WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.
Tom has been heard on numerous stations in the region during the decade he worked for Metro Traffic, doing news, traffic, and weather.
Tom has also been heard nationally, filing reports for NPR, ABC News Radio, NBC Radio, and CBS Radio.
He has won the Associated Press award for his coverage of the protests of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia and a Religious Communicators award for a post-9/11 documentary he did with the late Peter Jennings.
More from the Contributor
Toll-free Tuesdays on Atlantic City Expressway
Amid the turmoil of closing casinos, New Jersey’s downsized gambling mecca is betting on a special promotion for the month of Octob ...
11 years ago
Listen
LoBiondo getting strongest challenge since first elected to Congress from South Jersey
A poll shows that U.S. Rep. Frank Lobiondo (R-South Jersey) has a real race on his hands this year. The survey by New Jersey ...
11 years ago
Listen
Councilman proposes setting stage for local takeover of Philly schools
It may be a case of putting the cart before the horse, but a Philadelphia councilman is proposing requirements for a city school board. ...
11 years ago
Manufacturing hearings in Philadelphia City Council
Is manufacturing being squeezed out of Philadelphia? One member of city council wants hearings on the issue. City Councilman ...
11 years ago
Listen
Philly will not ban kiosks that buy old cell phones
Philadelphia City Council was talking about banning kiosks where people can sell old mobile phones. Now it’s expected to vot ...
11 years ago
Listen
Charter change proposal calls for language equality in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia City Councilwoman wants more of city government more accessible to those who don’t speak English. Councilwoma ...
11 years ago
Listen
Nutter signs order on pot decriminalization in Philly
In addition to signing a bill that nearly decriminalizes possessing small amounts of marijuana in Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter sign ...
11 years ago
Listen
Groups charge $30 million in charter school fraud, call for tougher oversight
A new report is calling for holding charter schools in Pennsylvania more accountable. Produced by the groups Center for Public Dem ...
11 years ago
Listen
Trump Taj Mahal might have to close before re-emerging stronger, expert says
One local expert says it might have to get worse before it gets better in Atlantic City. A proposal full of concessions won& ...
11 years ago
Listen
Camden County College partners with Rutgers to offer efficient, affordable degree
A new relationship is expected to help more students get a post-secondary education in New Jersey as Camden County College partners with ...
11 years ago
Early same-sex marriages in Montgomery County could be out of limbo
A settlement has been approved in the case of same-sex marriages in Montgomery County that happened before part of Pennsylvania’s m ...
11 years ago
Listen
Philly gets funds for youth anti-volence initiative
Efforts to stem youth violence in Philadelphia are getting an almost $1million boost from the federal government. Members of the P ...
11 years ago