Newark

On the March 5 edition of the WBGO Journal, we pay tribute to Newark's own Wayne Shorter, we get a preview of the Philip Roth Unbound Festival at NJPAC and a feature on Yiddish song in NYC this month

University of Wisconsin-Madison Assistant Professor Ashley Brown joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about her comprehensive biography "Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson"

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with the Two River Theater's new Artistic Director Justin Waldman and soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel

The next edition of Newark Today is here on Thursday, November 17 at 8pm. Join host Michael Hill with his guests Newark City Councilman Patrick Council and Marcus Randolph, President of Invest Newark, along with Khabirah Myers, Coordinator of The Newark Office of Tenant Legal Services and Allison Ladd, Deputy Mayor of Economic and Housing Development.

WBGO Journal host and News Director Doug Doyle chats with Simone Gordon about her The Black Fairy Godmother Foundation

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office says 30-year old shooting suspect Kendall Howard of East Orangewas taken into custody shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday

On this August 20 edition of the WBGO Journal, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka calls for a citywide Peace Walk to support efforts to create a safer city, WBGO's Kenneth Burns reports on how inflation is impacting Jersey Shore tourism and host Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Augusta Palmer, director of the upcoming doc The Blues Society

Trombonist and composer Grachan Moncur III, who died last week at 85, was a pillar of Newark's creative music legacy. The Art of the Story remembers him in his own words, from a 2007 conversation with Michael Bourne.

Join host Michael Hill for the next edition of the Newark Today as he and his guests address a nationwide trend of a large number of city residential properties being purchased by corporate buyers. The trend over recent years can displace residents and impede home ownership

Our online presentation features remarks from Wayne Shorter, along with testimonials from a starry array of his proteges and peers.