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In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 photo, Esme Goldman, 13, streams an episode of the '90s sitcom
Arts & Entertainment

25 years later, a new generation gets immersed in ‘Friends’

In an era when everyone assumed they would move on to YouTube and Instagram video, young girls have embraced the series old-fashioned, sitcom format.

6 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

How television made Donald Trump

New York Times television critic James Poniewozik discusses his book, "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America."

Air Date: September 19, 2019 10:00 am

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Shamus Clancy, Philadelphia writer and sports super fan, shows off his Carson Wentz bobble head toy at his apartment in South Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Lifestyle

Can this South Philly lifer turn ‘emo’ sports fandom into a business?

Shamus Clancy was at rock bottom when he discovered his voice as a sportswriter. Now he wants to turn his unusual brand of fandom into a business.

6 years ago

Listen 5:10
We were presented with customized jerseys upon arrival at the Union fantasy camp. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Lifestyle

From Kabul to Chester, former soccer pro gets second chance with Philly Union

I played pro soccer in Afghanistan. The Philly Union gave this WHYY reporter a second shot at glory.

6 years ago

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in a scene from 'A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood,' in theaters on Nov. 22. (Lacey Terrell/Sony-Tristar Pictures via AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Would you be mine? Hanks unveils his Mr. Rogers at Toronto film festival

Hanks' performance is only a part of the drama, but his gentle, whole-body transformation into Rogers drew thunderous applause from festival audiences and rave reviews.

6 years ago

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National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

A sign of weakness: Trump is fuming about Fox News

The dictionary defines ingratitude as "a lack of a proper appreciation or thanks for a kind or helpful act." What better way to describe Trump's fulminations about Fox News?

6 years ago

Rowhouses line Spruce Street in Fitler Square. (Emma Lee/ WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

‘Rowhouse’ vs. ‘rowhome’? The tangled history of a uniquely Philadelphia term

Nothing gets Philadelphia grammarians riled up more than a question of local dialect. Enter: the debate over Philadelphia’s most common building.

6 years ago

Sonny Hill of 94 WIP has been working in radio for 50 years. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Staying power: Sonny Hill celebrates 50 years in the broadcasting industry

The host of "In the Living Room," which airs Sundays on 94WIP Sportsradio, spoke to WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn about breaking new ground.

6 years ago

Listen 6:51
PhillyCAM at 7th and Ranstead streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Community media makers in Philly feel ‘rug pulled out’ with proposed FCC rule change

PhillyCAM, which runs the city’s public access channels, celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall, but a proposed federal rule change threatens its funding.

6 years ago

Listen 4:17
Late black society photographer Robert Mendelsohn in his natural states FACEBOOK / ROBERT MENDELSOHN
Community
Billy Penn

The white Jewish photographer who showcased Philly’s black society has died

Feltonville native Robert Mendelsohn was 61.

6 years ago

Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, also known as “Nik the Hat.”  (Nik Tzima Hatziefstathiou Facebook page)
Courts & Law

DA says Delco man faked racist email, impersonated national journalists

The Delco DA’s Office says Nikolaos Tzima Hatziefstathiou, 25, faked the premises of articles, doctored government documents, and impersonated the press.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

Why the Inquirer slashed nearly 40 jobs — but is still optimistic about its future

The newspaper says it has five years to turn things around.

6 years ago

Librarian Marion Stokes recorded more than 30 years of television on 70,000 VHS tapes. (Courtesy of Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project)
The Why
Community

The Philly woman who videotaped a million hours of TV

Decades before YouTube, Marion Stokes taped everything on TV — nearly a million hours of it. Was she a hoarder or an archivist?

Air Date: July 3, 2019

Listen 12:32
Facebook says it plans to make advertisements for U.S. jobs and credit products searchable for all users. The databases expand on a legal settlement reached in March over discrimination blamed on Facebook’s highly customized ad-targeting. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable

Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a settlement designed to eliminate discrimination.

6 years ago

Bill Sidler, Lori Howlett, Gretchen Sidler, and Dorrie Dillagoue came together with their running group for an afternoon of tacos and drinks at Tacohocken. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’

Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.

6 years ago

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