Jennifer Leith is the Executive Director of the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children. Diane Mills is a West Philadelphia Reading Captain. They both joined Dr. Peterson for this month's Philly Reads segment on Evening WURDs to discuss rebuilding school libraries. 

Jennifer Leith and Diane Mills - Evening WURDs 12.1.25

Michael Negron is a senior fellow for economic opportunity at the Center for American Progress (CAP), where he focuses on economic development, consumer protection and small-business policy. He previously served as special assistant to the president for economic policy in the Biden-Harris White House, where he worked with federal agencies to develop and implement a variety of policies.

Michael joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress (CAP) segment to discuss CAP’s new policy proposal to tackle the nation's housing affordability crisis and boost economic mobility for middle-class families. 

Michael Negron - Evening WURDs 12.1.25

Renee Washington is a multi-platform Sports host and producer, previous analyst and reporter with ESPN, NBC Sports, Fox Sports, and among others.  She played professional soccer with the Sky Blue Football Club (now Gotham Football Club).

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss about the Philadelphia Eagles performance on Black Friday against the Chicago Bears, and the Philadelphia 76ers two game stretch over the weekend. 

Renee Washington - Evening WURDs 12.1.25

Robin Hamilton is an Emmy-award winning television host, producer and moderator for town halls and forums. Ms. Hamilton is founder and principal of ARound Robin Production Company, where she creates videos for non-profits to help with fundraising, marketing and messaging; and has produced three documentary films.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her new production that she hosts — “Democracy Does: The Civic Power Playbook”, a “go-to podcast for understanding what’s really happening in the world”. 

Robin Hamilton - Evening WURDs 12.2.25

Professor Rel Dowdell is a screenwriter, director, producer and film studies educator whose critically acclaimed feature films include “Train Ride,” “Changing the Game,” and the documentary “Where’s Daddy?”.  His work often blends urban storytelling and suspense to address social issues.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Tuesday teach-in to discuss his course work as the Associate Professor and Director of Film Studies at Hampton University. 

Rel Dowdell - Evening WURDs 12.2.25

Councilwoman Jaime Gauthier represents West and Southwest Philadelphia as the City Councilmember for the Third District, fighting for her constituents’ right to live with dignity and remain in the neighborhoods they’ve called home for decades. 

She is the only elected official in the City of Philadelphia with a planning degree, offering her a unique perspective on social and economic issues.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the new “Stop Trashing Our Air Act”. 

Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier - Evening WURDs 12.2.25

As a medical student and resident at Temple University, Dave Oxman got top-flight medical training and a master class in how injustice and inequality affect people’s health. Dr. Oxman has done in-depth training in infectious diseases, critical care and medical ethics. His writings tackle issues such as gun violence, the opioid epidemic, and our broken health insurance system.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Citizen WURD segment to discuss a current National Health Plan article he wrote for the Philadelphia Citizen — “Could A National Health Plan Finally Be Good Politics”, let’s welcome to “Evening WURDs”. 

Article link: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commentary-national-health-plan-good-politics/

Dr. Dave Oxman - Evening WURDs 12.2.25

Patricia King is the Manager of Community Engagement of PECO. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) and PECO’s other available energy assistance programs. 

Patricia King - Evening WURDs 12.3.25

Ernest Owens is the President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, author of the book “The Case For Cancel Culture”, and the host of WURD Radio’s “On The Record with Ernest Owens". He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss a proposed legislation from Philadelphia City Councilmembers, and DEI.  

Ernest Owens - Evening WURDs 12.4.25

Sara Lomax is the President and CEO of WURD Radio,  and Co-Founder of URL Media. Mitra Kalita is a Journalist, and the CEO & Co-Founder of URL Media. 

They joined Dr. Peterson to discuss URL Media securing a $5 Million Knight Foundation grant to build unprecedented sustainable infrastructure for community media. 

Sara Lomax and Mitra Kalita - Evening WURDs 12.4.25

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