Jessica Cleaves didn't sing lead on any of the major Friends of Distinction hits, but if you do a little digging, you'll hear the silky, distinctive contralto voice. ‘I Really Hope You Do’ was the ...

Award-winning playwright Cary Gitter brings his hilarious and poignant play Gene & Gilda to the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ through December 22. Gene & Gilda, directed by Joe Brancato ...

Newark has lost a legendary and trailblazing city official. Former Newark City Council President Mildred Crump, who was the ...

WBGO is partnering with MEND, the hunger relief network in Essex County, to put a dent into a a growing problem. During WBGO's December fund drive, supporters are being urged to give a financial ...

Seuk Kim saved lives. Mr. Kim was 49 years old, and originally from South Korea. He and his wife, Anna Kang, had three children, and lived in Springfield, Va. He worked in marketing and public ...

New York Giants legend and Super Bowl XXV MVP Ottis Jerome Anderson is one of only a handful of players to score a touchdown in two Super Bowls and win the MVP award. "O.J." Anderson's amazing career ...

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will fill the streets and skies of Manhattan on Thursday morning, a century after the tradition first started. The spectacle debuted in November 1924 as "Macy's ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with producer Zev Feldman, music historian A. Scott Galloway and keyboardist Tom Canning about Al ...

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember drummer Roy Haynes. He died November 12 at the age of 99. He was one of the most in-demand drummers in jazz, working with Lester Young, Miles Davis, Charlie ...