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Nicole Sweeney is a Queens-born, Long Island-raised music lover. Growing up in New York with West Indian parents, she was surrounded by all types of music every day and the influence of jazz was constant.
Nicole received her B.A. in Communications from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA after taking a seven-year hiatus which originally started out as a semester break . Going back to school as a more seasoned adult , Nicole took her education very seriously; while working and going to school full-time, she obtained three internships with Temple Update, Good Day Philadelphia, and Temple University s public radio station, WRTI.
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March is Women s History Month, and we take the time to honor the importance of women in our music and our organization. WBGO launched in 1979 with Dorthaan Kirk as a founder and Rhonda Hamilton as one of the first voices on air. Forty-two years later, the female voice rings clearly on WBGO: women are a critical factor that distinguishes us, just as they remain an essential force in the music.
We will celebrate the voices of women all month long, starting with a Take Five curated by our female announcers. A special edition of The Pulse on March 10 will feature the women of WBGO in a discussion about navigating a career in radio and the challenge of working in male-dominated spaces, among other things.
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WBGO is the world s number one voice for jazz, blues, classic soul, and R&B. Our Jazz Leadership Society (JLS) is a group of major donors who are united in the spirit of celebrating this music s rich history, while exploring its ever evolving present and guaranteeing its bright future.
If you believe that WBGO is a vital cultural institution worth your philanthropic support, then please join this special community that contributes to WBGO in a significant way, to keep this great music alive.
Contact John Newcott, Director of Individual Giving at (973) 643-4302 / jnewcott@wbgo.org for information.
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You receive exclusive access to unique experiences that will take you inside the making of this great music you so generously support. You will also become part of a vibrant community of special contributors who help develop and grow the value of the programming and services WBGO provides, which includes our award-winning news coverage and community outreach progra
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“The best thing you can do,” Abbey Lincoln once said, “is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart.”
March is Women’s History Month, and WBGO will honor the inestimable contributions of women in our music over the coming weeks. This monthlong initiative, playing out both online and on the air, draws on the conviction that women have
always been an essential force in jazz, blues and soul.
To kick things off, this week’s Take Five features selections by WBGO announcers, in the spirit of Women’s History Month. Be sure to mark your calendar for a special edition of The Pulse on March 10, featuring all of these veteran broadcasters in a conversation about their experience as women in jazz media.
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