Dave Heller

Dave Heller hosts All Things Considered and NewsWorks Tonight on WHYY-FM. In addition to his news broadcasting career, which started at WRUR-FM as a University of Rochester undergrad, Dave also pursued counseling psychology at Villanova University. Both endeavors inform his passion for listening and asking questions. Off the broadcast clock, Dave is likely to be found on two wheels around the Delaware Valley, or on two feet at music venues around the country.

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Tim Huenke is a restorative luthier and owner of Superior Guitar Works in Flourtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

NewsWorks Tonight

Arts & Entertainment

Instruments in need of more than just TLC are brought back to life by Montco luthier

NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller visited the workshop of restorative luthier, Tim Huenke, who owns and operates Superior Guitar Works in Flourtown, Pa.

1 year ago

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Soybeans grow at Rutgers University experimental farm in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Gallup polling finds Americans favor industries connected to food – restaurant, farming, grocery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

NewsWorks Tonight

What Are We Thinking?

Americans like food and farming industries — but not pharma, oil or gas

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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In this Sept. 28, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he arrives at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. McCain’s family says the Arizona senator has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

NewsWorks Tonight

What Are We Thinking?

Crossing the aisle: In the end it was the Dems who loved him most, McCain’s final poll numbers show

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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America Flag

NewsWorks Tonight

What are we thinking?

Weighing in on grating question of American greatness

About a third of those responding to Gallup polling are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. today

1 year ago

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Lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol as night falls in Washington.

NewsWorks Tonight

Gallup poll: Most see Congress as corrupt, beholden to special interests

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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Dunkin' Donuts will offer gluten-free fudge brownies at its 8,500 U.S. locations beginning Monday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)

NewsWorks Tonight

Do Americans run on organic and gluten-free? Not as much as you may think

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order establishing a National Council for the American Worker during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump said he’s willing to hit all imported goods from China with tariffs. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)

NewsWorks Tonight

Americans believe tariffs will hurt U.S. economy, Gallup poll finds

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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A woman holds a sign depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump during a protest outside the White House following Trump's meetings with Putin. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)

NewsWorks Tonight

Political polarization leads trends in opinion on Russia, immigration, SCOTUS nominee

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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A six-meter high cartoon baby blimp of U.S. President Donald Trump is flown as a protest against his visit, in Parliament Square in London, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. Trump is making his first trip to Britain as president after a tense summit with NATO leaders in Brussels and on the heels of ruptures in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government because of the crisis over Britain's exit from the European Union. (Matt Dunham/AP Photo)

NewsWorks Tonight

As Trump ruffles feathers at NATO, Americans still believe in the cost and cause of foreign relations

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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In this Thursday, July, 5, 2018 photo, a bay of 40-foot shipping container fill the stern of a container ship at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. The United States and China launched what Beijing called the

NewsWorks Tonight

When it comes to trade, majority of Americans say they don’t know enough to have an opinion

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

How proud are you to be an American? Polls show the Dems are down

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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President Donald Trump speaks about immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Friday, June 22, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

NewsWorks Tonight

Poll: Americans see Trump as intelligent and strong, but not honest, likable, or admirable

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

1 year ago

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