radio
50 Years of Fresh Air: An Oral History
In college she wanted to be a writer, but the words refused to sparkle like her heroes’. Teaching was a disaster. The middle-school kids mocked […]
New Yorkers Rip Spike Eskin, Who’s Coming Home to WIP
Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]
N.J. Radio Hosts Off the Air After “Turban Man” Comments
Longtime NJ101.5 talk-show duo Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco have been suspended after repeatedly referring to New Jersey’s attorney general, Gurbir S. Grewal, as “Turban […]
iHeart Debuts Philly LGBTQ Radio Station
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has launched “Pride Radio Philly,” a digital radio station geared towards local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer listeners. It’ll be the area’s […]
iHeart Debuts Philly LGBTQ Radio Station
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has launched “Pride Radio Philly,” a digital radio station geared towards local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer listeners. It’ll be the area’s […]
What the CBS Radio and Entercom Merger Means for Philly and Listeners
Almost a year after CBS first announced plans to sell or spinoff its radio assets, the company has finally struck a deal. CBS Radio, which […]
Boom 107.9 Is No More — Station Moves, Drops All-Classic Hip-Hop Format
Almost two years ago, Boom 107.9 launched in Philadelphia. The station constantly told you it was playing “classic hip-hop and R&B” — and that’s what […]
Who Is Attorney Big Al? And Why Is His Name Jason Fine?
Boom 107.9’s tagline says it plays throwback hip-hop and R&B. That’s true. But listen to it for a little bit and you’ll also hear some […]
Philly’s “Isis” Radio Station Considers Changing Its Name
iRadioPhilly is a group of Internet radio stations local to the city. The streaming radio site broadcast the pope’s visit and the World Meeting of […]
WJJZ Rebranding as Pope Info Radio Station
All Pope, all the time? Sort of. Philadelphia’s 1480 AM — which currently broadcasts as WJJZ, the smooth jazz station that first began on 106.1 […]
Daughter of Legendary Radio Exec Says This Guy Has Taken Over Her Dad’s Home
Wynnefield resident Mannwell Glenn was walking his dog down a leafy, generally quiet neighborhood street earlier this week when he noticed something odd: Two men […]
Worst Idea Ever: 24 Hours of the Grateful Dead on WXPN This Friday
Apparently, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the “legendary” band The Grateful Dead. (What, you didn’t know?) And to commemorate this sacred occasion, Philadelphia radio […]
Bradley Cooper Talks American Sniper Controversy With Terry Gross On Fresh Air
This week on Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviewed fellow Philadelphian Bradley Cooper about American Sniper and his work in The Elephant Man, which is playing […]
Ex-Pro Wrestling Champ Mick Foley to Compete in Wing Bowl
Just when you thought Philadelphia’s annual pageant of the grotesque couldn’t get any weirder comes this news: Former world pro wrestling champion Mick Foley will […]
Out DJ Casey Reed Now Hosting Q102’s Afternoon Drive
If you’ve been missing Philly radio personality Casey Reed’s voice on the radio since she retired from 96.5 last March, we’ve got some good news: Starting […]