On today’s #GoodNews show I am speaking with Dr. Rhonda Moore Johnson, senior physician executive with a background in pediatrics, managed care, community and public health. 

She is an advocate for advancing health equity and reducing racial disparities in health care. In addition to healthcare consulting and clinical pediatric work, she recently retired from a lengthy career at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield!

We are talking about what the #black community needs to know about prevention and surviving #COVID19.

Tune in today at 4:05PM Est on WGBN AM 1360, www.wgbnradio.com, or via your mobile phone on SimpleRadio, TuneInRadio or the GospelMusicRadio apps!

#vaccinations #COVID19 #health #wellness #education #disparities #pediatric # deltavariant #mask #prevention #survivingCOVID19

GOOD NEWS - DR RHONDA JOHNSON -PREVENTING - SURVIVING COVID19 - BLACK COMMUNITY - 7 - 16 - 21

Today’s Good News show I am featuring an interview with Kev Marcus one of the members of the group Black Violin. I got an opportunity to speak with Kev Marcus about the Give Thanks Holiday Tour and much more which was in Pittsburgh last night at the Byhum. 

For 17 years,  Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and vocals and building bridges in communities along the way. 

Black Violin is composed of classically trained violist and violinist Wil Baptiste. and Kev Marcus, who combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive multi-genre sound that is often described as “classical boom.”  

The interview will air today at 4:05PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 and www.wgbnradio.com or via your mobile phone SimpleRadio & TuneInRadio apps 

For more information on the group Black Violin visit www.blackviolin.net

#BlackViolin #instrumental #classical #hiphop #educational #GrammyAwardnomination #empowering #youth #community #Billboard #Classicalcharts

GOOD NEWS - BLACK VIOLIN - KEV MARCUS - GIVE THANKS SONG - 12 - 3-21

Friday’s Good News show I am featuring an interview with renowned award-winning illustrator Mr. Frank Morrison. 

Check out the interview on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9, www.wgbnradio.com at 4:05 PM EST. 

For more information on Mr. Morrison visit his website at 
https://morrisongraphics.com/
https://painted-words.com/portfolio/frank-morrison/

GOOD NEWS - FRANK MORRISON - Illustrator - AUG 5 2022

This Good News interview will air TODAY 9/22/22 at 4:05PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM in Pittsburgh with Nashville, TN native Monica Hyde-Collins.

We are talking about her latest film “Blemish” which will be in a theater near you on October 6th. The movie centers around Domestic Violence.

To purchase tickets to see the movie at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville TN, visit bit.ly/3DNEj0S

For more information on Monica visit www.imdb.com/name/nm12997204/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Follow her on Instagram @gazelle19671

GOOD NEWS - MONICA HYDE COLLINS -BLEMISH MOVIE -SOUNDCLOUD - 9 - 22 - 22

#Pittsburgh #USA check out today’s #GoodNews show at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM and www.wgbnradio.com, featuring two-time Grammy and Emmy award winning actress @RemaWebb

Rema is staring in Dr Vernell Lillie’s The Crawford Grill presents Lady Day: the Music of Billie Holiday. 

Rema is so excited to be back HOME, where it all started…Clairton & “the Burgh”. Most recently Rema appeared as Mother Mary in a new musical called “The Twelve” directed by John Doyle.  She also served as Vocal Supervisor & music arranger on the now-in-theaters movie “RUSTIN”.

Lady Day is Saturday November 18 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm and Sunday November 19 at 5:00pm  at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Homewood auditorium, located at 7101 Hamilton avenue in Homewood, pa 15208.

For more information on Rema Webb visit RemaWebb.com and https://www.onbroadway-patp.com

The interview will air today at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM and www.wgbnradio.com

#music #TheColorPurple #Gospel #Classical #Pittsburgh #Clariton #MonValley #Rustin #Violet #TheLionKing #LadyDay #BillieHoliday #DrVernellLillie #UnMasked #FannieLouHamerStory #Broadway

GOOD NEWS - Grammy & Emmy Award Winning Actress REMA WEBB - LADY DAY - BILLIE HOLIDAY -11 - 17 - 23

Tune in to Today's Good News show for an exciting interview with gospel talents!

I'll be chatting with songwriter Wanda Hudgens and Veronica Whittaby Alston from New Haven, CT. 

Don't miss Wanda's latest single "#Wonderful #Marvelous" premiering on air.

Catch us at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 or stream online at wgbnradio.com

#GospelMusic #GoodNews #NewSingle #GoodNews #ThankYou #Godbless #music #community #education

GOOD NEWS - Veronica Alston & Wanda Hudgens -Wonderful & Marvelous Song -8 - 9-24

📻 #GoodNews Today! 🎶
Tune in for an exclusive interview with Mother Vernice Davis from the #gospel group #Blessings on today's show. We'll be featuring their uplifting song "Oh What A Change"!
This family-based group was founded in 2003 and is from New Haven, Connecticut.
Don't miss this inspiring conversation and powerful music!
🕓 Airing today at 4:05 PM EST on 📻 WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM
🌐 www.wgbnradio.com
#GospelMusic #FamilyHarmony #NewHavenTalent

GOOD NEWS -MOTHER VERNICE DAVIS - BLESSINGS - 8-16 - 24

Check out today's #GoodNews show for a powerful dose of inspiration! 

I am featuring an interview with Rev. Trini L. Massie, Minister of Worship and Arts at Mount Ararat Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis.

Today at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9 FM and online at www.wgbnradio.com.

We are talking about Trini's 30 years of ministry celebration happening on Sunday, November 3rd! 

Get your tickets now at  https://tinyurl.com/vhaj6wpr  or 

https://tlm30th.ticketspice.com/trini-massies-30th-anniversary-celebration?fbclid=IwY2xjawGRSHRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdSLOh4z8nssG40oQU5G2QVGGz9v3urhBnWyZKKwrDBNe3d43UdzmpqgIg_aem_Sa0rea5vFpcDK46rI8uHVA

He's a musical force to be reckoned with:
•	Composes, conducts, and leads choirs with a unique blend of traditional and contemporary gospel.
•	Masters sacred music across genres, from hymns to modern praise and worship.
•	Inspires audiences worldwide with his teaching and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
•	Leads the Gospel Connection choir - uniting cultures through gospel music.
•	Featured on Italian national TV and ministered across continents.

Don't miss this opportunity to be uplifted and inspired! 

#GospelMusic #Ministry #Celebration #WGBNRadio #GoodNews #Pittsburgh #Music #Ministry #Gospel

GOOD NEWS -TRINI L MASSIE - 30 Years of Ministry Celebration-Song-Lift Him Up - 11-1-24

I'm excited to invite you to tune in to today's #GoodNews show at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9FM. You can also listen live at www.wgbnradio.com

This week's special guest is none other than the incredible #COGIC gospel singer and songwriter, Evangelist Joyce Simmons, from #GooseCreekSC. 

We are excited to feature her soul-stirring new song, #ComingDown.

Don't miss out on this uplifting and inspiring show. 

Follow Joyce Simmon at
Instagram @joyceasimmons3  
Facebook - @EvangelistJoyceSimmons
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@joyceasimmons3

#thankyou #Godbless #gospelmusic 

GOOD NEWS - Evangelist Joyce Simmons - COMING DOWN - GOSPEL SONG -11-8-24

🌟 Today’s #GoodNews show is featuring the amazing Pastor Robert Fitzgerald and his brother Alfred from the #Gospel Group, “The New Men Of Praise & Company”🎤✨ 
This African-American Soulful and Contemporary Gospel group from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut, includes Alfred Fitzgerald, Evongee Smart, Robert Fitzgerald, and Cheryl Fitzgerald. 
The song of the day is “Jesus is a Friend-Holy Ghost Party.” 
Tune in at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & www.wgbnradio.com
AINT NO PARTY LIKE A HOLY GHOST PARTY BECAUSE A HOLY GHOST PARTY DON’T STOP! 
🎉🙌 Follow them on all Social Media platforms @ The New Men of Praise and Company! 
#GospelMusic #HolyGhostParty #SoulfulGospel


GOOD NEWS - NEW MEN OF PRAISE & CO -JESUS IS A FRIEND HOLY GHOST PARTY -SONG - 11-22-24

Tune into #GoodNews today at 4: 05PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 and www.wgbnradio.com
I am featuring an interview with Philadelphia native, Annette A. Anthony. She now calls London, England home. 

We’re diving into her beautifully crafted new book, Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir an inspiring journey of over 160 eclectic recipes, personal stories, poetry and the flavors that shaped her life across continents.

Pick up a copy of the memoir today at linktr.ee/aanthony_author
Follow Annette via IG:  https://www.instagram.com/aanthony_author/
For more information visit - annetteanthony.com

Don't miss this celebration of culture, connection, and the comfort of food.

#GoodNews #FoodMemoir #AlwaysEnough #AnnetteAnthony #CulturalConnection #GlobalCuisine #WGBN #RadioInterview #CookbookLaunch #HomeCooking


GOOD NEWS- Annette A. Anthony--Always Enough A Global Food Memoir - 5-23-25

📻 Today on #GoodNews don’t miss our moving interview with Walter Pryor, author of This Leaves Me Okay: Race, Legacy, and Letters from My Grandmother.

For nearly 30 years, Lucille “Mama Ceal” Hatch Eldridge wrote weekly letters to her grandson, Walter — from his boyhood to adulthood. Though she only completed the 8th grade, her wisdom, strength, and love shine through in every word.

✨ A powerful story about family, resilience, and the legacy of Black women across generations.

📅 Tune in today on WGBN AM 1360 in Pittsburgh or stream online: www.wgbnradio.com

📚 Grab the book here 👉 This Leaves Me Okay on Amazon

#Legacy #BlackVoices #MamaCeal #WalterPryor #WGBN #LettersOfLove #AuthorInterview #ThisLeavesMeOkay #Thankyou #Godbless #RadioInterview 


GOOD NEWS - WALTER PRYOR - BOOK -THIS LEAVES ME OKAY - 5-30-25

🎉 Today’s #GoodNews Spotlight 🎉

 
Tune in at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 (Pittsburgh) or wgbnradio.com for an inspiring interview with Vanesse J. Lloyd-Sgambati of #Philadelphia — literary consultant, book curator, and founder of The Literary Media and Publishing Consultants.

 
We’re talking about her upcoming event:

 📚 Juneteenth: Celebrating Literacy & Artistic Freedom

 🗓️ Saturday, June 7 | 12–2PM

 📍 The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

 🎨 Featuring acclaimed illustrator E.B. Lewis (The Other Side, Preaching to the Chickens)

 
🎟️ Free event — registration required at (215)878-BOOK or https://philaathenaeum.org/event-detail/?event_id=29770 


Don’t miss this celebration of Black books, art, and storytelling! 📖🖌️ #Juneteenth #PhillyEvents #BlackLiterature #GoodNewsRadio #Literacy #Reading #BlackAuthors #Childrensbooks 

GOODNEWS -Vanesse J. Lloyd-Sgambati-Juneteenth-Celebrating Literacy & Artistic Freedom 6-6-25

Check out this #GoodNews show featuring an interview with Bishop Leon D. Pamphile of FLM Haiti about Pray for Haiti Day on Friday, July 25 at 6PM at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
Visit www.flmhaiti.org for details. 
Plus, hear the latest update on conditions in Haiti. Don’t miss it! 
🙏 #PrayForHaiti  #FLMHaiti #usa #GlobalMissions

GOOD NEWS--BISHOP LEON D PAMPHILE - PRAY FOR HAITI DAY - 7-18-25

🎤✨ Check out today’s #GoodNews show featuring an interview with Mr. Henry L. Jones — award-winning poet, artist, playwright, and actor who's digging deep into history and culture through powerful words and visuals. 

Jones is the 2021 Inaugural Poet Laureate of Hendersonville, TN, and President of the National Black Poet Laureate Society.

We are discussing Henry’s new book Black Skillet Blues: Poetry without Cornbread (Beatlick Press, 2025) and much more. 

With over 200 publications, countless features, fellowships, and honors, he's a creative force shaping the poetic landscape. From daily poems to international anthologies, Jones is leaving a lasting legacy — one verse at a time. 🖤📖

The interview will air today 8/1 at 4:05PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 (Pittsburgh)  www.wgbnradio.com and 365LiveApp, TuneInApp 

#BlackPoetry #HenryLJones #PoetLaureate #TNArts #CulturalVoices #PoetryMatters


GOOD NEWS - HENRY JONES - TN Poet Laureate - 8-1-25

🎤✨ #GoodNews Alert! ✨🎤

Pittsburgh’s own Shanice Wilson is in the spotlight on today’s show! 🌟 The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter & actress with a legendary five-octave range joins us for an exclusive interview you don’t want to miss.

We’re talking:
🎶 Her incredible music journey
💖 Healing after breast cancer
💄 Her new vegan lipstick line “Smile by Shanice”
🎭 And her role as Michelle Obama in the musical “44”

PLUS — catch Shanice LIVE at City Winery Pittsburgh on Wednesday, July 30th at 6 PM!

Tap in and turn it up! 🔊 #ShaniceWilson #Pittsburgh #SmileByShanice #44TheMusical #CityWineryPittsburgh #LiveMusic #WomenWhoInspire #VeganLipstick #RadioInterview #ILoveYourSmile

The show aired live on WGBN AM 1360, www.wgbnradio.com and LIVE365app at 4:05PM EST


GOODNEWS--Grammy Nominated Singer --SHANICE WILSON -SONG-7-25-25

✨🎙️ Today on the #GoodNews Show! ✨

I’ll be featuring an interview with Pittsburgh native Brigette Washington of North Carolina. 
She’s a multi-talented writer, director, and producer of stage productions including When The Mountains Rumble, Beauty In The Hood, and So What Now? 

She’s also the author of six self-published books.

We are talking about her powerful new song “No More Chains” which is set to be released on Saturday and much more! 🙌

📻 Tune in today, Friday, August 29 at 4:05PM EST 
🔹 WGBN AM 1360 (Pittsburgh, PA) www.wgbnradio.com
🔹 365Live App
🔹 TuneIn App
Don’t miss it!

GOOD NEWS - BRIGETTE  WASHINGTON - NO MORE CHAIN-SONG---8-29-25

✨ Check out today’s (9/26) #GoodNews interview with Linda Ross Brown, co-founder of Mercy Acts International!

Founded in 2012 by Rev. James E. and Linda Ross Brown, Mercy Acts International is a missions-focused nonprofit making a difference worldwide.

We are talking about what’s new with the organization and their upcoming Annual Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 27th at  9:00 A.M. at the DoubleTree Hotel, Green Tree

Tickets: $45. For details, contact Linda at 412-338-1447

📻 Tune in today at 4:05PM EST on WGBN AM 1360, wgbnradio.com, or on the Live365 and TuneIn apps!

GOOD NEWS - LINDA ROSS BROWN - MERCY ACTS INTERNATIONAL - 9-26-25

🎶 #GoodNews Spotlight! 🎶
Check out this interview featuring Gospel singer, songwriter, and producer Theodore Chestnutt!

A native of Brooklyn, NY, now residing in Goldsboro, NC with his wife and daughter, Theodore shares the powerful testimony that inspired his new single — “A Man’s Cry ~ A Sound of Maturity.” 🙌🏾

📅 Tune in TODAY at 4:05 PM EST
📻 WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9 FM (#Pittsburgh)
💻 www.wgbnradio.com

📱 Also available on TuneIn Radio and Live365 App

👉🏾 Follow Theodore on all social media platforms
📩 For bookings: ntacministry@gmail.com

GOOD NEWS - THEODORE CHESTNUT -NEW SONG -A Man’s Cry-A Sound of Maturity - 10-10-25

✨ Today on The Good News Show! ✨

Join me for an inspiring conversation with Maurita Bryant, Chairperson of the Greater Pittsburgh Business & Professional Women, and Dr. Jermaine McKinley, President of GPBPW! 🎙️

We’re talking about the 5th Annual Holiday Vendor Bash 🛍️🎄 — and so much more!

📻 Tune in at 4:05 PM EST on WGBN AM 1360 & 98.9 FM, or listen online at www.wgbnradio.com

📱 You can also stream it on the Live365, SimpleRadio, or TuneIn Radio apps.

For more info on the Holiday Bash, visit Greater Pittsburgh Business & Professional Women!

#GoodNewsShow #WGBNRadio #PittsburghEvents #SupportLocal #WomenInBusiness #HolidayVendorBash

GOOD NEWS - Maurita Bryant & Dr. Jermaine McKinley – 5th Annual Holiday Vendor Bash – 10-31-25

Interview with Grammy Award Winning contemporary gospel duo, Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell of #MARYMARY on WGBN 1360 with Danielle Smith!

HOT OR NOT - MARY MARY WITH DANIELLE SMITH WGBN RADIO 11 - 24 - 15

HOT OR NOT SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW DANIELLE SMITH WITH REV MARCIA SAPP 8-12-16

HOT OR NOT SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW DANIELLE SMITH WITH REV MARCIA SAPP 8 - 12 - 16

Good News with Danielle Smith is a show that spotlights individual/groups/organization that are making a positive impact in the world. Today's show spotlights Christian Hip Hop artist Brea Miles and her new hit single #AllGod.

Good News - Brea Miles Artist Spotlight -DSmith

My Good News show on 12-13-19 at 4:05pmEST on Power 1360AM WGBN and wgbnradio.com is featured an interview with Christian Hip Hop artist Brea Miles. Miles celebrates the importance of faith in her new book entitled "Get Ya Faith Up!" Which is available now on alwaysbrea.com and amazon.com. #Pittsburghnative

God Culture - Single

GOOD NEWS - Christian Hip-Hop Artist Brea Miles -Get Ya Faith Up! - 12-13-19

Check out part 2 of my #GoodNews interview with renowned award-winning gospel artist the Reverend Deryck Tines Mitchell, today (2/21) at 4:05pmEST on WGBN AM 1360 and wgbnradio.com (TuneIn & SimpleRadio Apps). The song that we are featuring is “Persuaded” written by Rev Tines and the soloist is gospel artist Zanetta Wingfield. Purchase your copy of his newly released cd project “We Shall Overcome Someday” at www.derycktines.com or at Dorsey Records Shop! #Godbless #GospelMusic #Pittsburgh

GOOD NEWS - PASTOR DERYCK TINES - WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY CD -PART 2 - FEB 21 2020

On today’s Good News show I am featuring an interview with Roxanne Wallace, Assistant Regional Census Manager Philadelphia Region, U.S. Census Bureau. She is providing valuable information on why it’s important for the African American community to be counted in the #2020Census and much more. The 2020 Census is happening now. You can respond online, by phone or by email for details visit www.2020census.gov or call 1-844-330-2020. Listen to the interview today at 4:05pmEST on www.wgbnradio.com or download the Simple Radio and/or TuneIn radio app and search for WGBN.  #community #equalemployment #consumersneeds #medicalresearch Thank you and God bless

GOOD NEWS - ROXANNE WALLACE - US CENSUS BUREAU 5-1-20  #2020Census

This Good News show is featuring an interview with Always bold, always honest, always real, always Brea. Brea Miles is a significant player to the genre known as Christian Hip Hop. With projects topping iTunes top 20 and several tours under her belt. Her prolific style and electrifying stage performance makes Brea one of a kind. I decided to interview Brea because she is making a positive impact by spreading the #GoodNews of Jesus Christ daily through her music ministry.
We are talking about her newly released single #CrazyFaith and much more. The interview will air today at 4:05pm on WGBN AM 1360, www.wgbnradio.com and look for the WGBN app on Simple Radio and TuneIn.

GOOD NEWS - BREA MILES - CRAZY FAITH - 7 - 10 - 20

This #GoodNews show aired on October 2nd at 4:05pmEST on WGBN AM 1360. Featuring an interview with Pastor Michael Yuricha of Judah Ministries International Worship Center located in McKeesport, PA which is a rapidly growing #multicultural church. We are talking about Judah’s 10th Anniversary and much more. #pittsburgh #multicultural

GOOD NEWS - PASTOR MICHAEL YURICHA - JUDAH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL 10 - 2-20

Danielle M. Smith is an award-winning veteran journalist with over a decade of experience working in national news and gospel radio. Smith shines as a part-time on-air talent at Power 1360 WGBN where she hosts “Good News” a show that spotlights local and national change agents making a positive impact in the Western Pennsylvania region.  

Before “Good News with Danielle Smith” show on radio, it debuted on PCTV’s community access station in 30-minute segments anchored by Danielle.

Smith also hosted for nine years “Hot or Not” a show that spotlighted local and national Gospel/Christian artists. Smith is also an account executive for WGBN, selling air-time spots to businesses and churches.

Smith is a former national Audio Journalist with Sheridan Broadcasting Networks and American Urban Radio Networks. Her responsibilities were interviewing individuals for news stories involving the African-American community, including political figures, celebrities, and notable activists.  Key interviews include Congresswoman Kamala Harris, Arne Duncan, Judge Lynn Toler, Catherine Pugh (Former Mayor of Baltimore) and Steve Harvey. 

Smith has been recognized for her stellar reporting work. She was awarded the Robert L. Vann Media Award for Radio/Public Affairs feature story, “Sister Friend Provides Feminine Care Products to Homeless Women.” (2017). Smith is also an awardee of the New Pittsburgh Courier 2016 Women of Excellence.

In 2013, Danielle received the Community Spirit Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from North Side Institutional Church.  In 2012, Smith teamed with other members of the AURN newsroom to win a Robert L. Vann Award for excellence (Voting Rights Series) from the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation (PBMF).

Danielle’s also a member of PBMF and participated in their Frank Bolden Urban Journalism workshop as a high school student. Smith is a former contributing writer for the Soul Pitt Media quarterly magazine. She’s also a Communications board member for the Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti, a Christian nonprofit organization that provides health, hope, educational guidance and evangelism to Haitians in Haiti.

Danielle earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Broadcasting from Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA).

Danielle M. Smith

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