This year marks the 40th anniversary of Newark’s longest-running vocal group known as the Silver Stars . The soul and R & B group's story is one of tribulation, redemption, perseverance, triumph and insatiable quest to make great music. The Silver Stars will be opening for the Hall of Fame group The Whispers on November 18th at Newark Symphony Hall on Broad Street in Newark at 8:45pm. The soul and R& B group currently consists of three members…two of them are originals, Al-Khalique

Last month, Harlem hosted a 100th birthday tribute to trumpeter and innovator Dizzy Gillespie. The celebration included wonderful music and the unveiling of huge colorful murals of the jazz legend. Global street art and human rights campaign, Education Is Not A Crime, announced the creation of the John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie 100th Anniversary mural at 229 West 135th Street. The mural is the project’s 20th and largest in New York. Esther Dillard, an Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at

The Broadway season is heating up for the holiday season, although not all the plays are light-hearted. Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews the revival of the play M. Butterfly . Click above to hear Michael's review.

Democrat Phil Murphy will be the next governor of New Jersey, after defeating Republican Kim Guadagno in the race to replace Chris Christie. In his victory speech, Murphy told his supporters says the days of division are over and as New Jersey’s next governor he’ll work to rebuild the state. “It won’t be easy and it certainly won’t be overnight. But let there be no doubt. Starting here, starting now, and starting with us, New Jersey is coming back.” Murphy says his first task will be living up

Jazz performers Jane Monheit and Tony DeSare share the bill for the opening night of the Pac The House Series at the newly renovated Hackensack Performing Arts Center. Both Jane and and Tony share their thoughts on the evening with WBGO News Director Doug Doyle. Click above to hear the entire interview with both artists.

Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews Measure For Measure at the Public Theater. Click above to hear the review.

Recently WBGO's Jon Kalish took you to the eastern tip of Long Island to the village of Montauk. Fishermen there are worried about a massive off-shore wind farm proposed some 30 miles out in the Atlantic that they say will impact their livelihood. Click above to hear Jon's story.

Security will certainly be on the minds of the runners and spectators of the New York City Marathon this weekend, following the deadliest terrorist attack in the city since 9-11. WBGO News Director Doug Doyle has reaction to the terror attack in Lower Manhattan. Click above to hear the report.

Amanda Morales Guerra has spent the last two months inside the Holyrood Church in Washington Heights. Community members ferry her children back and forth to school. Volunteers come in several times each week to teach her English. Earlier this month, Amanda came out to the steps of the church to greet a group from a local synagogue. She could not venture further, for fear of deportation and separation from her family. Amanda arrived in the United States in 2004. She was fleeing violence in her

Hector partner Damon Rich is one of the 24 people to be awarded a 2017 MacArthur Fellowship, a "no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential." Hector is a Newark-based urban design, planning, and civic arts studio. Damon Rich sat down recently with WBGO's Doug Doyle to talk about the award, his outlook on urban design, his experiences working with three different Newark Mayors and his future opportunities. For 20 years, Rich