Media
N.I.C.E behind the scenes: How Saj Blackwell launched a radio station and got the name ‘purple’
WHYY’s Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris and Eric Marsh talk with West Philly’s Saj “Purple” Blackwell about her start in radio.
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South Philly street block to be renamed in honor of WURD radio founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax
Walter P. Lomax, who used WURD to give Black Philadelphians access to the airwaves, will be posthumously honored with street renaming.
4 years ago
Listen 8:42Neighbors and Newsroom Summit: A how-to on pitching the news media
WHYY’s Assistant News Director Katie Colaneri joins a panel of local editors and journalists for a conversation about the best ways to pitch the news media.
4 years ago
Facebook’s most viewed article in early 2021 raised doubt about COVID vaccine
A news story suggesting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been involved in a doctor's death was the most viewed link on Facebook in the U.S. in the first three months of the year.
4 years ago
Why do we need Dolly to be a saint?
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez.
4 years ago
Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ host after past scrutinized
Producer Mike Richards stepped down as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week.
4 years ago
Facebook reveals most viewed posts to rebut claims it’s rife with disinformation
What do people see most on Facebook? Recipes, cute cat GIFs or highly charged political partisanship? That question has been hard to answer.
4 years ago
Neighbors & Newsroom Summit: A how-to on trust-building
NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle, NJ.com’s Tennyson Coleman and WHYY’s Eric Marsh join Watu Moja’s Ayinde Merrill and Reet Starwind to talk about building trust with communities.
4 years ago
‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ makes its return to live audiences in Philly
Host Peter Sagal brought `Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me’ back to in-person performance at the Mann Center.
5 years ago
Listen 1:33SEPTA turns to YouTube to solve crimes
The department launched a YouTube channel where they will release surveillance video hoping that the public will identify people suspected of committing crimes on the system.
5 years ago
Parents are asking TikTok for access to the videos their kids are watching
Tragedies have led a group of parents to call on TikTok to let them see all the videos accessed by their children, to keep abreast of the dangers.
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“I don’t care if my reporters are sleeping with elephants, as long as they aren’t covering the circus.”
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Picking up pennies on Philly streets, and turning them into philanthropy
Lisa Phillips uses her knack for finding loose change to help wipe out medical debt.
5 years ago
The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump’s America
He coined "the cruelty is the point". In his collection of essays, Adam Serwer sees Trump administration as an outgrowth of the inequalities the United States was founded on.
Air Date: July 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30The newest TikTok stars are exotic pets, but experts say that’s a problem
TikTokkers are increasingly captivated by videos of exotic pets like servals and foxes. But viewers won't know whether an exotic pet is owned legally.
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