While College athletics are on hold right now because of the coronavirus pandemic, some major decisions are still looming when it comes to paying college athletes for their name, image and likeness. California and Colorado have already passed laws that take effect January 2023 that essentially create an open market for student athletes to be able to benefit from their name, image and likeness. New Jersey and New York are strongly considering similar possibilities. The next guest on SportsJam is

Here in our region, with the rate of COVID19 hospitalizations on the decline, officials have started the process of determining just how to restart the economy. But the pandemic has taken a terrible toll on first responders and their families. Mayor Bill de Blasio recently briefed reporters on one way the city was trying to help these families cope. "260 city employees have lost their lives, and this includes Police Officers, Correction Officers, Teachers, EMTS, Doctors and Nurses, people who

It has become apparent how social media have played a crucial role in helping people cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the social media sharing has taken place on a national or international basis. But one social media network has been working in a hyper-local way. WBGO's Jon Kalish has the story of Nextdoor.

R&B, ROCK & GOSPEL legend Little Richard left us this month. You can spend some time listening to him or even looking at him on film. There’s a wonderful scene in Get On Up , director Tate Taylor’s 2014 biopic of James Brown, as played by Chadwick Boseman, when Brown crosses the orbit of this live wire, Little Richard, somewhere down South. Born as Richard Penniman in Georgia in December 1932, one of 12 children, and only 6 months older than Brown, Little Richard has the music thing

Jeff Dodgson organizes so many burials now he sometimes doesn’t realize an acquaintance has died until he is preparing their final resting place. “People I’ve known from working here for so long, people I would see a couple times a year, or people I would plant flowers for,” said Dodgson, foreman of the Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield. “I’m out marking a grave, and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, this was Mrs. So-and-So.’” The cemetery Dodgson operates in Essex County, one of the hardest-hit areas in a

The story of water in Newark continues to evolve. Given the current focus on public health, clean water has become all the more invaluable. “You don’t know - this bottle of water, and we know the phrase ‘water is life’, It could really save someone’s life. It could really make the difference in someone’s day.” That was Anthony Diaz, one of the co-founders of the Newark Water Coalition. "The Newark Water Coalition is an advocacy group that deals with predominantly the lead crisis in Newark. Our

New Jersey U.S. Senator and former Newark Mayor Cory Booker says during the coronavirus outbreak he's been hunkered down in his Newark home except for the times he's joined Governor Phil Murphy at various events. "I'm doing most of my work from here in my office which is a 24/7 all hands on deck as my whole office teams works from home. It's been a challenging time for all but for me I find a chance to up my, frankly, productivity. There's something about you know getting up early in the morning

People are looking for things to do while they are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic and reading a good book has become on the most popular choices. Enter celebrated novelist and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sue Monk Kidd . Her lastest novel The Book of Longings is considered by many as one of the most anticipated books of 2020. Sue Monk Kidd joined WBGO News Director Doug Doyle from her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "I do believe that people are reading more right

READY Nutrition was founded by former University of Pittsburgh basketball team captain Pat Cavanaugh. It wasn't long before Cavanaugh turned his cutting-edge sports nutrition company into a force in the competitive market. Pat Cavanaugh is the latest guest on SportsJam with Doug Doyle . The two former point guards practiced social distancing as Cavanaugh joined the show from his home in Wexford, Pennsylvania. Doyle has been hosting the award-winning podcast from his residence in Kenilworth, NJ

Rich Lisk, the Executive VP of of the NLL's New York Riptide and GF Sports , has quite a story of success and survival. Lisk, the latest guest on SportsJam with Doug Doyle, talks about how he beccame a sports marketing guru, his love of the Jersey Shore and now Long Island, and how sports helped him deal with "the nightmare" of growing up in an abusive household. Lisk has more than 25 years experience in the sports industry. Prior to joining GF sports, he was General Manager for the New England