insert_link ICYMI The January 6 Report Plus an Interview with Tommy Davidson ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Jan. 6 hearings: Mike Sozan, senior fellow for democracy at the Center for American Progress, joined Charles Ellison on Reality Check to discuss the contents and potential impacts of the Jan. 6 committee’s report. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/reality-check-1323-michael-sozan Sports: Dr. Sanul Corrielus, principle of Corrielus Cardiology, joined Evening WURDs to give his professional analysis of Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest during a football game. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/evening-wurds-1323-dr-sanul-corrielus STEM: The Imhotep […] todayJanuary 6, 2023
insert_link ICYMI WURD Radio Highlights from 2022 With so much competition for your time and attention, I am deeply grateful for your readership of our weekly newsletter. 2022 has been a year to remember, and as we gear up for 2023 and the celebration of our 20th anniversary, I wanted to reflect on some of our accomplishments this year. We got back out into the community with some of our pre-pandemic events held in neighborhoods across Philadelphia. We held signature events like Founder's Day, ecoWURD's Earth Day […] todayDecember 30, 2022
insert_link Arts & Entertainment WURD Presents…Seasoned: A Delicious Family Drama WURD Radio Presents Seasoned: A Delicious Family Drama! This original radio play, written by WURD’s own Eric Nixon and Tiffany Bacon, features performances by Zuhairah McGill, Brian Anthony Wilson, Andre Brown, Carlo Campbell, Walter DeShields, Ruth Oliver, Dylan Lewis, Akil Pierre, Eric Nixon & Tiffany Bacon. Culinary consultant, Tonya Hopkins.Tune in on 900AM, 96.1FM, and the WURD Radio App, on Sunday, Dec. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 1 at 10am or replay it below starting at 10am Christmas Day:https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/seasoned-a-delicious-family-drama-final-mix THE WURD WEEKLY […] todayDecember 25, 2022
insert_link ICYMI Happy Holidays–Plus Scams to Avoid this Season ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation last week on WURD Radio. Policing: Andre Boyer, S.I.T.E. Chief of the Pennsylvania State Agency joined Evening WURDs to speak with Nick Taliaferro about his security agency being hired to guard local gas stations. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/evening-wurds-12-12-22-chief-andre-boyer The Plug: Alesia Bani, writer for The Plug, and Damian Jorden, founder of the job search engine Phynally appeared on CrossWURDz to talk about how Phynally shares job openings that don't screen for marijuana use. […] todayDecember 23, 2022
insert_link Politics & Government Amen Brown’s mistake wasn’t about the numbers, it was about his attempt to save face 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 and Philadelphia mayoral candidate Amen Brown, what the City’s budget […] todayDecember 21, 2022
insert_link 2 1 Arts & Entertainment Savory and Sweet’s Tonya Hopkins Breaks Ground with Food Network Kwanzaa Special 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 series that highlights Black culinary traditions alongside each principle of […] todayDecember 21, 2022 1 2
insert_link WURD Events Joy, Power and A Party for the People: Recapping the 2022 Empowerment Experience 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. held it down on the mic and on air interviewing […] todayDecember 15, 2022
insert_link ICYMI Cooking, Tech, and More for the Holiday Season 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: Aaron Rose, security architect at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd., […] todayDecember 15, 2022
insert_link ICYMI Brittney Griner Released – Plus, A Philadelphia Councilmember’s Plan to Tackle Gun Violence 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 enter the Philadelphia mayoral race. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/evening-wurds-12522-chris-brennan Gun Violence: Philadelphia council […] todayDecember 9, 2022