Wake Up With WURD 2024 Playlist

2024 Democratic National Convention

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2024 Election Year Playlist

Marc Lamont Hill is a City University of New York Presidential Professor and host of BET News, TheGrio, and Al Jazeera UpFront. He is the owner of Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books in Philadelphia and joins us to talk about the forced resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay.

Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones 1.3.24 - Marc Lamont Hill

State Sen. Art Haywood joins us to talk about his ethics complaint against Sen. Doug Mastriano, who participated in the January 6th insurrection.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.4.3 - State Senator Art Haywood

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. We discuss Nikki Haley, who is the latest politician of color to say America is not a racist country

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.17.24 - Linn Washington

Melanie Burney joins the show. Melanie is a reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer. She joins us to discuss her latest story on sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of the Camden School Board.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.17.24 - Melanie Burney

Philadelphia City Council member Isaiah Thomas joins the show. As the chair of the education committee, he talks to us about the state of Philadelphia's public schools, when it comes to the budget, safety, and infrastructure.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.23.24 Isaiah Thomas

Live from Chicago, the site of the Democratic National Convention. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison joins the show. He talks to us about the atmosphere and excitement of the DNC.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.19.24 - Jaime Harrison

With special coverage from Chicago Illinois, the site of the 2024 DNC. Host Solomon Jones speaks with New Jersey Senator Corey Booker, who speaks to us about changes he would like to see happen within the Supreme Court.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.20.24 - Senator Corey Booker

With Special coverage from Chicago Illinois, the site of the 2024 DNC. Host Solomon Jones speaks with U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley. She speaks to us about the excitement building around Presidential nominee Kamala Harris

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.20.24 - U.S Representative Ayanna Pressley

With special Coverage from Chicago Illinois, the site of the 2024 DNC. Host Solomon Jones speaks with Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta. He talks to us about the importance of the Pennsylvania vote

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.20.24 - State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta

With special coverage from Chicago Illinois, the site of the 2024 DNC. Host Solomon Jones speaks with Tom Perez. He is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He previously served as Secretary of Labor under President Obama.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 8.20.24 - Tom Perez

Angelique Hinton Executive Director of PA Youth Vote, joins us to talk about a nonpartisan collaboration to elevate student voices and empower Pennsylvania youth.


This coverage was made possible by a grant through the URL Collective, a nonprofit supporting local, diverse media. WURD Radio and URL Collective have partnered to bring you election reporting from grassroots media.

Angelique Hinton - 10.9.24 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Quentin Fulks joins the show. He is principal deputy manager of the Kamala Harris campaign. Quentin talks to us about black male voters and the reluctance some black men have in voting for a woman.


This coverage was made possible by a grant through the URL Collective, a nonprofit supporting local, diverse media. WURD Radio and URL Collective have partnered to bring you election reporting from grassroots media.

Quentin Fulks - 10.14.24 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Solomon Jones host a fantastic panel discussion, 'Dissecting Project 2025', with Dr. Tim Golden, Penn Professor Dorothy Roberts, and Christina Kristofic of the Philadelphia Tribune.


This coverage was made possible by a grant through the URL Collective, a nonprofit supporting local, diverse media. WURD Radio and URL Collective have partnered to bring you election reporting from grassroots media.

Solomon Jones - Project 2025 Panel

City Commissioner Omar Sabir joins the show with information on What you need to do and where you need to go if you plan on voting early. As well the deadlines you should be aware of before casting your vote.


This coverage was made possible by a grant through the URL Collective, a nonprofit supporting local, diverse media. WURD Radio and URL Collective have partnered to bring you election reporting from grassroots media.

Omar Sabir - 10.17.24 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones

Wes Moore is the governor of Maryland. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about Black men considering about voting for Trump
Wes Moore is the governor of Maryland. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about Black men considering about voting for Trump.



This coverage was made possible by a grant through the URL Collective, a nonprofit supporting local, diverse media. WURD Radio and URL Collective have partnered to bring you election reporting from grassroots media.

Evening WURDs 10.16.2024 - Governor Wes Moore

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