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The history behind the equestrian statue of George Washington in Newark and the latest on Alzheimer's research in NJ

Previews of the OSPAC West Orange and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festivals and a tribute to Cassandra Wilson

The impact of the Meta settlement on New Jersey and an update on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver's federal case

An in-depth conversation with singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo' about his new emotional album 'The Breakdown'

Congressman Josh Gottheimer addresses recent attacks on NJ's municipal water systems and a chat with Stax Records iconic writer David Porter

Public outcry over conditions at Delaney Hall and a chat with Force MD's about their Sony Hall event

A preview of the 17th annual Montclair Jazz Festival and New Jersey's new Fair Price Protection Act

Directors Nance Ackerman and Kavery Kaul will have their powerful docs screened at WIM-Newark's film festival

A chat with legendary pianist Herbie Hancock and the Count Basie Center for the Arts honors NJ natives Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of Th

A recap of the 49th Saratoga Jazz Festival and a chat with acclaimed drummer Joe Farnsworth

A preview of the William Paterson University's Summer Jazz Room Series and an update on efforts to close Delaney Hall

Producer Danny Melnick previews the 49th Saratoga Jazz Festival and a Knicks city-wide celebration

The FIFA World Cup's impact on youth soccer, a look back at the Bernie Goetz trial and a chat with champion wrestler James Green

Interviews with poet Kevin Powell, members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the host of the Ganja Granny podcast

Protests escalate at Delaney Hall, the battle of AI data centers in NJ and a look a Skyview Acres

Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride 250, a chat with U.S. Senator Cory Booker and a review of the 79th Cannes Film Festival

Meet actors Atanda Kani and Kelcey Watson, stars of Crossroads Theatre Company's production of the powerful South African play "Sizwe Banzi

Meet GSP's cast of 'My Lord, What A Night', a story that sparked a friendship between singer Marian Anderson and Albert Einstein

Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack leads the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's return to NJPAC and the story of Ben Masters

A chat with Eileen Bellew, author of 'After John Jumped', and we meet the three Princeton-trained architects of Jersey Devil

The traffic mess surrounding the upcoming FIFA World Cup matches in New Jersey and we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month

Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with archived interviews with Lady Gaga, Maria Schnieider and Mercedes Ellington

Bassist, singer and composer Antonio McLendon on his family's legacy and the rise of his jazz superstar daughter Samara Joy

A big effort to showcase non-profits in Jersey City and a new look at 'Godspell' through a contemporary lens

Celebrating actor Michael B. Jordan's Oscar win and we chat with music power couple Iqua and Adegoke Steve Colson

A look at Governor Sherrill's proposed state budget and the story behind a special piano now housed in Westport, CT

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

A preview of Let's Talk Women's Health & Wellness Symposium and a chat with Brandee Younger about MAM's fundraising concert

Senator Booker's battle with President Trump and a preview of Nanny Assis: AfroJobim with Ron Carter at Dizzy's Club

The new Dorothy Dandridge musical and how the Carecube is being used in hospitals

A look at the 46th annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series and the best 2025 films you probably missed

NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill's inauguration in Newark and an in-depth chat with trailblazing performer Melba Moore

NJ's outgoing Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill during his last AGM and chat about the YouTube series 'The Diner Anthologies'

A recap of Jazz Congress 2026 and an in-depth conversation with iconic music producer Jimmy Jam

New York City's new Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a chat with singer Nicole Zuraitis about her Grammy-nominated 'Live at Vic's Las Vegas'

Jazz, opera and sports combine at upcoming Carnegie Hall concert with Bernie Williams, Jonathan Tetelman and Katia Lindor

The music of guitarist Thom Rotella, a klezmer collection and the best movies of 2025

Chats with Dave McMurray, Wycliffe Gordon and the creators of 'WE SING'

Mercedes Ellington's trailblazing career and a tribute to the late David Lerner

Giants legend and NFL Hall of Famer Harry Carson's courageous journey on and off the field

Find out why Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is retiring and the story of a NJ psychiatrist who questioned Nazi war criminals

The inspirations behind the jazz music of pianist Aaron Parks and saxophonist Calvin Johnson

Rangers legendary goalie Henrik Lundqvist is making the greatest save of his life and a recap of the 2025 November election

'An Old-Fashioned Family Murder' and a look at the career of Metuchen native Robert Kaplow

A chat with 'The Monsters' playwright Ngozi Anyanwu and a review of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere'

Chief Adjuah's innovative approach to music and Governor Murphy's take on the federal government shutdown

An in-depth chat with Grammy Award-winning singer Peabo Bryson and a recap of NYFF63

Steve Adubato Jr. analyzes the NJ Gubernatorial race and a look at The Corona Collection

A closer look at Bobby Sanabria's Multiverse Big Band's McCarter performance of West Side Story Reimagined

A preview of the Hudson Jazz Festival and a new controversial doc about education in New York’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools

A preview of the 2025 OSPAC West Orange Jazz Fest and a recap of the 50th TIFF

A preview of the 16th annual Montclair Jazz Festival and a chat with singer and actor Keith David

The "Voices of Wellness" series continues with a feature on Lyme disease and we preview the Urban League of Essex County's Gala

Christian McBride on his latest big band album and part two of Brad Kay's story

A tribute to Sheila Jordan and get ready for the new season at Crossroads Theatre Company

A tribute to the late great NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri and an in-depth chat with Lizz Wright

A memoir from Zev Feldman and a look at NJ's booming film industry

The 16th annual Women In Media-Newark Women's International Film Festival gets underway this week

WBGO teams with StoryCorps' Miitary Voices Initiative and a look at 'Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story'

An in-depth chat with April May Webb and Randall Haywood and a 'Voices of Wellness' report on youth mental health

A chat with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and TV host Jonathan Capehart and a review of 'Jurassic World: Rebirth'

A tribute to Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin and a chat with Blues Hall of Famer John Primer

Mark Morganelli's nonprofit Jazz Forum Arts celebrates its 40th anniversary

"Caregiving' Director Chris Durrance talks about his upcoming PBS doc and we preview the 48th Saratoga Jazz Festival

A new book about the legacy of Lee Berk and a chat with U.S. Women's Wrestling Coach Terry Steiner

A tribute to the late great drummer Al Foster, South Jersey's role in the NJ Gubernatiorial race and a chat with Marcia Ball

The 21st anniversary of Eli Yamin's Jazz Power Initiative and a look at the short-lived NJ Transit Strike

The State of the People Power Tour comes to Newark and a preview of the 78th Cannes Film Festival

A preview of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's upcoming NJPAC performances and a look at a special Brooklyn synagogue

A dive into the late George Brown's 'Jazz in Paris' album and NJPAC celebrates the 90th birthday of former NJ Governor Tom Kean

A chat with actor and jazz pianist Jeff Goldblum and a look at the new Leadership Center for Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey

New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker's record-breaking speech, the future of NYC Mayor Eric Adams and a chat with ¡VOS! playwright Christina

Honoring legendary jazz performers Hazel Scott and Sarah Vaughan

A preview of 'King James' at GSP and a review of the new baseball movie 'Eephus'

Governor Murphy reacts to Trump Administration cuts to education and a preview of the Let's Talk Women's Health & Wellness symposium

Katie Singer's new book Alien Soil, a preview of the Prudential North to Shore Festival and a chat with Togethxr's Jessica Robertson

A celebration of Lenny White and his music at JALC, a recap of a Blues Alive event in Brooklyn Park and a tribute to the late environmental

Guitarists and long-time friends Gil Parris and Bernie Williams are making magic together and an update on trumpeter and Klezmatics founder

HSA's Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Academy and an in-depth chat with Grammy winning bassist, composer and vocalist esperanza spalding

The release of the late Coleman Mellett's 'Sing You a Brand New Song' and the unclear future of the Sundance Dance Film Festival

A preview of the 45th Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series and a look at a thriving Mandolin orchestra

Reax to the ICE raid in Newark, a preview of Robert Montano's SMALL and a trip to a unique market in Brooklyn

Weekend celebrations in New Jersey and New York for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

An in-depth chat with Branford Marsalis and a recap of Jazz Congress 2025

Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Anderson reflects on the Giants glory days, a visit to a Bronx college that houses religious relics and a holiday m

Blues People music, remembering Olympian Peter Westbrook and reviews of 'The Brutalist' and 'A Complete Unknown'

Drones, Music and Golf highlight this one-hour edition of the WBGO Journal

Cary Gitter's 'Gene & Gilda' and a review of the new movie 'Wicked'

MEND is helping fight hunger in Essex County and we go to Helsinki, Finland to learn about a housing program built for musicians

Tributes to iconic performers Roy Haynes and Judith Jamison and a chat with singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux

Meet the five finalists of the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition and we'll recap the November Election in NJ and NY

A chat with legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter Warren Haynes and a new twist on the play 'Nat Turner's Last Struggle'

Actor and Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz talks about playing legendary coach Bill Belichick and we'll hear about the latest version of a Hal

In-depth personal chats with jazz pianist Orrin Evans and jazz singer and actress Linda Purl

A chat with BRIC JazzFest headliner Reggie Workman and a tribute to the late Newark great Cissy Houston

Guitarist and composer Stephane Wrembel talks about his new projects and we'll go to a unique synagogue in Finland

Interviews with Herbie Hancock, Dan Pugach and Maysa

Previews of the Hudson Jazz Festival, Two River Theater's American Mariachi and a look at the Institute of New Dimensions

An in-depth chat with singer Ms. Lisa Fischer and Film critic Harlan Jacobson checks in from the Toronto Film Festival

A chat with WWI Intrigue Series author James Hockenberry and a look at a new book about the early 1900's on the Lower East Side

A review of The Spook Who Sat by the Door and we'll meet the executive producers of STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A.

BELA program in Montclair is making a difference and trumpeter Jumaane Smith's story of survival

A chat with singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón and feature on the Twersky family rabbinical dynasty

In-depth chats with the Jamila Wignot, Director of STAX: SOULSVILLE, U.S.A and Blues superstar Keb' Mo'

Highlights of the 15th Women in Media-Newark International Film Festival and a feature on Fredericka Mandelbaum

Jazz and R & B singer Volora returns to her roots in Newark and a chat with NYO Jazz ensemble members heading to South Africa

Carnegie Hall's NYO Jazz heads to South Africa and new honors for the Louis Armstrong House

Interviews with Jerry Izenberg and Toronzo Cannon and a peek into Operation Gig

Brooklyn Porch Music Program, Will Calhoun's music and art and a review of 'Horizon: An American Saga'

The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander remembers Stax Records and we can get a report on reckless moped and e-bike riders in NYC

A preview of the 47th Saratoga Jazz Festival and a chat with historian Rob Bowman about the HBO doc 'STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.'

Larry Tye's 'The Jazzmen', a chat with Broadway star and award-winning performer Leslie Odom Jr. and the Best at Cannes

An environmental message from a professional sailor and an in-depth interview with blues master guitarist Joe Bonamassa

Governor Murphy reacts to protests at Rutgers-New Brunswick and a preview of NJPAC’s Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass summer camp

A tribute to the late New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne Jr. of Newark and poet Jerome Rothenberg

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to NJPAC for Mother's Day Weekend and a profile of The Woodsiders Collective

Two powerful projects making a difference in Newark: The Re-Engagement Center and The Theory of Brick City Music

An analysis of the New Jersey U.S. Senate Race and a look at a jazz episode of the NJ PBS podcast "Off Exit"

The Brick City chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha continues its legacy and WBGO gets ready to celebrate its 45th Birthday

"American Women Saints" doc series debuts on PBS and Governor Phil Murphy reacts to independent review of the state's pandemic response

A chat with Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth and a tribute to WBGO's Rob Crocker

Special one-hour edition features in-depth interviews with jazz greats Rufus Reid and Terence Blanchard

The World Cup Final is coming to NJ and the latest homeownership efforts in Newark

The battle to reduce wrongful convictions

A preview of the 44th annual MTW Lecture Series at Rutgers-Newark and The Scarlet Letter at Two River Theater

A preview of the NJPAC Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra tribute concert and Harlan Jacobson's best of Sundance 2024

Interviews about "The Nearness of You" benefit concert and the new play "The Sweet Spot"

Author Daisy Goodwin brings opera singer Maria Callas to life in "Diva" and an American videographer volunteers to help Ukraine bombing vict

Two Max Roach Centennial events in Newark and the City Council's historic vote regarding school board elections

Tributes to several jazz legends and a trip to the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City

NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald Harrison brings his multi-genre music to The Town Hall and a review of the best films of 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continues to blast the MTA's congestion pricing plan and a chat with blues legend Charlie Musselwhite

The MTA congestion pricing plan moves into public hearing stage and Billie Holiday comes to life at Vanguard Theater in Montclair

Master clown and actor Bill Irwin and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon share their love of Samuel Beckett's language

A documentary tribute to the late music producer Tony Camillo and a new film about the Ukrainian Robin Hood

NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy runs for U.S. Senate and a feature on a trauma specialist helping Israelis and Palestinians

Newark Council President LaMonica McIver's "Inside Newark" and a chat with legendary guitarist Lee Ritenour

Newark honors slain teenager Sakia Gunn with a street-naming and the latest on plans for new Lenape cultural center in South Jersey

Meet the five finalists of the 12th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Trumpeter and educator Terell Stafford pays tribute to "Prof" and October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

A chat with "HAIR" star Olivia Puckett and a review of "Maestro" at NYFF

A new adaptation of "The Pianist" at GSP and singer Curtis Stigers celebrates three decades of music

Singer Allan Harris on his musical "Cross That River" and Gotham FC President Mary Wittenberg's global impact

Chats with Musical director of "Billy Strayhorn" Matthew Whitaker and legendary saxophonist Gerald Albright

Violinist Itzhak Perlman looks forward to his NJPAC October concert

Legendary singer Gloria Gaynor donates substantial art collection to University Hospital's pediatric ward and a preview of Montclair Jazz Fe

Football analyst Mike Golic Jr. talks about his family's Notre Dame tradition and we'll hear about plans to improve child literacy in Newark

The entertainment world mourns the loss of influential music executives Clarence Avant and Jerry Moss

A look back at the military film crew that documented the atomic attacks on Japan and a chat with innovative guitarist Julian Lage

The trailblazing legacy of Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver and music documentarian Robert Mugge discusses his new memoir

Grammy award-winner Ledisi talks about her career and her upcoming September 15 performance at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Celebrating the life of Tony Bennett and a preview of the 14th annual Women In Media-Newark International Film Festival

50-year reunion for I.S. 320 in Brooklyn and New Jersey's increased child tax credit helps parents in Newark and Trenton

Slamball is making a comeback on ESPN and another successful Montreal International Jazz Festival

Acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard on his new Negro Leagues doc and former Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones is helping youngsters learn lifesaving

Natalie Merchant wraps up the North to Shore Festival and New Jersey poet Rashad Wright finds his calling in the classroom

"CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Michelle Miller talks about her powerful new memoir and a tribute to the late jazz singer Willie Dwight West

Pulitzer Prize-winning director Nilo Cruz brings "Two Sisters and Piano" to Two River Theater and Roselle Park Mayor Joe Signorello wants to

George Benson on Jazz, McCarter Theatre's Jazz in June Festival and Klezmer music in the Midwood section of Brooklyn

Celebrating the life of Tina Turner and a recap of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival

Legendary sports writer and author Jerry Izenberg talks about growing up in Newark in the 1930s

A preview of the Black Health Matters Summit and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's performances

New Jersey reacts to recent teen suicides and we'll get a preview of McCarter Theatre's production of "Blues for an Alabama Sky"

A tribute to Harry Belafonte and host Doug Doyle chats with actors Steve Guttenberg and Khris Davis about their exciting new projects

Boxing legend George Foreman talks about the new movie "Big George Foreman" and Soccer great Mia Hamm joins Lay's Replay Field initiative

Ukrainian refugees get some help in New York City and a preview of the new WBGO Studios podcast "Conversations with Sydney"

The Vanguard Theater Company gets a Michael Jordan community grant, a review of AIR, and Terence Blanchard talks about his "Champion" opera

Daybreak host Gary Walker chats with singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones and Jon Kalish profiles Harlem percussionist Warren Smith

The amazing journey from Nigeria to Newark Westside Salvation Army to Rutgers basketball stardom for Cliff Omoruyi

The legacy of former New Jersey State Senator Ron Rice, the battle against child marriage, and a chat with Prudential Emerging Visionary Mar

A look into WBGO Studio's new podcast "There's Sumter About It", a chat about GSP's new production of "Spelling Bee" and an Oscars preview

A tribute to Wayne Shorter, a preview of the Philip Roth Unbound Festival in Newark and Yiddish song takes over NYC this month

A one-hour special edition of WBGO Journal dedicated to Black History Month

An update on the Harriet Tubman monument in Newark and Rebecca Martínez joins the show to talk about directing "Living & Breathing" at Two R

A preview of the 43rd MTW Lecture Series, a feature on the revival of a klezmer album and Kevin Eubanks and Bobby Watson are ready for the S

Governor Murphy comments on the shooting death of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, the latest on Alzheimer's research and a preview

"80 For Brady" stars Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Lily Tomlin share some laughs and film critic Harlan Jacobson has a Sundance r

An in-depth conversation with jazz pianist and radio host Judy Carmichael and we'll go to a sled dog camp in Massachusetts

State of the State speeches and acclaimed author and music historian Marc Myers discusses "Anatomy of 55 More Songs"

A chat with trombonist Steve Turre about his new album "Generations" and a preview of Winter Jazzfest

Director Dave Wooley talks about his Dionne Warwick documentary and film critic Harlan Jacobson gives us his best of 2022

The impact of midterm elections in NJ and NY and we'll meet former Knicks athletic trainer Mike Saunders

WBGO Journal wins Best Public Affairs show from New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists

The Midterm Elections, and we meet songwriter Jorge Drexler and retiring National Javelin Champion Kara Winger

A preview of the midterm elections and a chat with the Black Fairy Godmother Simone Gordon

A preview of the Trenton mayoral race and New York Choral Society's upcoming performance Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts

Two River Theater's production of "Wine in the Wilderness" and a chat with trombonist Conrad Herwig

Governor Murphy's role in state elections and a commentary on the upcoming live version of "The Little Mermaid"

The legacy of former Governor Jim Florio, a chat with "The Budgetnista", and a profile of bassist Michael Thurber

A preview of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival and a review of Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans"

On the this edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll find out what NYC and Newark are doing for migrants coming from Texas, we'll hear about the

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, we get an update on some changes for the new school year in New York City and New Jersey, WBGO's Jon Ka

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll hear about the 12th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and find out why actor and come

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle has an in-depth conversation with Jazz pianist Monty Alexander, we pay tribute to the l

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka calls for a citywide Peace Walk to support efforts to create a safer city, WBGO

On this edition of WBGO Journal, we'll find out New Jersey and New York's response to the monkeypox virus and a campaign to make rooftop so

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, we get an update on the Portal North Bridge project, a discovery in South Jersey that reveals new infor

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, we learn about the tradition of cantorial music from WBGO's Jon Kalish, film critic Harlan Jacobson rev

On this episode of the WBGO Journal, Trumpeter Sean Jones talks to Gary Walker about NYO Jazz and we meet two of the filmmakers involved in

The new class of NEA Jazz Masters, a chat with pianist Bill Charlap about "Jazz in July" and singer and executive producer Melissa Walker ru

The latest update on the rise of coronavirus in NYC, WBGO commentator Mildred Antenor reacts the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe

Leo Sidran takes us to the Montreal Jazz Festival, Nate Chinen chats with Ashley Kahn about the "new" jazz emigres and Jon Kalish reports on

Lisa Durden's documentary "Blind Divas" and an inside look at the People's Poor Campaign March and Rally

Sade Lythcott and Jonathan McCrory of the National Black Theatre in Harlem talk about their new upcoming home and currents projects while th

Saxophonist Antonio Hart chats with WBGO's Gary Walker about "BirdFlight" and Sweet Honey in the Rock holds a fundraising concert to raise a

NBA legend Dick Barnett discusses the upcoming documentary about his long, frustrating, but successful journey to get his all-black Tennesse

On this edition of the WBGO Journal, Governor Phil Murphy reacts to the Texas school shooting, we speak to two clinical psychologists as par

Steven Melendez, the inspiring new Artistic Director of the New York Theatre Ballet

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Godfather of Funk George Clinton returns his Newark roots with an upcoming 80th Birthday Bash NJPAC Concert on

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42nd annual MTW virtual event set for Saturday, February 19

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George Street Playhouse returns to live theater

GOP Team Set for New Jersey's Gubernatorial Election

Woman in Media-Newark Celebrates its Annual Film Fest with a Retrospective Look Back at the Best from the past 11 years

Juneteenth March and Rally in Newark to Call for Passage of Pending Legislation Creating a Reparations Task Force in NJ

Electronics Manufacturers Providing Options for those with Hearing Loss

Film Critic Harlan Jacobson sees the American Landscape in Barry Jenkins' The Underground Railroad on Amazon

Newark Symphony Hall President and CEO Taneshia Nash Laird expresses passion about company-in-residence Yendor Theatre Company and the upcom

Academy Award-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? is Directed by the Bosnian Filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic

RUST: Newark Filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno's Third Doc on Urban America