Skip to content
With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

1A

Listen Live

Listen Live

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley – from news and politics to science and the arts– delivered with a fresh perspective, all in an hour. Learn something new and add your voice to energizing live conversations with co-hosts Avi Wolfman-Arent and Cherri Gregg.
Next

Studio 2

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the Delaware Valley – from news and politics to science and the arts– delivered with a fresh perspective, all in an hour. Learn something new and add your voice to energizing live conversations with co-hosts Avi Wolfman-Arent and Cherri Gregg.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Archives: Articles

Neya Foster (right) with a new laptop and her mother and older sister were at Sayre High in West Philadelphia. (Bill Hangley/The Notebook)
Education
The Notebook

At Sayre High, pandemic puts the brakes on college aspirations

Counselors say the shutdown creates new challenges for students, especially for those who must overcome financial and social hurdles to succeed.

6 years ago

Dana Heller, 3rd medical student, Dr. Pierre Chanson, Natalie Gonzalez, 4th year medical student, Dr. Renell Dupree, and Dr. Ala Stanford, are part of the Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium. They are taking mobile testing at-risk zip codes in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Black doctors consortium takes COVID-19 testing into their own hands

Black Philadelphians are disproportionately dying of coronavirus. Now, a group of Black doctors is trying to bring tests to their neighborhoods.

6 years ago

A produce market at 10th and Cherry streets is one of the few businesses still open in Chinatown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Volunteers needed to translate coronavirus help for Philly area Asian Americans

Organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the Philly region want to connect 10,000 households in Pa. to resources.

6 years ago

Vehicles arrive at the Delaware toll plaza
Urban Planning

Could a coronavirus lockdown speed up major I-95 construction work?

Fewer cars on the road could make work on a major, multi-year overhaul of I-95 through Wilmington go a bit smoother.

6 years ago

Njeri Harris shops for produce at the Landisdale Farm stand at Clark Park on April 11, 2020. Harris says that the lines enforcing social distancing are
PlanPhilly
Community

Farmers markets may be your safest bet for food shopping during the coronavirus pandemic

Health experts say the new rules governing Pa. farmers markets have made the open-air grocery destinations safer than other options.

6 years ago

Samantha Southall and her 10 1/2-year-old daughter, who fractured her wrist amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy of Samantha Southall)
Health

Coronavirus or not, kids still fall or feel yucky. Do you go to the pediatrician?

Some situations, like broken bones, clearly call for in-person visits. Others are not so obvious. Here’s some advice for parents.

6 years ago

Listen 1:29
Powerback Rehabilitation in Center City Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
Health

A risky but possibly lucrative mix: Nursing homes and COVID-19 patients

Canceled elective procedures mean many facilities are no longer getting short-term residents paid for by Medicare. Medicaid pays less for long-term care.

6 years ago

Michael White leaves court after a jury found him not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing of real estate developer Sean Schellenger. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Months after acquittal for manslaughter, Michael White faces wrongful death lawsuit

In October, a jury found Michael White not guilty of fatally stabbing Sean Schellenger. Now, Schellenger’s family is seeking damages in civil court.

6 years ago

Temple University’s Liacouras Center. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Liacouras ‘COVID surge facility’ opens with no patients

The 10,000-seat sports arena was remade into a medical facility to meet the demands of coronavirus surge. It ended its first day open to patients with no beds in use.

6 years ago

A jogger runs past a wall painted with the word
Health

See the curve: Pa. coronavirus daily death count hits new high as spread slows

As the state's daily death rate hits a high, experts are cautiously optimistic that social distancing measures are helping to contain the contagion.

6 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery
Courts & Law

Philly seeks over $1M from PES refinery for Fire Department response

The city wants to be reimbursed for costs incurred by its hazardous materials team after June’s explosion, fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ complex.

6 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Education
The Notebook

Hite explains how online learning will work for Philly schools starting next week

The District is trying to plan a citywide virtual graduation, and maybe even a prom, the superintendent said.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28, 1979 file photo, a Pennsylvania state police officer and plant security guards stand outside the closed front gate to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, Pa. after the plant was shut down following a partial meltdown. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis)
Science

Pennsylvania raises alarms on transfer of radioactive Three Mile Island reactor

DEP asks the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to slow down the review of a license transfer due to the coronavirus emergency.

6 years ago

Listen 1:56
Liquor store. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community

Pennsylvania to use liquor stores for online fulfillment

Workers will be back on the job at more than 100 shuttered state-owned liquor stores to help process online orders, Pennsylvania's liquor agency said Thursday.

6 years ago

The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware man dies in prison, was held in coronavirus cellblock

A man in a Delaware prison unit that had a coronavirus outbreak has died. Two coronavirus tests before his death were negative.

6 years ago

Page 1,735 of 8,906« First«...1,7331,7341,7351,7361,737...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Philly tourism leaders push City Council to oppose Parker’s hotel tax plan

    23 minutes ago

  • Philly small business owners say BIRT tax hike is driving them out of the city

    29 minutes ago

  • Tipsy Scoop is bringing the buzz to the Rittenhouse ice cream scene

    2 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Hittin’ Season
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org