Beyond Top 40
What has been really fun about being part of WFYL 1180 AM’s “From Bullets To Broadway”, is that the scope of the conversations has changed from where we started to where we are now. In addition to show host, Sgt. Dan McCaughan and the show creators Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy, we have had some... Continue Reading →
As a writer, “Un-Block The Music” understands how the creative wheels keep turning and new ideas for new projects keep popping up even while you are working on a deadline. Orchestrator, Macy Schmidt put it the best when she said her mind worked like a hamster wheel in the beginning of the pandemic (She has... Continue Reading →
On my journalistic path to “Un-Block The Music,” I have discovered my dislike for 2-minute snippets delivered on the news morning shows. What do we actually learn? My desire to widen the scope of knowledge, is the first thing I found in common with pianist Lara Downes. Lara said, “I am driven by my own... Continue Reading →
A lot of exciting things are on tap for “Un-Block The Music” this year. While it is too soon to discuss details, I can still give thanks to the people who have entrusted me with their stories. Two of those people are Will Van Dyke and Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Why do I bring up these... Continue Reading →
If it is possible to find a silver lining in the horrifying pandemic that has gripped the world, perhaps societal awareness and change jumps to the forefront. Women’s issues and race relations are talked about all of the time, strides have been made, but never enough. Perhaps “divine intentions” will finally become reality. As you... Continue Reading →
Remember when Sting sang “I Want My MTV” in the middle of Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing”? If you don’t, “Un-Block The Music” suggests you google “Live Aid”, the ginormous concert, and watch the frenzy that was 1980s music! Why do I bring this up? Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy introduced their second musical, One... Continue Reading →
Following “The Fabulous Foys” on their journey to Broadway with their musical Emergency has been the highlight of “Un-Block The Music’s” week since WFYL’s Sgt. Dan McCaughan first invited me to join the radio show nearly a year ago. As curmudgeons write articles and continue to broadcast the end of New York City as we... Continue Reading →
As a young reporter, one of my mentors, Agostino von Hassell (a very challenging name for a very sweet guy), told me, you will never be out of work as long as you have your own ideas and you don’t wait for an opportunity, you make one. He was right. And, when “Un-Block The Music”... Continue Reading →
Like many Americans, “Un-Block The Music” was on a natural high last week with the inauguration of a new administration, and the hope that we will come back together as one HEALTHY nation. We’ve been talking a whole lot about the lack of empathy in the last few years, but instead of me saying the... Continue Reading →
(Ellis Dawson Photography) Douglas Lyons caught the eye of “Un-Block The Music”. First, he was an original cast member of Beautiful, the Carole King Musical. But, while his acting caught my eye, the fact that he is a writer…way beyond a triple threat….is what impresses me even more! Originally from New Haven, CT, Douglas was... Continue Reading →
