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Terry Gross was honored as this year's
@penfaulkner
Literary Champion last week!
“We stand in awe of her tireless work to enrich and inspire her listeners, lift up important books and authors, and lead us through literate conversation.”
@nprfreshair
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This is big: For the first time, you can now search the entire
@nprfreshair
archive — over 40 years of interviews, 22,000 segments. Let us know what you think! 🎧
#TerryGross
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We’re in, Boston. You’re going to feel pretty DEFLATED when the Eagles bring the Lombardi Trophy home to Philly!
#FlyEaglesFly
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2021 Inspira Award goes to 🥁🥁🥁
@KALIUCHIS
! You are opening doors for so many 👏🏾
#HHAwardsWHYY
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Please join us in wishing Senior Reporter
@DaveDaviesWHYY
a happy last day of daily reporting after 37 years in news! While we're thrilled that he will remain with WHYY in a part-time capacity, we will miss his dogged state and local politics coverage.
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What's good is that'll still be an accurate count of how many rings Brady has after this year's Super Bowl. Hold on to that image - you're "not done" with it.
#FlyEaglesFly
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We're thrilled to announce that
@YoYo_Ma
will be honored with WHYY's 22nd Annual Lifelong Learning Award on May 1!
He will be interviewed live by Terry Gross of
@nprfreshair
- attend in-person or virtually with pay-as-you-wish tickets:
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It's
#DowntonAbbey
movie week and we're celebrating! 🎉 Catch up on your favorite 20th-century aristocrats with NONSTOP Downton from now until Saturday morning. Turn on WHYY-TV 12 now!
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It saddens us to share that Jerry Blavat, known around here as “The Geator with the Heater,” has passed away. Jerry was a DJ and an icon of Philadelphia. He was also part of the WHYY family and one of our greatest supporters. Our thoughts go out to his family.
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Live now - President Obama awards the National Humanities Medal to
@nprfreshair
's Terry Gross. Watch -
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It’s true, she’s here! WHYY-FM is proud to announce that we have a new member of the family. Introducing our WHYY mascot,
@WhittyWHYY
.
#WhittyIsReal
Get your OFFICIAL Whitty mug here:
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Break out your bathing suits and bonnets… we’re heading back to the finest seaside resort!
@masterpiecepbs
has announced that
#Sanditon
WILL RETURN for a second AND third season.
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It’s Hittin’ Season, Phillies fans! The baseball podcast from
@JohnStolnis
,
@justin_klugh
and
@lizroscher
is coming to WHYY, with shows 3x/week + articles on Billy Penn. Perfect as the Phillies season kicks off — and all year long.
#ringthebell
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Congratulations to WHYY reporters
@shaibenyaacov
,
@KatieColaneri
,
@ncannellf
and
@Avi_WA
on their 2019
#Murrow
Award-winning articles!
Starbucks Brews Controversy:
Narcan Saves Lives:
Kicked Out:
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WHYY is thrilled to announce the addition of
@billy_penn
to our team of trusted regional journalism services. Welcome to the family!
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Our own local legend Terry Gross closes out
@PodcastMovement
2018 by talking about her good and bad experiences as an interviewer, and the work that goes into making
@nprfreshair
. She’s certainly second-to-none. ❤️
#PM18
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"The administration continues to maintain that there's a crisis at the southern border. If there is a crisis at the southern border, based on the Washington Post's reporting, it is a humanitarian crisis."
-Reporter Robert Costa
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Remembering everyone's neighbor, Fred Rogers, who died 20 years ago today on February 27, 2003.
"There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are."
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✨ We are thrilled to announce that Cherri Gregg is joining our team as an on-air host ✨
Formerly at KYW Newsradio, she comes to WHYY with deep ties and connections to the Philly region and its communities.
Welcome, Cherri!
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Congratulations,
#SuperBowlLll
Champion Philadelphia
@Eagles
! And to all the fans – the wait is over! What an incredible football game.
#FlyEaglesFly
(You’ll love it when you see it on DVR later, because we know you’re all watching “Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents” right now.)
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This Christmas, everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to a traditional holiday. But nothing goes quite to plan! Watch the
@CallTheMidwife1
holiday special Friday, Dec. 25 at 9 PM on WHYY-TV 12.
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Congratulations to Terry Gross and the Fresh Air team 🥳 This is a major accomplishment! Do you have a favorite interview? Let us know by responding to this tweet.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
@nprfreshair
's Terry Gross!
#ShowYourLove
for her integrity, persistence by supporting WHYY at !
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Meet Octavius V. Catto, Philadelphia's first public statue of an African-American:
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"No Ma'am, this is WHYY. You'll have to contact Sesame Street directly."
Me, once again, trying to explain the difference between NPR, PBS, and your local affiliate.
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"Terry Gross is a national treasure, so you shut your trap" -Blöthar the Berserker
🤘Listen to GWAR's "Driveway Moment" on the
@nprfreshair
Archives:
👹Watch them destroy the Tiny Desk on
@nprmusic
:
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We have exactly what you want to hear.
Explore over 40 years of interviews by Terry Gross with voices that shape our world.
The archive of episodes can be found here
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#PublicRadioCakeWeek
kicks off today (it's a thing). For Day 1's Station Pride theme, we proudly submit our Terry's Tiny Desk cake, baked by our Member Relations Coordinator.
#FreshAir
#Fondant
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Today at 11:45a, President Obama presents Terry Gross with the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. Watch here:
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Cate Blanchett talks with
@patrickstoner
about the importance of a back story in developing a character & how a favorite pair of pants saved a crucial scene in her new film, TÁR
#flicks
#cateblanchett
#T
ÁR
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Enter to win a pair of tickets to a screening of Bleecker Street’s upcoming film, "Anthropoid."
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Welcoming
@dawnstaley
to Philly!
Coach Staley has the honor of being the commencement speaker at Temple University’s 2022 graduation ceremony.
Be sure to purchase your Life Long Learning Award tickets to listen to more of her.
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📅 NEW EVENT: WHYY is proud to announce that Dr. Anthony Fauci will be our 2021 WHYY Lifelong Learning Award recipient. In celebration, we're inviting you to join the (virtual) audience when Terry Gross interviews Dr. Fauci. Get your ticket here →
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A Philadelphian always pays their debts
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Tomorrow on
@nprfreshair
:
@BarackObama
promotes his new book, 'A Promised Land.' Listen at 3 PM on WHYY-FM 90.9.
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Wendell Berry's Kentucky, co-produced by
@Nick_Offerman
, is a portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of Wendell Berry. Expires May 7.
@IndependentLens
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#NowStreaming
📺: Among artists and leaders bringing joy to the Delaware Valley are K-Pop sensation
@ericnamofficial
, Isaiah Zagar of
@magicgardens
, and Princeton's Cargot Brasserie. Meet these 'Movers & Makers' on WHYY Passport now!
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Remember our epic war of words with
@WBUR
leading up to THE PHILADELPHIA
@EAGLES
’ AWESOME SUPER BOWL VICTORY? Boston sent over the promised assorted goodies. Thanks for the salty-sweet snacks (and football-flavored fun)!
#FlyEaglesFly
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Due to the current increase of parents working from home and students learning online, WHYY is extending children's programming on our main channel from 6 AM to 6 PM. Stay healthy
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Philadelphia’s first Black-owned brewery has brought two new beers to the marketplace 🍻
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Do those 1 minute high-intensity work-outs really work? How can we make and actually stick with a fitness plan? Let's chat about it.
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Watch 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' this Sunday at 7:30 PM on WHYY-TV!
We’re feeling very thankful to team up with
@AppleTV
to share
#ACharlieBrownThanksgiving
with you this year! Tune in to this special one-night event on PBS and
@PBSKIDS
on Sun, Nov 22 at 7:30/6:30c.
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Thank you Anita!
In 1976 the Pointer Sisters recorded the now iconic "Pinball Number Count" song. Sesame Workshop celebrates the life and legacy of Anita Pointer. Thank you Anita Pointer for helping us learn our 123s and dedicating your life to creating inspiring and uplifting music. 💛
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Membership drives are crucial in bringing you WHYY, but we know you'd rather be listening to the shows you love. That's why we made our October campaign 30% shorter than usual. Because we trust you to step up! Donate now to help keep public media strong →
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Congratulations to
@haverfordedu
for winning this morning's College Challenge. Go Black Squirrels!
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Help your child “get away” this summer! Camp TV is a day camp experience from your home. Guided by head counselor
@Zach_Piser
, your child will learn math, movement and more through play. Join the fun weekdays at 2:30 PM on WHYY-TV 12!
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When you're watching Arthur and someone says, "Hey, isn't that a kid show?"
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Philly has erected a new public sculpture. Have you seen it?
@archphilly
#HomelessJesus
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Bronze is still amazing. FOURTH is still amazing. BEING THERE at all is amazing!
#FridayFredism
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Where would they lead America in these turbulent times?
@frontlinepbs
investigates in 'The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden.'
Watch
#TheChoicePBS
Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 PM on WHYY-TV 12.
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Five black women were kicked off the Grandview Golf Course in York County, Pennsylvania last year, allegedly for golfing too slowly. Now, four of the “Grandview Five” are running for public office.
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W. Duval Street in Germantown has been throwing a summer block party for decades. But the last 2 years their permit application was denied by local police, citing “criminal activity.”
@billy_penn
reported in 2022 about the uptick in these permit denials:
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NOW STREAMING: "Angel Dose," the award-winning documentary that follows
@TarikforPA
as he races against time to deliver expiring vaccines across Philadelphia to homebound patients before the doses spoil.
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You've heard A LOT of words leading up to Election Day. Non-stop words from every direction. But today, only one word matters:
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🥳 🥳 Many congratulations to the winners of the WHYY -
@billy_penn
Regional Spelling Bee!
We're sending these three outstanding kids to rep Philly at the
@ScrippsBee
this June.
Good luck spellers!
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Patriots Fatigue is a serious condition, affecting millions of Americans. Who's ready to see the
@Eagles
PUT A RING ON IT this Sunday?
#SuperBowlLII
#FlyEaglesFly
@WBUR
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We're delighted to announce that
@LidiaBastianich
will be honored with WHYY’s 21st Annual Lifelong Learning Award on May 18!
She will be interviewed live by
@nprfreshair
's Terry Gross during an in-person and virtual celebration.
More info:
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Terry Gross, best in the biz!
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We grew up hearing him say: "I like you just the way you are."
Well, in response to the trending news that Mister Rogers may be the bisexual icon we didn't know we needed, we say: "Fred, we like you just the way you are, too." 💙
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Many women who have postpartum depression don’t talk about their condition – and don’t ask for help.
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Wishing the best of luck to Priyanka Tewari, who is moving on from WHYY to host Morning Edition at
@905wesa
in Pittsburgh. We will miss you, Priyanka!
@PTonWHYY
#GoodbyeJawn
#HelloYinz
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Not only is Terry Gross the High Priestess of WHYY, she also earned the title in
@jamesboyle
's new Philly Tarot Deck! Many thanks to the
@nprfreshair
listener who shared this with us.
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BuzzFeed has featured WHYY in its list of nonprofit journalism that made a difference this year. Thank you for all you do, PlanPhilly journalists!
Read the Article Here:
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In the 1970s, amid Watergate, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, the U.S. was suffering an identity crisis. Historians say the effects of these social divides remain today.
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Our 'College Behind Bars' screening is tomorrow, and
@DA_LarryKrasner
has been added to the panel! Register here.
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