We're thrilled to announce our partnership with @AtticBrewing on a limited edition beer to celebrate our 70th Anniversary: This is Fresh Ale!
Raise a glass at Attic's taproom in Germantown or grab some to-go at select Philly-area locations soon. whyy.org/whyy-celebrates-70-…
ALT A glass of beer next to a can of This is Fresh Ale, with the text WHYY Celebrating 70 Years.
ALT Archival image of a radio tower with the text: 'WHYY-FM began broadcasting on December 14, 1954 from this tower at 17th and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. Today, WHYY is toasting 70 years of commitment to our community with a special collaboration with Attic Brewing in Germantown: This is Fresh Ale! Celebrate 70 years of WHYY with this 70 Shilling Scottish Ale, light, malty beer that's as crisp and refreshing as a well-researched interview on WHYY's Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley.'
ALT Available now at Attic Brewing Company, 137 Berkley Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 and other select locations. Visit whyy.org/anniversary for more details.
Clouds obscured the Philly region’s moment with the sun.
But uncooperative eclipse weather could not darken the city's celestial spirit.
“There’s a sense of community,” said 82-year-old Anita Pignataro. “A sense of coming together.”
✏️: @petercrimmins
📷: @EmmaLeePhoto
Come party!
We're celebrating 10 years of @WHYYThePulse w/@MaikenScott with a cocktail reception, activities with local museums and a live taping of the show with some special guests.
Free tickets here: bit.ly/49dAP3N
ALT "The Pulse turned 10! An evening of celebration and conversation at WHYY, Wednesday 4.10.24 5:30 - 7:45 PM" An image of Maiken Scott in safety glasses giving a thumbs up next to a birthday cake with sprinkles. The candles are made of The Pulse's logo elements - volume bars in the shape of beakers.
🎸 The guitar is roughly 600 years old. In that time, it's gone through many changes.
Composer Steven Mackey’s “Aluminum Flowers” showcases the many voices the guitar has developed.
✏️: @petercrimmins
📷: @EmmaLeePhoto
Story → bit.ly/49HGFet
Join WHYY for our free “Finding Your Roots” event: Dead Ends to Discoveries: Overcoming Roadblocks in Genealogy Research. Meet local experts for a discussion on ancestry and genealogy. Registration is required - visit: bit.ly/3vZ5vHK@wetatvfm@historicalpa
Philadelphia is the birthplace of the modern-day graffiti movement, home to the largest public arts program in the nation and the “Mural Capital of the World.”
Art Outside, our new podcast w/Conrad Benner of @StreetsDept launches Tuesday!
Listen: link.chtbl.com/A37PBoM0
An expanded @TheFranklin exhibition puts outer space within reach.
Doubled in size, "Wondrous Space" teaches celestial concepts like radiation waves, gravity, and orbits.
📷 : @EmmaLeePhoto
✏️: @petercrimmins
Story → bit.ly/4708LAy
Philly voters have elected Cherelle Parker as the city’s 100th mayor.
Parker will be the first woman and the first Black woman to hold the post.
Full story → bit.ly/477Jcxp
Members of the preservation team at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens are working to salvage pieces of Isaiah Zagar's Painted Bride mural.
via @petercrimminsbit.ly/3Q3dZEc
Solutions must be at the center of the stories the media tells.
Join WHYY News, PBS, and Penn for an important conversation on climate solutions — and the role of the media — on Tuesday 9/12.
Register for free → bit.ly/Sept12ClimateWHYYUpen…
.@WHYYNews and @whyy are ecstatic to support @ONAConf. We have about 3 dozen staff and partners attending the #ONA23 Convention this week in #Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection ❤️ Please stop by our table in the midway 👋🏽 whyy.org/employment/
AND NOW, THIS: We're giving away some tickets to see John Oliver live at @themetphilly on September 17!
Enter here: bit.ly/3OF9FdV
ALT John Oliver will perform on September 17 at The Met Philadelphia, hopefully to more than one sad usher as pictured in this photo of an empty auditorium.
ALT Best of Philly 2023 Best Radio Show: Studio 2. When WHYY and Marty Moss-Coane decided to end the long-running Radio Times last year, we wondered what would fill the microphone-sized hole in our midday hearts. In stepped station stalwarts Cherri Gregg and Avi Wolfman-Arent with a new idea, Studio 2, which is as much a news program as it is an introspective dive into the Delaware Valley’s collective psyche on any given day. The co-hosts’ easy rapport suggests they’ve been running this playbook for years, not just a few months.