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

Michelle Palmer is a teacher of a Social Justice class at Germantown Friends School’s Upper School, and the Executive Director of Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia where she works closely with students, faculty and staff on strategic initiatives to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in education.

Sharif El-Mekki is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development, a nonprofit organization with a mission of rebuilding the national Black teacher pipeline, and his school - Mastery Charter Shoemaker, received recognition from Oprah Winfrey, President Obama and the prestigious EPIC award 3 consecutive years for accelerating student achievement levels.

They both joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss their recent Next City article: “U.S. Cities Need More Diverse Teacher, Philly Has An Answer”.

Michelle Palmer and Sharif El-Mekki - Evening WURDs 8.7.25

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.

Michelle Palmer and Sharif El-Mekki - Evening WURDs 8.7.25

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