WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award Honoring James Patterson

2025 LIFELONG LEARNING AWARD

Wednesday, MAY 14, 2025
5:30 P.M.
WHYY

WHYY is delighted to announce that James Patterson will be honored with the 2025 WHYY Lifelong Learning Award on May 14, 2025 at an in-person award presentation and reception with a virtual option to view the interview.

Started in 2002, the WHYY Lifelong Learning Award recognizes an honoree who has demonstrated a passion for lifelong learning for themselves and for all those they can inspire. Previous recipients include President Joseph R. Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.

The highlight of this event will be the opportunity to experience a live interview of James Patterson by Terry Gross, host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley, before the interview is broadcast on Fresh Air. In-person guests are also invited to attend a VIP reception at WHYY with hearty hors d’oeuvres, and a behind-the-scenes tour of WHYY.

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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster Eruptions. He has receive an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Proceeds from this event will support WHYY’s commitment to encouraging lifelong learning and advancing civic engagement through storytelling, education and community dialogue.
Please contact Yvette Murray at 215-351-2054 or ymurray@whyy.org with any questions.