WURD Radio

WURD Radio

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WURD Radio episodes

  • Dr. Paul Hopkins | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Dr. Paul Hopkins is the host of his own Saturday and Sunday radio show entitled “Dr. Paul’s Holistic Health Show” 9AM Saturdays and “The Green Hour” 3PM Sundays on WURD.
    Dr. Paul joins the show to talk about the health of Jackie Robison later in his career. He also talks about the racism Jackie Robinson faced while playing in the Major Leagues.
    15 min
  • Ernest Crim III | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Ernest Crim III is an Anti-Racist Educator and hate crime survivor who uses (Black) historical narratives to empower and educate families and train educators through an equitable lens.
    Ernest joins the show to talk about the impact of Jackie Robinson’s military service pages being removed from federal websites, then reinstated.
    15 min
  • Rob Holiday & Kenny Johnson | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Rob Holiday is the Director of Amateur Scouting Administration for the Philadelphia Phillies. Kenny Johnson is the Manager of Community Engagement for the Philadelphia Phillies.
    They both join the show to talk about the lack of African American players in Major League Baseball, and discuss how they have paid tribute to Jackie Robinson within the Philadelphia Phillies Organization.
    20 min
  • Dr. Kenneth L. Shopshire | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Dr. Kenneth L. Shropshire is the Professor Emeritus AHMERITUS at the Wharton School & Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
    Dr. Shopshire joins the broadcast to talk about Jackie Robinson's legacy & the efforts by the Trump Administration to erase Black history - including that of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier in baseball, and how it eventually led to the Civil Rights Movement.
    12 min
  • Tiara Waterman | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Tiara Waterman is the recruitment manager of Flourish Research Center, a health organization in Philadelphia that specializes in conducting high-quality clinical trials to help advance medical knowledge and improve patient care.
    Tiara joins the show to talk about why it is important for African Americans to participate in clinical trials.
    12 min
  • Dr. Mahlene Duckett Lee | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.15.25
    Dr. Mahlene Duckett Lee is the Daughter of Former Philadelphia Stars Negro League player Mahlon Duckett. She is also the President & CEO of Divi Holding Group, a performance improvement organization.
    Dr. Duckett joins the show to further talk about the impact her father made in the Negro Leagues, and to talk about how it was for her to experience her father playing in the Negro Leagues when she was growing up.
    15 min

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WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of few in the country. Taking a multimedia approach – on-air, online and in the community – WURD…