WBGO Journal

On the March 11 edition of the WBGO Journal, State Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter discusses her WBGO Studios podcast There's Sumter About It, Broadway actor and TV star Colin Hanlon directs GSP's new production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and film critic Harlan Jacobson previews the 95th Academy Awards

Doug Doyle hosts a special one-hour edition of the WBGO Journal dedicated to Black History Month

On the February 18 edition of the WBGO Journal, we get an update on the Harriet Tubman monument in Newark, a new perspective on family docs and Rebecca Martínez talks about directing Living & Breathing at Two River Theater

Host Doug Doyle chats with jazz pianist and radio host Judy Carmichael about her new book and Jon Kalish takes us to a sled dog camp

On the January 14 edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll recap the State of the State speeches from Governors Murphy and Hochul, and host Doug Doyle chats with respected music historian and journalist Marc Myers about his new book Anatomy of 55 More Songs

"Daybreak" host Gary Walker chats with trombonist and shellist Steve Turre. Turre's new album is titled "Generations" while Leo Sidran previews the 2023 Winter Jazzfest

Acclaimed trombonist and shellist Steve Turre chats with WBGO's "Daybreak" host Gary Walker about his new album "Generations" and his upcoming concerts at Dizzy's Club on January 11 and 12

WBGO News Director Doug Doyle has an exclusive interview with trailblazing actress and singer Melba Moore as the Tony Award winner prepares for her star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Moore also talks about her more than five-decade career, Arts High School in Newark, her new album "Imagine" and her special relationship with her daughter Charli.

WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on how guitarist Stefan Grossman has carried on the fingerpicking legacy of African-American blues and gospel singer Reverend Gary Davis

Pianist, radio host and author Judy Carmichael talks with WBGO’s Doug Doyle about the evolution of her radio show Jazz Inspired, her new book and the art of interviewing.