WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Judas Priest founding bass player Ian Hill as the heavy metal band rocks MGM National Harbor on Thursday night near Washington D.C. They discussed the band’s rise to success with hits like “Breaking the Law,” “Living After Midnight” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Joan Osborne, who performs live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia this Thursday, March 31, 2022. They discuss her journey from an early interest in documentary filmmaking to becoming a Grammy-nominated singer asking the famous question: “What If God Was One of Us?” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Matthew Ogens, director of Netflix’s “Audible,” which is nominated for Best Documentary Short tonight at the Oscars. They’re also joined by Jennifer Yost Ortiz of the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Maryland as the documentary chronicles the school’s football team.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Paula Cole as this weekend marks the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough hit “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone.” They spoke when Cole played the AMP by Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland in 2017, breaking down her biggest hits, including the “Dawson’s Creek” theme “I Don’t Want to Wait.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with two-time Oscar winner Russell Williams, who won Best Sound on “Glory” and “Dances with Wolves” to become the first Black two-time Oscar winner. They discussed his historic career in 2016 when he donated his Oscars to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. They also reunited this year to discuss the Academy’s decision to scrap eight categories, including Best Sound, from the live telecast on Sunday.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Billy Bob Thornton as today marks the 25th anniversary of him winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with “Sling Blade.” Thornton called in with his bandmate J.D. Andrew when their band The Boxmasters played the Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland and The Hamilton in Washington D.C. back in 2017. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Speech from the hip-hop group Arrested Development as tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of their Grammy-winning album “3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…” on March 24, 1992. They spoke in 2019 when the group played City Winery in Washington D.C.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with standup comedian Pablo Francisco, who performs live at the D.C. Comedy Loft this Thursday through Saturday. They discuss his comedy career from “MADtv” to spoofing the movie trailer voice.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix as the band rocks MGM National Harbor near Washington D.C. on Wednesday night. They discussed the band’s biggest hits, including “Last Resort,” “Broken Home,” “Between Angels & Insects,” “She Loves Me Not,” “Scars” and “Lifeline.”
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