insert_link Sports Play football trivia on WURD, win $25 gift card Are you ready for some football? Get ready for the Super Bowl with some trivia!Play WURD Radio's Big Game football trivia contest every day this week, Feb. 7-11, during Wake Up With WURD from 7-10 a.m. Brown’s Family ShopRite will give trivia winners a $25 Brown’s Family ShopRite Gift Card.This contest is sponsored by Dietz & Watson, Herr's and Brown's Family ShopRite. THE WURD WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Black Talk Media sent […] todayFebruary 8, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Black history lies underground, underwater ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. Kennett Underground Railroad: Tonya Thames-Taylor is an associate professor of history at West Chester University. She joined Wake Up With WURD to help kick off Black History Month by talking about the Kennett Underground Railroad in Kennett Square and social justice movements of the '60s. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-2122-tonya-thames-taylor Brian Flores v. NFL: Temple journalism professor Linn […] todayFebruary 4, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: A Black Woman on Supreme Court and Biden’s Other Promises to Black Voters ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio. Supreme Court Shakeup: Veteran political consultant Jay McCalla joined Wake Up With WURD to talk about Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement and President Joe Biden's promise to elect a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-12722-jay-mccalla Trump's Secret Plan: Dr. Timothy Golden, a professor of philosophy, legal studies program coordinator and founder of the […] todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link Arts & Entertainment Hear WURD’s Black History Month Playlist, vignettes This Black History Month, WURD will highlight a few of the African American medical professionals and organizations that greatly impacted Western medicine. This playlist features music that represents the era of the featured doctors and organizations. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb8y9FthTnotvy25m7x9MoOOzQWJyoY5c You can hear Black History Month vignettes on WURD daily from Feb. 1-28.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sets/2022-black-history-month todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Sheryl Lee Ralph, MLK Day reflections ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.MLK Day of Service: During a special live broadcast Monday at Girard College, several guests joined Wake Up With WURD to discuss the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.:- Bill Golderer, a co-chair for the MLK Day of Service and president and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ, spoke about […] todayJanuary 24, 2022
insert_link News Here’s how to help Fairmount fire victims On Jan. 5, a devastating apartment fire in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia killed 12 people, including nine children. The Philadelphia radio and television community are joining forces to support the families impacted by this tragedy. If you have the means, we ask that you kindly make a donation through one of these fund-raising links below. Thank you for your support.- GoFundMe: Funeral expenses for 12 lost in PA house […] todayJanuary 24, 2022
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: Schools and COVID-19, James Mtume and Sidney Poitier ICYMI: Here’s a roundup of the biggest topics of conversation this week on WURD Radio.Sidney Poitier's Impact: Tim Gordon is editor-in-chief of FilmGordon, WETA's Around Town critic, Film Capo of WAFCA and host of "Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon," He spoke on Wake Up With WURD about the legacy of Sidney Poitier.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/wake-up-with-wurd-11022-tim-gordonSchools and COVID-19: Councilmember Helen Gym joined WUWW to discuss ensuring a safe return to in-person learning. Otis Hackney, […] todayJanuary 14, 2022
insert_link Events Learn about Pennsylvania’s candidates for U.S. Senate Your voice counts. Join the conversation and learn about the candidates for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. There will be candidate introductions, platform presentations, and a question-and-answer session. The conversation will be hosted by the Rev. Alyn Waller, Evening WURDS host Nick Taliaferro, friends and Philadelphia-area clergy members. You can listen to a livestream of the conversation on air on WURD […] todayJanuary 14, 2022
insert_link Events MLK DAY EVENTS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 2022 Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D.'s history with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.In this archival interview, Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D. speaks with his daughter, WURD President and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese, about treating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just two months before Dr. King’s assassination.https://soundcloud.com/onwurd/sara-lomax-reese-interviews-walter-p-lomax-jr-md MLK Day events (note: list includes in-person and virtual events) 27th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICE - WURD RADIO SPECIAL LIVE […] todayJanuary 13, 2022
insert_link News City Releases Preliminary Findings of the Investigation of Fatal Fire in Fairmount Press ReleaseThe city of Philadelphia announced today preliminary findings of the investigation into a devastating fire that claimed the lives of 12 people in the city’s Fairmount section on Jan. 5.An investigation by the Philadelphia Fire Department’s Fire Marshal’s Office – with support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Philadelphia Police Department and other agencies – indicated the intense and quick-moving fire began after a lighter was […] todayJanuary 12, 2022
