Doug Doyle
Director of News and Editorial Content, Morning News Anchor, Host of WBGO Journal and Host of SportsJam with Doug Doyle and The Art of the Story podcastsDoug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
The Pennsylvania State University graduate is one of the most decorated news reporters in New Jersey radio history. WBGO's popular sports podcast SportsJam with Doug Doyle has won numerous national and state awards for best interview and sports coverage. SportsJam recently won PMJA's 2025 Best Interview/Podcast program. SportsJam has also won Best Podcast from the NJSPJ in 2024 and 2025.
For more than 27 years, Doug really enjoys being the morning news anchor for Gary Walker's "Daybreak" on WBGO. Doug began his radio career at WMJY in Long Branch, NJ where he eventually became news director at the station known as Y107 at that time. The next stop was WOBM-FM in Toms River, NJ. Doug spent ten years there, seven of them as news director.
The Delmont, Pennsylvania native has also anchored sportscasts for WBBR, 1010 WINS and WABC.
Doyle hosts three podcasts for WBGO: WBGO Journal The Art of the Story SportsJam with Doug Doyle
Doug has taught radio production, writing, announcing, podcasting and sports classes at Bloomfield College, Rutgers-Newark University, Brookdale Community College, Ocean County College and Burlington County College.
He is an instrumental part of the Write On Sports program. In 2022, Doyle received the Literacy Champion Award from WOS.
Doug is a lifetime member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a professional music fraternity.
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WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Eric Roberson about his upcoming performances at the 2026 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival -
The next edition of "Newark Today" streams live at 8pm on Thursday, September 17 -
On the September 12 WBGO Journal, we get the latest on Alzheimer's research in New Jersey and historian Guy Sterling talks about the significance of the equestrian statue of George Washington in Newark -
On the September 5 WBGO Journal, we preview of the 2026 OSPAC West Orange and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festivals and we remember the life and music of Cassandra Wilson -
Red Bull New York head coach and former USMNT captain Michael Bradley joins SportsJam with Doug Doyle -
On the WBGO Journal, we hear about the impact of the Meta settlement on New Jersey and an update on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver's federal case -
WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the impact of the late Cassandra Wilson -
WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on the passing of Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson -
WBGO's Doug Doyle has an in-depth chat with five-time Grammy winner Keb' Mo' -
WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on West Chester-based guitarist Jon Madof
