New Jersey Stage spoke with
Monique Grimme, CEO at Bon-
go Boy Records to learn more.
episode aired in Manhattan
and the five boroughs later that
month. I got inspired by the con-
cept of hosting and producing
What was the original inspira- a series where the independent
tion behind the show?
artists would be featured on ter-
Back in 2011, Gar Francis, my
restrial TV channels.
business partner here in New
A few weeks later I was intro-
Jersey, was invited to be on NY duced by Gar Francis to New
ROCKS TV show in Staten Island Jersey TV Host and Producer
(Comcast) with his Blues band
Dick Craig from the popu-
Plainfield Slim and The Ground- lar show Not Just Rock n’ Roll
hawgs The host of that TV show, which airs in Central Jersey. Gar
Phil Fiumano, also invited Chub- and Dick have been musicians
by Checker to be a sit-down
and friends for many years. Dick
guest on that same show. That
and I started talking about his TV
Monique Grimme
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Gar Francis (photo by Vanessa Joy)
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