Upbeat July/August 2016

WBGO's Program GuideJuly/August 2016

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THERE! Exhibit ion featuring works by Nell Painter is on display in the WBGO Gallery through June 30, 2016.

About the Art ist

Nell Painter (the painter formerly known as the historian Nell Irvin Painter, author of The History of White People, Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol, and Creating Black Americans and the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, Princeton University) l ives and works in Newark, New Jersey.

WBGO Gal lery

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President & CEOAmy Niles

VP Operat ionsDavid Tallacksen

Market ing ManagerBrandy Wood

Music DirectorGary Walker

Membership DirectorRoslyn Turner

Art ist 's Statement

My work carries discursive as well as visual meaning, and I make it in my characteristic manual + digital process. My art conveys visual sense but visual sense not only. Using found images and digital manipulation, I reconfigure the past and revision myself through self-portraits. My work, therefore, carries meaning that isn't stable, for the viewer makes meaning as well as the artist. After a life of historical truth and polit ical engagement with American society, my artwork represents freedom.

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More Music intell igent and informed authorit ies I have ever known on the history of jazz and the Great American Songbook ? his knowledge is extensive. Dick?s insight and entertaining communication style makes his radio show one of my favorite programs to listen to and I am thril led that WBGO [added] it to their broadcast offerings. I know that it will be of great interest and enjoyment to the WBGO audience.? These two additions surround the very popular Singers Unlimited hosted by Michael Bourne (10am-2pm), making Sundays must l isten radio.

Speaking of Michael Bourne, his treasured Blues Hour has expanded to two hours, becoming the Blues Break, Monday through Friday from 2-4pm. WBGO President & CEO Amy Niles said of the expansion

Jazz ref lects the rhythms of l ife, and in that spirit, WBGO recently reconfigured our on air programming to better serve you with a weekly schedule that will give you more of what you want when you want it.

We introduced the brand new WBGO Swing Party (Sundays, 8-10AM), hosted by Blues Hall of Famer, legendary producer and host of long running favorites Portraits in Blue and Saturday Morning Function, Bob Porter.

Another program new to WBGO and hosted by an iconic broadcaster, Dick Golden, airs Sundays, 2-4PM: American Jazz with Dick Golden. Legendary jazz singer, and long-time friend of WBGO, Tony Bennett, responded to the addition of Golden?s voice to the Sunday lineup by saying, ?Dick Golden is one of the most

Nicole Sweeney

of blues on WBGO, ?The blues is such an important foundation of jazz, and The Blues Hour has consistently been our most l istened to show each weekday. Michael?s expertise in the blues is so vast, and our audience loves it so much, that it made perfect sense to double the number of hours devoted to the genre.?

Immediately following the Blues Break, and taking listeners home from work and into the dinner hour, WBGO is proud to add Nicole Sweeney as host of Afternoon Jazz, Monday through Thursdays from 4-7PM. The program continue sto be hosted by Bill Daughtry on Fridays. Nicole comes to WBGO from WCLK in Atlanta, where ?The Velvet Voice? hosted midday jazz for Clark University?s station.

"Dick Golden is one of the most intelligent

and informed authorit ies I have ever known on the history of jazz and the Great American Songbook"

-Tony Bennett

Expanding the jazz footprint on weekday evenings, The Checkout, hosted by Simon Renter, went from one day each week to four, airing Sundays through Wednesdays, 7-8PM. The Checkout explores new and emerging sounds in jazz and beyond, through new recordings, exclusive performances, and interviews.

On the weekends, l isteners can stay informed while enjoying their morning paper and coffee with a concentrated block of award-winning public affairs programming, including: WBGO Journal (Saturdays at 6AM), Steve Adubato?s One-on-One (Saturdays at 6:30AM), Latino USA (Sundays at 6AM), Conversations with Allan Wolper (Sundays at 7AM) and The People?s Pharmacy (Sundays at 7:30AM).

To see WBGO?s full weekly program schedule, visit WBGO.org/schedule.

Dick Golden and Tony Bennett

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Associated Press award and the National Council of La Raza?s 1999 Ruben Salazar Award.

7:00 AM CONVERSATIONS WITH ALLAN WOLPER Conversations with Allan Wolper features guests whose ideas are on the cutting edge. Wolper, known as a "journalist's journalist," is an interviewer, reporter, documentary producer and ethics columnist, who has been honored by every journalism medium, winning over 50 awards.

7:30 AM PEOPLE?S PHARMACY This program examines current issues in medicine, mental health, nutrition and fitness.

8:00 AM WBGO SWING PARTY With Bob Porter

10:00 AM SINGERS UNLIMITED With Michael Bourne

Singers Unlimited is 4 hours of new and classic singers singing ballads and bossas, blues and be-bop. For more than 25 years, WBGO?s Michael Bourne has turned the spotlight on jazz vocalists with live in-studio performances, interviews and more.

2:00 PM AMERICAN JAZZ with Dick Golden

4:00 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ With Rob Crocker

7:00 PM THE CHECKOUT

The Checkout explores new and

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SUNDAYS

12:00 AM WEEKEND JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Sheila Anderson

6:00 AM LATINO USA with Maria Hinojosa Multi award-winning Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. This program covers the social, cultural and political issues facing today?s Latino community.

Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino USA, is also urban affairs correspondent for CNN and a former NPR News reporter. In addition to being a broadcaster, Hinojosa is an author, and a frequent lecturer on college campuses. She has received the Robert F. Kennedy Award, an

TUESDAYS

1:00 AM JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Brian Delp

6:00 AM MORNING JAZZ With Gary Walker

10:00 AM MIDDAY JAZZ With Rhonda Hamilton

2:00 PM THE BLUES BREAK With Michael Bourne

4:00 PM AFTERNOON JAZZ With Nicole Sweeney


8:00 PM LATIN JAZZ CRUISE With Awilda Rivera

10:00 PM EVENING JAZZ With Awilda Rivera

WEDNESDAYS








emerging sounds in Jazz and beyond, through new recordings, exclusive performances, and interviews. Now four days a week, producer and host Simon Rentner gets inside the music and minds of many of today?s leading creative artists from all over the world.

8:00 PM SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC MIX Grammy® nominated record producer Eulis Cathey plays an eclectic mixture of jazz, contemporary jazz, fusion, jazz/funk, Latin, classic R&B and so much more. From Grover Washington, Jr. to Weather Report; from James Brown to Eddie Palmieri; from Charles Earland to Incognito, the Sunday Night Music Mix has something for everyone.

MONDAYS









4:00 PM AFTERNOON JAZZ With Bill Daughtry

7:00 PM PORTRAITS IN BLUE

Re-broadcasts on SATURDAYS at 7AM

July 1 Buddy Johnson, Vol . 7

July 8 Erskine Hawkins, Vol .7

July 15 Songs of Leiber & Stol ler, Vol . 2

July 22 Al Sears, Vol . 4

July 29 Dinah Washington Albums, Vol . 3

Aug 5 Lionel Hampton, Vol . 5

Aug 12 Jimmy McCrackl in, Vol . 3

Aug 19 Lucky Mil l inder, Vol . 1

Aug 26 Coot ie Wil l iams, Vol . 3

THURSDAYS






7:00 PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Hosted by multiple Grammy Award-winning musician Christian McBride, Jazz Night in America presents content from across the nation on multiple platforms. Hear storytelling around amazing concert performances including the artists, the venues, the fans, and the larger dynamics at play. Jazz Night in America is a rich presentation of the uniquely American art form that strives to reinvigorate public media jazz programming for audiences today.


FRIDAYS




Erskine Hawkins

Actress Helene Yorke shares with Steve Adubato her love for theatre and performing in ?American Psycho,? the new Broadway hit set in 1980's Manhattan based on the book and f ilm of the same name.

Actor Michael C. Bernardi goes One-on-One with Steve Adubato about carrying on the family tradition of performing in the amazing musical "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF."

July 9 John Johnson Jr. / Wil l ie Cole / Dawn McLaughl in John W. Johnson, Jr., executive director of Newark Celebration 350, describes the incredible year-long series of events as part of the City's 350-year anniversary and how there's something for wonderful for everyone to enjoy.

Visual Artist and Perceptual Engineer Will ie Cole describes his artistic vision, how he f inds beauty in the commonplace, his passion to create, and the business of art.

Dawn McLaughlin, chief book maker of Positively Publishing Kids, talks about the ways she is addressing the lack of diversity in children's books by creating her own and having local children il lustrate these books.

July 16 Junius Wil l iams / Loreen Wil l iamson & Pamela Thomas

Junius Will iams, a giant of Newark's Civil Rights era, talks


SATURDAYS

1:00 AM WEEKEND JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Sheila Anderson

6:00 AM WBGO JOURNAL This program, produced by the multi-award winning WBGO team, covers issues of importance to the Newark/NY metro area.

6:30 AM THE BEST OF ONE ON ONE with Steve Adubato One-on-One with Steve Adubato features conversations with the region?s most compelling personalities. Guests include television personalities, CEOs, artists, healthcare trailblazers, educational innovators and more. Emmy Award winner, Steve Adubato, PhD, combines wide-ranging knowledge, a penetrating and inquisitive style and the appreciation for amiable conversation throughout the program. Steve asks questions that inspire the guests to talk beyond their expected route in a manner rarely seen on televised talk shows.

July 2 Laura Benant i / Helene Yorke / Michael Bernardi Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti talks with Steve Adubato about her latest role in the Roundabout Theater's joyous musical production of the romantic comedy SHE LOVES ME & her NJ roots.

exhibition, Christa Clarke, gives us insight into this comprehensive collection and the talented artists she has discovered during her many trips to Africa. Artistic Director at Gallery Aferro, Evonne Davis, shares with Steve Adubato how Gallery Aferro is helping artists within the tri-state area as well as internationally Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with 92-year-old artist Gladys Grauer, to discuss how she came to be called the "Mother" of Newark's African-American art community.

Aug 6 Kimberlee Wil l iams / Shal ina Joy / Dawn McLaughl in Steve Adubato talks to one of Newark?s self-made entrepreneurs, Kimberlee Will iams, about how her vision and bold ideas brought her to the attention of a global

with Steve Adubato about his latest leadership role as Chair of Newark Celebration 350, commemorating the City's 350-year anniversary.

Get ready to get your funk on! Co-Curators of the Museum of UnCut Funk, Loreen Will iamson and Pamela Thomas share their amazing collection of 1970's Black culture and "all things FUNKY" with Steve Adubato.

July 23 Mansa Mussa / Dr. Jef f rey Brenner / Jay Galbraith Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Mansa Mussa, artist and art educator, to discuss his career as an artist, and how he shares his passion for art through teaching.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, medical director, Urban Health Institute at Cooper University Healthcare & executive director, Camden Coalit ion of Healthcare Providers to discuss how we create a culture of good health in urban communities.

Jay Galbraith goes One-on-One with Steve Adubato on why he chose to become a teacher, and why introducing young minds to technology like 3D printing can teach them life skil ls and prepare them for satisfying and lucrative careers in science and technology.

July 30 Christa Clarke / Evonne Davis / Gladys Grauer

Newark Museum's Senior Curator of the Arts of Global Africa

Photo by Newark based artist Mansa Mussa, from his recent show at WBGO

Henner, best known for her role on the hit TV series, Taxi, and her husband Michael Brown talk about their new book "Changing Normal," which delivers an intimate account of how they stood together and triumphed when Michael was diagnosed with cancer.

Aug 27 James Lipton / Dennis Dunaway

Iconic interviewer James Lipton talks about the longest running Bravo TV show, Inside the Actors Studio, some of his favorite guests to date, including actor Bradley Cooper & even asks Steve Adubato those famous 10 questions he asks at the end of every interview.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Dennis Dunaway, author & founding member of The Alice Cooper Group, to talk about his book Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group and what life was like in the ?shock rock? group.

7:00 AM PORTRAITS IN BLUE Re-broadcast of previous Friday?s Program; See Listing.

8:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING FUNCTION WBGO?s Bob Porter plays blues, R&B and classic soul, with an emphasis on the early 1950s to the late 1960s. New artists who perform these styles are also featured.

10:00 AM RHYTHM REVUE with

organization, and what she is doing to help other established and new creative entrepreneurs connect and thrive.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with DIY Network host Shalina Joy about how a single mom and educator?s ?passion for power tools,? led her to her own home renovating series, right in the heart of Newark.

Aug 13 Michael Symon / Ana Gasteyer Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Chef Michael Symon to talk about how he has been able to balance his successful career as a restaurateur as well his television career, which includes co-hosting ABC?s food & talk show The Chew.

Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with actress and singer Ana Gasteyer about her career on stage and screen, l ife after Saturday Night Live and her part in the new musical series produced by Connecticut Public Television (CPTV), The Kate, which pays homage to the high-spirited, cultural icon, Katherine Hepburn.

Aug 20 Donny Deutsch / Mari lu Henner & Michael Brown Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with TV personality Donny Deutsch to talk polit ics, business, relationships & why he loves his new roles from host of his SiriusXM Radio show to his USA Network sitcom, Donny! & his work with the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Actress Marilu

Fel ix Hernandez Rhythm Revue's blend of classic soul and R&B received the A.I.R. (Achievement in Radio) Award for the Best Weekend Program in New York, and was named Best Radio Show by New York Magazine and the Village Voice. WBGO is the original home of Rhythm Revue.

2:00 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ With Monifa Brown

6:00 PM SATURDAY EVENING JAZZ With Rob Crocker

11:00 PM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA Rebroadcast of previous Thursday?s program. See WBGO.org.

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