Skip to content
The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

BBC World Service

Listen Live

Listen Live

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
Next

Morning Edition

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Philadelphia

participants in the Evoluer House
Community
Billy Penn

Philly nonprofit empowers young women through programming, grants

The Evoluer House’s programs include a personal and professional development program that will start in a few weeks.

4 days ago

Rose De La Luz speaks
Community

Norristown residents whose family members have been detained by ICE speak out

Advocates are pushing for county commissioners to pass a welcoming act to better protect immigrant residents.

4 days ago

Listen 1:07
Ringo Starr holds up the peace sign
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Chester County Balloon Festival, Ringo Starr and Father’s Day fun in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

June 12 - June 15: David Foster and Chris Botti in Del., Culture Fest in Philly and Downtown Camden Art Crawl in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

4 days ago

Listen 5:58
Philadelphia skyline over the Delaware River
Weather

Philadelphia area expected to see a warmer and wetter summer than normal

Thursday is forecast to be Philly’s first day of the season that tops 90 degrees. It comes with a Code Orange air quality alert.

4 days ago

Officials unveil the new countdown clock
Community
Billy Penn

Philly unveils 2026 FIFA World Cup countdown clock at Dilworth Park

Organizers are counting down the seconds until June 11, 2026 — and now you can too.

4 days ago

Art for the Cash Poor fair
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

InLiquid’s Art for the Cash Poor fair celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday

The annual event on North American Street proves that you don’t need to be a millionaire to invest in and collect impactful artwork.

4 days ago

Protesters call for an end to deportations outside the Federal Detention Center on Arch Street in Philadelphia on June 10, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Philly ICE protest: 15 arrested, several injured after altercation between police, protesters

One witness said a Philadelphia police officer hit a protester “wherever he could” despite the protester not offering any resistance.

4 days ago

Listen 2:07
After a few contentious days of negotiations last week, Parker’s budget is expected to pass council before lawmakers split for summer recess.
Studio 2
Urban Planning

Is Mayor Parker’s $2 billion housing plan worth it?

Mayor Parker says the plan will create and preserve 30,000 affordable housing units through new construction, rehabilitation, and expanded rental assistance. Will it work?

Air Date: June 11, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:38
The North Philadelphia property that Kingzakariyah Martin developed
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme’: Jumpstart Philly celebrates 10 years of removing blight

Launched in 2015, the training program provides loans to aspiring developers who typically struggle to finance real estate projects.

5 days ago

Listen 1:05
outside Kook Burger and Bar in Philadelphia
Money

Beach-themed Kook Burger closes its Center City, Jersey Shore locations. Owners hit with wage theft lawsuit

The owners of Kook Burger and Black Turtle Coffee filed for bankruptcy after closing burger restaurants in Philadelphia, New York City and at the Jersey Shore.

5 days ago

A man speaking into a megaphone at the protest
Community
Billy Penn

Road closures, rallies and routes: What to know about Philly’s June 14 ‘No Kings’ protest

This Saturday, Philadelphia will host one of the largest anti-Trump protests in the country as part of the “No Kings” project.

5 days ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Nina Ahmad seated at her desk in City Council chambers at City Hall
Urban Planning

Philadelphia City Council urges Parks and Rec to stop using chemical herbicides

Councilmember Nina Ahmad said Parks and Recreation officials are ignoring the 2020 law. The city department says the natural herbicides don’t work.

5 days ago

Listen 0:51
People holding up signs as they gather at the protest
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia labor unions call for an end to ICE raids nationwide following the arrest of union leader during LA protests

The protest outside Independence Hall follows the arrest of SEIU president David Huerta during protests in Los Angeles over ICE arrests.

6 days ago

Listen 1:43
Larry Krasner speaks
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Krasner supports federal lawsuit against Trump’s $500M cut to public safety programs

Philly's district attorney joined more than a dozen prosecutors and other state and local government officials from around the U.S. in signing onto an amicus legal brief.

6 days ago

Three Ukrainian refugee students graduating from high school in Philadelphia
Education

These teenagers fled the war in Ukraine. Now they’re graduating high school in Philly

Three years ago, they came to Philly with hardly anything. Now the grads are planning their careers here.

6 days ago

Page 2 of 1,932«12345...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Community solar project in Sussex County will power 750 homes, advancing Delaware’s climate and energy goals

    20 hours ago

  • Philadelphia health officials ramp up disease surveillance, safety plans for upcoming FIFA tournaments

    21 hours ago

  • Chester County takes flight with 17th annual hot air balloon festival

    1 day ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • The Infinite Art Hunt
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Schooled
  • The Statue
  • Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org

WHYY is partnered with