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Catching up with Wayne Dawson in Celebration of Black History Month

February 23, 2021/by Sabrina Plumb DeCastra

Wayne Dawson, long time friend of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and award winning journalist and co-anchor of Fox 8 News in the Morning, took some time to talk with Maestro Carl Topilow in celebration of Black History Month. Wayne shared his love of jazz music and the difference his family is making in the community through the Annie L. Dawson Foundation.

In honor of Black History Month, we dedicate this series of interviews to the talented African American composers who added so much to American culture and the gifted African American artists whose artistry has graced stages throughout the country and indeed the world.  

Watch the interview below:

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