Champions of Jazz 2015 - April 06
Newark Public Radio
Who's Who
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Monty Alexander
Alexander was born in Kingston, Jamaica and felt the gravitational pull of music at an early age. Self-taught and unable to read traditional music notation, Alexander’s seemingly unorthodox approach to piano would not prevent him from attaining widespread global acclaim. First making waves in his homeland, leading the group Monty and The Cyclones, Alexander’s two-fisted piano pyrotechnics would send him into the musical stratosphere, performing and/or recording with legendary artists like Frank Sinatra, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown and countless others. A commanding career as a solo artist would soon follow, with Alexander recording over sixty albums as a leader himself.
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Bob Costas
Costas has won 26 Emmy awards; the only person to win in news, sports & entertainment. He was named National Sportscaster of the Year 8 times. In 2012 he was elected to the National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Hall of Fame. A New York Times best-selling author, Costas is one of only two sports broadcasters to receive the Walter Cronkite Award for distinction in journalism. He has covered every major sport over 30 years: Baseball Game of the Week; Later with Bob Costas; programs on HBO; hosting 11 Olympics, 6 Super Bowls, 7 World Series & 10 NBA Finals, the Kentucky Derby and the US Open Golf Championship. Costas is a native of Queens, NY. He attended Syracuse University, majoring in communications. He began his broadcast career at WSYR-TV & Radio in 1973 at Syracuse, before joining KMOX radio in St. Louis in 1974. Associated with NBC since 1980, he currently hosts Football Night in America, is prime-time host of the Olympics and contributes to NBC’s Nightly News and The Today Show.
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