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Robotics enthusiasts inspire young minds Jack and Kim Smith are retired engineers who run the local 4-H Robotics Club. On Feb. 15 and 16, they volunteered their time to run a robotics workshop with a...

Grammy-nominated, multiple award-winning blues star Sugaray Rayford will headline the 15th annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue Festival on June 24 in downtown Allentown.

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Michael Bourne, longtime radio host for WBGO in Newark, died on Sunday, August 21. He was 75 years old. Michael Bourne was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022, when he retired from full time hosting duty. He was the host of the Singers Unlimited podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022) show on WBGO. He also hosted the equally as popular Blues Break for several years. Michael was a senior contributor to DownBe...

Michael Bourne, longtime radio host for WBGO in Newark, died on Sunday, August 21. He was 75 years old. Michael Bourne was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022, when he retired from full time hosting duty. He was the host of the Singers Unlimited podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022) show on WBGO. He also hosted the equally as popular Blues Break for several years. Michael was a senior contributor to DownBe...

Michael Bourne has been a presence on WBGO since the end of 1984. He's hosted the popular Singers Unlimited, Sundays 10AM-2PM, since 1985. He’s nowadays hosting the Blues Break, Monday-Friday 2-4PM. Michael is also a senior contributor to Down Beat, with the magazine since 1969. Doctor Bourne earned a PhD in Theatre from Indiana University -- which comes in handy when he's a theatre critic for the WBGO Journal.

For more than 35 years, Michael Bourne has been a beloved and absolutely original presence on the air at WBGO. As he steps away from the microphone, we're celebrating his legacy on and off the air.

As Michael Bourne turns 75, and steps away from the microphone, we're celebrating his incredible legacy at WBGO.