Terry Gross
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 […]
Philly Podcasts Make TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Podcasts of All Time List
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 […]
Fresh Air Host Terry Gross on Her Hardest Interviews and Her Secret Twitter Account
My full name is … just Terry Gross. People think it’s short for Teresa, but it’s just Terry. I grew up in … Brooklyn, before […]
Terry Gross to Receive Humanities Medal From President Obama
WHYY’s Terry Gross is one of 12 people set to receive a National Humanities Medal during a White House ceremony next week.
LISTEN: Questlove Talks Prince, Ping Pong, Philly in Interview With NPR’s Terry Gross
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has had a tumultuous and emotional few weeks, with the deaths of his friends and music legends Prince — about whom he penned an […]
5 Things I Learned at Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! at the Mann Center
On Thursday, a live recording of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! was held at the Mann Center. Hosted by humorist, Peter Sagal, the podcast game show is a hilarious review of […]
Tonight at the Mann: Fresh Air Meets Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
Looking for a last-minute way to spend your Thursday evening? Philly-based Fresh Air talk show host Terry Gross will make an appearance at The Mann Center tonight […]
LISTEN: Neil Patrick Harris Chats With Terry Gross About Playing Hedwig, Escaping Doogie Howser and Coming Out in Press Release in 2006
In the latest episode of Philly-produced podcast Fresh Air, host Terry Gross conducts an interview with triple-threat talent and one of today’s shiniest gay stars, […]
HEADS UP: Terry Gross Chats With George Takei
The latest episode of Philly-produced radio talk show Fresh Air finds host Terry Gross chatting with legendary gay advocate George Takei. It’s a good listen. […]
Philadelphians Who Deserve Murals Instead of Kurt Vile
On Saturday, a Philadelphian decided to buff the Kurt Vile mural, causing shrieks of horror from hip Philadelphians and a Philadelphia public art meme. People […]
Terry Gross Is Bad for the Country
Conventional wisdom holds that Terry Gross, host of WHYY-produced NPR staple Fresh Air, is the best interviewer in the business. Conventional wisdom is full of […]
Hillary Clinton Accuses Terry Gross of Being “Persistent”
Hillary Clinton is on a book tour (PHOTOS: she’s was at the free library Friday morning), and this week, she sat down with Philadelphia’s Terry Gross for an interview […]
Mike Nutter Hates WHYY Pledge Drives As Much As You
Every year I get suckered into thinking that my contribution to the local public radio outfit will somehow make the local public radio outfit stop […]
PHOTO: Meet Terry Gross’s Cat
Terry Gross did a cat show today. So her staff decided to throw some pictures of their cats up on Tumblr. The big gray feline […]