By Nick Taliaferro | WURD RadioWho knew?I have worked for this city as a mayoral assistant, and a commissioner executive director. I regularly follow municipal matters as a part of being a talk show host at WURD. I’d consider myself pretty well informed, but I admit that I don’t know exactly how large the city’s annual budget is. So if Fox29’s Jeff Cole had asked me, as he asked state representative […]
By Dylan Lewis | WURD Radio If you tune into WURD Sundays at 11 a.m., you’re probably accustomed to hearing the voice of The Food Griot, Tonya Hopkins. If you don’t, you’re going to want to start listening to Savory and Sweet because Tonya might just be the next Food Network Star. Aside from being a WURD host, the culinary scholar is also the host of Food Network’s first-ever Kwanzaa […]
By Dylan Lewis | WURD RadioWURD radio hosted our annual Empowerment Experience, kicking off the year-long celebration of our 20th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Power Market. The theme for this year was “Bringing Joy and Power to the People” and we most certainly did as Black vendors filled the space and we laughed, danced, and cooked our way through the day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gep9FPMwIUHosts Andrea Lawful Sanders and Kala J. […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Cooking: Savory and Sweet host Tonya Hopkins joined CrossWURDz to talk about the cooking demonstration during WURD's sixth annual Empowerment Experience. She also shared about her new mini series airing on the Food Network this Kwanzaa, why it's important and where people can find the ingredients so they can cook along at home. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/crosswurdz-121322-tonya-hopkins Tech: […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Brittney Griner: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joined Evening WURDs to talk with Nick Taliaferro about the successful return of professional basketball player Brittney Griner from her detainment in Russia. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/evening-wurds-12822-karine-jean-pierre 2023 Mayoral Race: Chris Brennan from the Philadelphia Inquirer appeared on Evening WURDs to talk about Rep. Amen Brown, the latest candidate to […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Politics: Helen Gym is a former Philadelphia City Council member who just announced that she is running for mayor of Philadelphia. She joined Wake Up With WURD's Solomon Jones to talk about her platform and recent decision. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-113022-helen-gym Education: Dr. Umar Johnson, a doctor of clinical psychology and certified school psychologist, appeared on The Source […]
December 1, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ashanti Martin, General Manager amartin@wurdradio.com “IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE BLACK EXCELLENCE”: WURD RADIO BRINGS JOY AND POWER TO THE PEOPLE AT THE 2022 EMPOWERMENT EXPERIENCE WITH LIVE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE, A DANCE PARTY, AND MUCH MORE PHILADELPHIA — WURD Radio, the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, invites the public to the 2022 Empowerment Experience, a year-end celebration that focuses […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Peter Brooks is affiliated with the Choptico Band of the Historic Piscataway Chiefdom and delivers the annual Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. He joined Andrea Lawful-Sanders to talk about the Senate naming November as Native American Heritage Month. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/the-source-als-112122-peter-brooks State Representative Chris Rabb joined Solutions with Amadee Braxton to talk about what happened at United Nations Climate […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, Jeff Brown declared his candidacy for the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election. The Brown family has been a minority investor in WURD since 2016; their partnership played a key role in WURD’s ability to expand its footprint to 96.1FM.WURD places the public interest above all others during this critical mayoral race. Our listeners can remain assured that the station will cover and interview all mayoral candidates with […]
ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Keeping our elected officials accountable: What our newly elected governor and U.S. senator promised Governor-elect Josh Shapiro's plan Create good jobs Fund our schools Fight for Fifteen Strengthen our unions Protect the right to choose Save our planet Expand healthcare Legalize marijuana Defend our democracy Cut everyday costs Senator-elect John Fetterman's plan Preparing the next […]
