WMMR
Q&A: Preston & Steve’s Marisa Magnatta Talks Wawa Menu Hacks and Tina Fey
My full name is … Marisa Kanra Angelina Magnatta. Kanra is my mom’s first name, and Angelina is my confirmation name. I grew up … […]
Friday Was a Strange Morning at WMMR
Every morning on WMMR in Philadelphia, there is what is known in the radio industry as a crossover. This is the period between one show […]
Philly Today: WMMR Corporate Overlords Respond to Blowup at Station
Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philadelphia Magazine reporters, please […]
Chaos at WMMR: “A Really Dark Day in the Station’s History”
UPDATE: It turns out that the corporate overlords who own WMMR wanted to get rid of Pierre Robert not long ago. Go here for the […]
Why Sing Karaoke in a Bar When You Can Do It in a 25,000-Person Venue?
Karaoke is one of those things that people seem to either love or hate. If you consider yourself a lover of karaoke, read on. WMMR […]
Yes, It’s Okay to Donate Canned Goods to Preston & Steve’s Camp Out for Hunger, Though Cash Is Better
The Preston & Steve show on WMMR is known for many stunts, whether it’s rolling 10,000 marbles down the Art Museum steps or encouraging listeners […]
Pierre Robert’s Long, Strange Trip: 40 Years on the Air in Philly
When Pierre Robert took a job at WMMR in 1981, he had no idea that he’d hit retirement age at the same station, playing some […]
The Preston and Steve Cast On What Got Them Through the Past Year
As part of our annual Best of Philly coverage, we’ve been asking local celebrities what got them through this last oh-so-long year. Here’s what the […]
Let Us Now Praise 20 Years of Preston and Steve
My wife has a dirty little secret. Every day, after she drops the kids off at their conservative Catholic school on the Main Line, she […]
David Bowie’s Puttanesca Recipe
There’s no doubting Philadelphia’s connection to David Bowie, from Sigma kids like Doobies owner Patti Brett to the influence the musician had on Philly-born supermodel Gia […]
How Philadelphia Created Billy Joel
Billy Joel has released just one studio album in the past 20 years — a 2001 recording of his classical compositions that you’ve likely never […]
All Hail Halestorm
Halestorm has performed drunk exactly once. As frontwoman Lzzy Hale tells it, the show was in 2005, at what was then called Whiskey Dix, next […]
Steve Morrison from WMMR’s Preston & Steve Battling Cancer
Steve Morrison, co-host of WMMR’s long-running Preston & Steve morning show, recently underwent surgery for prostate cancer at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. Morrison, who […]
Q&A: 5 Questions for Pierre Robert on 29th Anniversary of Live Aid
Sunday marked the 29th anniversary of the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. So I called WMMR DJ Pierre Robert, who worked the show at JFK […]