WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country music legend Ricky Skaggs, who performs at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia for two nights this weekend. They spoke in 2015 when he performed at The Birchmere with Ry Cooder and wife Sharon White, discussing his humble beginnings with Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs to eventually becoming CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1985.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Shark Tank” judge Daymond John, who celebrates 30 years since founding the hip-hop apparel company FUBU. They spoke in 2020 about his entrepreneurial book “Power Shift” and the success of TV’s “Shark Tank.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor Chris Sullivan, who played the beloved character Toby, as “This Is Us” returns for its sixth and final season tonight on NBC. They spoke in 2017 during the mid-season cliffhanger of Season 1. Sullivan also describes voicing the hilarious Hump Day Camel in a series of GEICO commercials.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Impractical Jokers” stars James ‘Murr’ Murray and Joe Gatto, who announced over the weekend that he is leaving the hit prank-comedy show for personal reasons after nine seasons. They spoke in 2020 during the release of “Impractical Jokers: The Movie.”
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Rachel Vindman, co-host of the Suburban Women Problem Podcast, says they live in and embrace their diverse neighborhoods, and politicians should stop trying to use diversity and race to scare them. Follow us on Twitter. We’re @podcastcolors.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with arguably the greatest Broadway actress of all time, Chita Rivera, who hosts the New Year’s Eve special “United in Song” tonight on PBS. They discussed her prolific career, originating such iconic roles as Anita in “West Side Story,” Rose in “Bye Bye Birdie” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, who co-host the annual “New Year’s Eve Live” special tomorrow night as the Times Square ball drops on CNN. The duo called in to discuss their comedy tour AC2 at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. back in 2015. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Blue’s Clues & You” host Joshua Dela Cruz about the show’s 25th anniversary on Nickelodeon. He also describes meeting original host Steve Burns, who made headlines this year with a viral video to fans.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley revives this chat with Richard Gere to make up for the COVID cancellation of “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” which was slated to open today at National Theatre in Washington D.C. Gere and director Oren Moverman joined WTOP in 2015 to discuss their gritty indie film “Time Out of Mind” about the life of a homeless man. They also discussed his most iconic roles, including “Days of Heaven,” “An Officer and a Gentleman” and of course “Pretty Woman.”
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the “Smackdown” tag-team champions, The Usos, who perform tomorrow night at the WWE Holiday Tour at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. The twins stopped by in 2015 en route to “Smackdown” the same month their father, Rikishi, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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