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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Motown founder Berry Gordy, who is being honored this weekend at the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors. They spoke in 2015 alongside director Charles Randolph-Wright when “Motown the Musical” hit National Theatre in Washington D....
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with David Freiberg of Jefferson Starship, which plays The Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland on Dec. 7. They spoke about the band's evolution from Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" to Jefferson Starship's "Miracles" to Starship's "We Built ...
Carol Burnett (Part 1)
Carol Burnett (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the hilarious Carol Burnett, who earned a Golden Globe nod in the 1982 film "Annie," which is being revived tonight on NBC. They discussed her iconic career, including "The Carol Burnett Show," when she brought ...
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers, who perform Friday and Saturday at Bethesda Blues & Jazz. They spoke in 2017 during a Wolf Trap tribute to what would have been the 75th birthday of Jimi ...
Mannheim Steamroller
Mannheim Steamroller
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Mannheim Steamroller drummer Tom Sharpe as the band plays Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday night. They discuss the group's revolutionary synthesizer Christmas music to reimagine hits like "Deck the Halls" and "Carol of the ...
Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with best-selling author Mitch Albom, who visits Theater J in Washington D.C. tomorrow to discuss his new book "The Stranger in the Lifeboat." He also discusses his roots as a sportswriter before penning "Tuesdays ...
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with music legend Tony Bennett, who joins Lady Gaga for a special "One Last Time" concert tonight on CBS. They spoke in 2017 when Bennett received the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at ...
Richard Thomas (Part 1)
Richard Thomas (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Richard Thomas ("The Waltons") and Pamela Reed ("Parks & Rec") about the Thanksgiving play "The Humans," which won Tonys on Broadway in 2016 and came to the Kennedy Center in 2018. It's now being adapted ...
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Jean-Michel Cousteau
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of legendary underwater filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, who is chronicled this week in the new Disney+ documentary "Becoming Cousteau." They spoke in 2016 when Jean-Michel's National Geographic documentary "Secret Ocean" played at ...
Jeff Beal
Jeff Beal
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal, whose latest score is featured in Oliver Stone's documentary "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass" tonight on Showtime. They spoke in 2016 when Beal came to the Kennedy Center to ...