Brian Daniels

On-air Music Host, Web Curator, PSA Director

Brian can be heard weekdays on Afternoon Jazz from 1 to 4 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Afternoon Jazz features a blend of the latest mainstream jazz with big band/swing, bebop and some blues on the side every once in a while.

Brian also served as the station's Interim General Manager from July 2016 to August 2017.

Ways to Connect

UMES 30 Ep. 33--Sean Gregory, TIME Magazine Senior Sports Writer

By Brian Daniels • Jul 23, 2019

On this week's UMES 30, show host Dr. Joshua K. Wright talks with Sean Gregory, senior sports writer for TIME Magazine.

Gregory has been a staff writer for TIME covering sports since 2002 and has written about everything from the Detroit Pistons’ run to the NBA championship to new marketing efforts in the golf and tennis industries and the rebuilding of Iraq’s Olympic team. His column appears on TIME.com every Friday.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 7/21/2019

UMES 30 Ep. 32--Richard C. Willis, CEO - Sankofa International, Inc.

By Brian Daniels • Jul 17, 2019

On this episode of UMES 30, show host Dr. Joshua K. Wright talks to Richard C. Willis, founder and CEO of Sankofa International, Inc.

In 2013, Dr. Wright took a life-changing trip to the West African nation of Ghana, organized by Sankofa International, Inc., a non-profit based in the United States (est. 1993) whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for Africans living in Africa.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 7/14/2019

UMES 30 Ep. 31--Ex-Redskins Player Dexter Manley On Football, Demons, Redemption

By Brian Daniels • Jul 8, 2019

Throughout his life, Dexter Manley has had his share of demons, doggedly trying to outrun them while running down opposing , quarterbacks as a member of the Washington Redskins football team for several years during the 1980's.

Nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense", Manley was a two-time Super Bowl champion.

UMES 30 host Dr. Joshua K. Wright talks with Manley about his football career, past drug addiction, recovery, and his life as a former player for the Washington Redskins.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 7/7/2019

UMES 30 Ep. 30--Maria Davis: Hip-Hop Promoter Turned HIV/AIDS Activist

By Brian Daniels • Jul 1, 2019

UMES 30 host Dr. Joshua K. Wright speaks with former hip-hop promoter Maria Davis about her life as an AIDS survivor and her work on behalf of those suffering from HIV/AIDS.

This episode contains frank language about HIV/AIDS and sexuality which may not be suitable for some listeners. Discretion is advised.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 6/30/2019

UMES 30 Ep. 29--J.R. Fenwick: Founder, CEO Of Flip That Stock

By Brian Daniels • Jun 25, 2019

UMES 30 host Dr. Joshua K. Wright has a conversation with award-winning author and entrepreneur, J.R. Fenwick.

Fenwick describes how he lives life on his own terms and how that philosophy inspired him to create his own stock company--a company which educates and helps people learn how to invest in the stock market.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 6/23/2019