Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz, the old dog is back to give Tara and company a few weeks off for the holiday!  Stan Woodard is back behind the mic talking with Executive Director of the Black Public Defender Association Alaina Bloodworth about what it’s like being a public defender and their important role in keeping the justice system just and providing for the community.  In the second half, Judith Tick, professor emerita of music history at Northeastern University and Author of “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald – The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song” joins us to talk about her new book and Ella Fitzgerald’s iconic role in American music history! 

More on the Black Public Defender Association: https://blackdefender.org/

More on Judith Tick and “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald” from Northeastern Univeristy: https://news.northeastern.edu/2011/01/19/judithtickfitzgerald/

Music playlist: https://spinitron.com/WORT/pl/18299315/Tuesday-8-O-Clock-Buzz 

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