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

Bethany Beach To Hold Annual Jazz Funeral To Mourn Passing Of Summer

By Brian Daniels • Aug 21, 2019

BETHANY BEACH, Del. – On Labor Day weekend, the Town of Bethany Beach, known as the “Quiet Resort,” is unlike any other Atlantic coast beach town. The Bethany Beach Boardwalk is the setting for the Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral, one of the county’s most unusual “End of Summer Celebrations.”

The 2019 Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral will be celebrated on Labor Day Monday September 2 with activities beginning about 5:30 p.m. at the North end of the Bethany Beach Boardwalk, according to Carolyn Bacon and Marie Wright, the assistant chairpersons of this year's Jazz Funeral events.

UMES 30 Ep. 35--The Pain Of Living With Fibromyalgia

By Brian Daniels • Aug 19, 2019

Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.

It’s believed that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way the human brain processes pain signals.

According to the National Fibromyalgia Association, an estimated 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from this condition.

75 to 90 percent of the people who have fibromyalgia are women and the disorder is often seen in families, among siblings, or mothers and their children.

UMES 30 Ep. 34--Parting Shot

By Brian Daniels • Aug 6, 2019

UMES 30 debuted on Dec. 2, 2018. Over the past 8 months, show host Dr. Joshua K. Wright has interviewed a number of guests covering a wide variety of topics ranging from sports and athletics to self care and the environment.

This week's show will take a look back at some of the more memorable conversations Dr. Wright has had with his guests, including UMES President Dr. Heidi Anderson, UMES alumni/students/educators, author/historian Dr. Peter Levy, TIME Magazine senior sports writer Sean Gregory, 2-time Superbowl champion Dexter Manley, and others.

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