WBGO Journal Podcast

On the October 3 WBGO Journal, we preview Hunter College's tribute to Frank Sinatra and get an update the Gateway Tunnel Project

On the special one-hour September 26 WBGO Journal, we hear about Maimonides Medical Center's life-saving partnership with WBGO, the Borngiorno's fiction-doc 'Amore nel Sannio' and the best of the Toronto and San Sebastian Film Festivals

On the September 19 WBGO Journal, we celebrate the life and music of Sonny Rollins and we hear from Grammy winner Eric Roberson

On the September 12 WBGO Journal, we get the latest on Alzheimer's research in New Jersey and historian Guy Sterling talks about the significance of the equestrian statue of George Washington in Newark

On the September 5 WBGO Journal, we preview of the 2026 OSPAC West Orange and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festivals and we remember the life and music of Cassandra Wilson

On the WBGO Journal, we hear about the impact of the Meta settlement on New Jersey and an update on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver's federal case

On the August 22 WBGO Journal, we chat with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo' and meet guitarist Jon Madof

On the August 15 WBGO Journal, Congressman Josh Gottheimer addresses recent attacks on NJ's municipal water systems and a chat with Stax Records iconic writer David Porter

On the August 8 WBGO Journal, public outcry over conditions at Delaney Hall and a chat with Force MD's about their Sony Hall event

On the July 25 WBGO Journal, we get a preview of the Montclair Jazz Festival with Jazz House Kids President and founder Melissa Walker and Governor Sherrill signs the Fair Price Protection Act

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with filmmakers Nance Ackerman and Kavery Kaul as their powerful films will be screened at WIM-Newark's Women's International Film Festival

On the July 11 WBGO Journal, Pat Prescott chats with Herbie Hancock and Doug Doyle takes you to the Count Basie Center for the Arts as NJ natives Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52s are now on its Walk of Fame

On the July 6 WBGO Journal, a recap of the 49th Saratoga Jazz Festival and a chat with acclaimed drummer Joe Farnsworth

On the June 27 WBGO Journal, we get a preview of William Paterson University's Summer Jazz Room Series and the latest on the efforts to close Delaney Hall

On the June 20 WBGO Journal, producer Danny Melnick previews the 49th Saratoga Jazz Festival and we take you to the parade for NBA Champion Knicks

On the June 13 WBGO Journal, 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

On the June 6 WBGO Journal, we have interviews with poet Kevin Powell, members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the host of the Ganja Granny podcast

On the May 30 WBGO Journal, Protests escalate at Delaney Hall, the battle of AI data centers in NJ and a look a Skyview Acres

On the May 23 WBGO Journal, we hear about Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride 250, a chat with U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Harlan Jacobson's review of the 79th Cannes Film Festival

On the WBGO Journal, we meet actors Atandwa Kani and Kelcey Watson, the stars of Crossroads Theatre Company's production of the powerful play "Sizwe Banzi is Dead"

On the May 9 WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with the brilliant cast of GSP's production of "My Lord, What a Night"

On the May 2 WBGO Journal, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack joins us and WBGO's Jon Kalish has the story of businessman Ben Masters

On the April 25 WBGO Journal, a chat with author Eileen Bellew about her powerful new memoir "After John Jumped" and we meet the architects of Jersey Devil

On the April 18 WBGO Journal, Governor Mikie Sherrill's plan to deal with the traffic nightmare at the upcoming World Cup matches in NJ and we continue to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month

On the April 11 WBGO Journal, we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with archived interviews with Lady Gaga, Maria Schnieider and Mercedes Ellington