NewsWorks Tonight August 13, 2018
Listen 21:31As Comcast announces an expansion of its Internet Essentials program, Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg looks at the history of the program. Homeless advocacy non-profit Project HOME offers supportive housing specifically for young adults who are homeless. We fact check a new ad by Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey. Flooding damages buildings and other property across the region. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us with a weekly look at the skies.
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NewsWorks Tonight was a daily radio show and podcast that ran from 2011-2018. It is no longer in production, but the show's archive is available online.
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