Jennifer Lynn is an award-winning broadcast journalist and host and producer of WHYY’s “Morning Edition.” She’s a native Delawarean and graduate of Boston University who started her career in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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‘Not on my watch:’ Spelman grad recalls helping civil rights sit-ins in Atlanta 60 years ago
Gwen Eagleson lived in the segregated South in the 1960s, which is when she listened to MLK speak and watched as her parents endured racial discrimination.
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Suiting up as Santa healed a heavy-hearted grandfather from New Jersey
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, New Jersey, who once donned a Santa suit at the Paramus Park Mall at a tender time in his life.
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Philly free jazz pioneers Sounds of Liberation reunite with new album
Philly’s Sounds of Liberation reunite after unearthed 1970s recording from gains new life with a contemporary audience.
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New Mr. Rogers film pushes superstar actor Tom Hanks to take a risk
Patrick Stoner interviewed the Oscar winner about portraying the PBS children’s TV legend. Here’s a conversation with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn about that chat.
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Advocate for nixing library book late fees gives her take on what’s becoming a national trend
Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.
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Villanova students win national award for ‘Sankofa,’ documentary shot in Philly, Ghana
The student-produced documentary, “Sankofa,” won a Student Academy Award in October. It was one of just 15 student films in the world to win the award.
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Local poet writes about turning to faith, finding meaning during Jewish holidays
Janet Ruth Falon is a Philly area Jewish poet who uses the intersections of her identity to make meaning of the world.
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Downton Abbey makes the transition from TV to feature-length film
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY film critic Patrick Stoner about how Downton Abbey made the jump from TV to full-length movie.
6 years ago
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Fringe Fest co-founder shares his must-see acts for this year
More than 1,000 acts will perform all across Philadelphia during this year’s Fringe Fest. The festival’s co-founder shares his choices for must-see acts.
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Teen brains require many z’s, for many reasons
Some middle and high schools in the area are starting their school days later, which experts say will result in healthier, less troublemaking students.
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Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with lighthouse researcher Shauna MacDonald about the little-known women in history who ran them.
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