When the federal corruption trial surrounding Democratic Senator Bob Menendez ended in a hung jury, he sent a shot out against those seeking his seat. “To those who were digging my political grave so they can jump into my seat, I know who you are and I won’t forget you,” he said during a press briefing after the trial. Republican Bob Hugin has spent close to 30 million dollars to remind voters that Menendez was on trial. Still the democrat says that a jury of his peers didn’t find him guilty.

Theater critic Michael Bourne checked out two new Broadway plays this week, The Lifespan of a Fact and The Waverly Gallery . Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame, Tony Award winner Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale of Third Watch and Boardwalk Empire fame, return to Broadway to star in the world premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact , Click above to hear his review of both shows.

Flor De Liz Perez makes her George Street Playhouse debut in the world premiere of The Trial of Donna Caine. Perez plays the role of Marine Staff Sergeant Donna Caine. Perez came into the WBGO studios to talk to News Director Doug Doyle about the show and her career. The intense two-act drama is the work of playwright Walter Anderson who wanted to tell the story of a 1956 incident at Parris Island, South Carolina, in which a male Marine drill instructor Matthew McKeon, a junior drill instructor

Former WBGO employee Carmen Balentine is running his first NYC Marathon this Sunday, November 4th. Balentine now works as a Major Gifts Officer at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research in New York City. He came into the WBGO studios to talk to News Director Doug Doyle about his training and passion. Balentine is running in support of the New York Urban League. Balentine says his goal is to simply cross the finish line. Balentine is also a big music fan who loves to dance. Click above to hear

Theater critic Michael Bourne thoroughly enjoyed the new off-Broadway comedy Popcorn Falls. James Hindman's new play makes its off-Broadway debut, directed by Christian Borle. Click above to hear Michael's review.

Dr. Indira Etwaroo is the Executive Director of the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn. The newly renovated theatre at RestorationArt has launched its new season with the Colman Domingo play Dot. WBGO's News Director Doug Doyle sat down with Dr. Etwaroo recently at the Billie Holiday Theatre to talk about her amazing career as a producer, educator, artist and scholar. Click above to hear the entire interview.

72-year old Ezequiel Garcia is running in the New York City Marathon in November. Garcia has been a donor family member since his son passed in 2011 and became a tissue donor. He will run his third marathon in support of NJ Sharing Network and in honor of his late son Rey. Ezequiel Garcia and the President and CEO of the NJ Sharing Network Joe Roth joined WBGO News Director Doug Doyle for an interview about Garcia's love for his family and his new passion for running. Garcia moved to New Jersey

A noon-time rally is planned for this Saturday at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Newark with hopes of getting Governor Phil Murphy to focus more on the racial disparities in wealth, in access to the ballot box and in criminal justice. Now that the Governor has been in office for nearly 10 months, the head of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Ryan Haygood wants to see action. Haygood others are organizing the “Rally for the 94 Percent. Haygood came into the WBGO studios to

Fans can now celebrate the life and legacy of Whitney Houston in her hometown. The Grammy Museum at the Prudential Center has a new exhibition called "Whitney" that features never-before-seen artifacts that tell the story of Houston from her childhood in Newark to her rise to stardom.

The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART in Brooklyn, in association with Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta, is presenting a new adaptation of Colman Domingo’s much heralded Dot . Dot is directed by Tony Award-winning Broadway and film director Kenny Leon and stars Emmy Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre alumna Denise Burse as the lead character Dot. Burse is best known for portraying Claretha on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. Dot is a dramedy that takes a light hearted