play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
Go to album
  • play_arrow

    WURD Radio

Blog masonry

Background
insert_link

Sports

Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest is an uncomfortable reminder of how fragile we are

By Nick Taliaferro | WURD Radio “On and on the rain will fall like tears from a star, like tears from a star, On and on the rain will say how fragile we are, how fragile we are…” Gordon “Sting” Sumner, from the song “Fragile” There’s a reason why the NFL rakes in over $18 billion annually as the most profitable sports league in the world, and that’s because it reflects the pinnacle of human aspirations: the desire to be […]

todayJanuary 10, 2023

insert_link

Commentary

2023: WURD Celebrates 20 Years of Service to the Community

By Sara M. Lomax President and CEO WURD Radio With this milestone birthday, WURD will move into the new year reflecting on its unique role in the city of Philadelphia over the past 20 years. As the only Black-owned talk radio station in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, WURD has carved out a powerful niche in the media ecosystem: empowering, educating and inspiring Philadelphia’s diverse Black communities. Purchased around 2003, WURD has evolved from a standalone AM talk station to a […]

todayJanuary 9, 2023

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

WURD CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Info@wurdradio.com
  • (215) 425-7875
  • 1341 N. Delaware Avenue, Suite 300,
    Philadelphia, PA 19125

LISTEN WITH YOUR APP

Skip to content