Wake Up With WURD 2025 Playlist

The Puttin' in the Work Labor Day Special is a yearly day long series featuring the Community Impact Award winners sharing their personal stories and the playlist that represents the soundtrack to their lives. The 2023 Community Impact Award winners are:
Reverend Andy Jenkins
The Twin Sister Docs
Troy Wilmore
Jazmine A. Smith
Meeka Johnson

Troy Wilmore 9 4-23  12pm

Troy Wilmore  9 -4-23  11am

Troy Wilmore 9 -4-23 10am

Ronald Sizer is a career and technical education teacher & CNC Machining Instructor for Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia. Ronald joins the show to talk about the career & technical education program at Benjamin Franklin High School, where students can make an average of $1,000/ week upon completion of the program!

The Source w/ Andrea Lawful-Sanders | Ronald Sizer - 10.10.23

Monica Rush is the program manager who is responsible for overseeing the ITWorks Program. She joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss it.

Reality Check 10.10.23 - Monica Rush

Tracey L. Gordon, Register of Wills, Joins the show to discuss tangled titles and how to ensure that money and property are safely transitioned after the death of a loved one.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 10.24.23 - Tracey Gordon

Dr. Ayo Maria Gooden (AKA Dr. Ayo Sanyika) is a board certified African-Centered/Black psychologist, the immediate past president of the Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists (DVABPsi), and a licensed psychologist in PA. Dr. Ayo joins the show to talk about whether or not it's a good idea to be in a relationship with someone who is of a different religion than you.

Love & Life | Dr. Ayo Maria Gooden - 10.25.23

Chris Norwood joined Dr. James Peterson on Evening WURDs for the weekly Critical Commentary with Cousin Chris segment.

Evening WURDs 3.6.2024 - Chris Norwood

UNUSUAL POLITICS AT P4 HUB 8 13 2024

Aisha Winfield is the executive director for the Blues Babe Foundation: a North Philadelphia-based organization that provides leadership, development, and academic programming for children, youth, and young adults hailing from North Philadelphia with the expectation that it might continue to fuel their brilliance and open windows of opportunities.

Aisha joins the show to talk about Blues Babe Foundation’s recent launch of their "year-end" giving campaign, and to discuss the various programming Blues Babe Foundation has for its youth, and how it benefits North Philadelphia.

Aisha Winfield | Reality Check w/ Dr. Aaron Smith - 12.11.24

Linn Washington Jr., is a Professor of Journalism at Temple, where he is a co-founder of the award-winning Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. In addition to his Temple degrees, Washington holds a law degree from Yale University.  Linn talks to us about the latest on the court cases facing President Elect Donald Trump.

Linn Washington - 1.8.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

In the wake of Democratic losses in the latest elections, State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta is running to be the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He joins us to tell us why.

Malcolm Kenyatta - 1.8.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner on a new approach to juvenile justice, which will direct juvenile offenders towards rehabilitation instead of incarceration

D.A. Larry Krasner - 1.9.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Patricia Wilson Aden, President and CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance shares the launch of its newest tool,  Philadelphia’s first-ever “Social Impact Database.”  This digital resource highlights more than 100 social impact programs offered by Philadelphia’s cultural institutions – programs that are changing lives in areas like education, access and inclusion, youth development, and mental health and wellness.

Patricia Wilson Aden - 1.9.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

On this edition of WURD on Business, Ron "Da Barber" Murray, owner of the Pennsylvania Barber School join the show. Along with
Kiea Hutty, Assistant Vice President, Small Business Banker with Bank of America.

Ron Murray - 1.9.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Kendra Van de Water joins the show. She is co-executive director of YEAH Philly. Recognizing the increase of violence among young people and the absence of culturally relevant, teen-focused organizations, YEAH was founded in 2018 by Kendra Van de Water and James Aye. Understanding the correlation between poverty, opportunity, and violence, YEAH provides services to address the short and long-term needs of teens in the evenings when violence is most prevalent.

Kendra Van De Water - 1.10.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of few in the country. Taking a multimedia approach – on-air, online and in the community – WURD is widely recognized as the pulse of the African-American community locally, regionally, and nationally. From mayoral races to presidential elections, from the street corner to the corner suite, WURD has tackled the hard issues as an influential, respected and powerful voice in the marketplace.

Kendra Van De Water - 1.10.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

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