Doyle