This week on WURD 08.02.24

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

Matthew Heckles regional administrator HUD Mid-Atlantic and Bennett Hilley Senior Advisor, Housing and Sustainability Office of Multifamily Housing Programs joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss  the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program.

Reality Check 7.25.24 - HUD

Ashley Redfearn is the CEO of American Paradigm Schools (APS): a non-profit charter management organization that supports and serves four charter schools in North & Northeast Philadelphia. Ashley joins the show to further discuss the state of the education of our youth as it pertains to looking at schools beyond their test scores, and meeting students' basic needs. Ashley also discusses how APS schools serve as a community resource all year long.

The Source w/ Thera Martin | Ashley Redfearn -  7.30.24

Attorney Damon Tyner joins the show. He is a former Atlantic County Prosecutor and former Superior Court Judge. He is currently Managing Member of The Law Offices of Damon G. Tyner, LLC, an Atlantic County based law practice. Damon talks to us about President Biden's plans for term limits and ethics codes for Supreme Court Judges

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 7.31.24 - Damon Tyner

NABJ- Philadelphia chapter president Michael Days and Vice President Melanie Burney, a long with Wayne Dawkins Professor of Practice Morgan State University Baltimore join the show. They describe what it was like to be in the room during the controversial Trump Q&A at the NABJ convention in Chicago.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.1.24 - Michael Days, Melanie Burney and Wayne Dawkins

Dr.Yaba Blay director of The Whites of Our Eyes.joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss the screening of the film at The BlackStar Film Festival this weekend.

Reality Check 7.31.24 - Dr.Yaba Blay

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

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.

Reality Check 7.25.24 - HUD

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