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: Grammy and Tony Award winner Heather Headley, DA Larry Krasner on crime in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s porch pirate issue todayNovember 21, 2025
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: Actress Starletta DuPois, Michael Coard’s fight to protect Philadelphia’s Black history, DA Larry Krasner on the National Guard todaySeptember 19, 2025
insert_link 2 Featured This week on WURD: DC police takeover, mental health at work, Black immigrant rights todayAugust 15, 2025 2
insert_link Featured This week on WURD: President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders, federal protection roll-back sparks fear in Philadelphia, PA politicians rally for communal resilience todayJanuary 24, 2025
insert_link ICYMI This week on WURD: DA Larry Krasner loses legal battle over SEPTA, Camden school board president alleged sexual assault, improving Black birth outcomes todayJune 20, 2024
insert_link Politics & Government Heard on WURD: Philadelphia District Attorney Candidates Krasner And Vega Debate in Final Days Ahead of May 18 Primary Election todayMay 13, 2021
