Wake Up With WURD 7:00 am - 10:00 am more_vert Wake Up With WURD Hosted by award-winning journalist Solomon Jones, Wake Up With WURD is a news and entertainment talk show that promotes dialogue and debate on today's hottest issues, and does so from a black perspective. Our guests include journalists, politicians, leaders, academics, and pop-culture icons. We seek to share news and information interactively, to engage our listeners in meaningful and compelling dialogue, and to use information as a basis for action. close
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, visual artistry through self-regard todayNovember 14, 2025
insert_link Featured This Week on WURD: Democratic sweep in nationwide elections, Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Kevin Powell on Black masculinity todayNovember 7, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Jesse Jackson’s political legacy, monetizing content with Fanbase, the government shutdown’s impact, Pennsylvania’s prison conditions todayOctober 31, 2025
insert_link 5 Featured This week on WURD: “Secret” war with Venezuela, the rising cost of healthcare, Black progress meets white backlash todayOctober 24, 2025 5
insert_link Featured Michael Days, editor and advocate for diversity in journalism, dies at 72 todayOctober 21, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Remembering the Million Man March, legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day todayOctober 17, 2025
insert_link 1 Featured This week on WURD: National Guard in Chicago, exhausted while Black, the resilience of Black women todayOctober 10, 2025 1
insert_link 4 Featured WURD Radio Honors Founder and Community Leaders at 2025 Gala todayOctober 8, 2025 4
