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July 28, 2021
WXPN/Philadelphia To Celebrate The 40th Anniversary Of MTV With Special Programming
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple a WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is planning a week of special programming on-air and online to celebrate the 40th anniversary of MTV. MTV WEEK begins MONDAY, AUGUST 2nd and will run through FRIDAY, AUGUST 6th. Assist. GM/Programming … more »
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June 18, 2021
Triple A Public Radio Stations To Celebrate Juneteenth With Special Programming And Events
As ALL ACCESS reported in MARCH (Net News 3/17), UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN and TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Classical/Jazz WRTI in PHILADELPHIA partnered with REC PHILLY to create the BLACK MUSIC CITY PROJECT to offer grants to create new artistic … more »
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April 26, 2021
Virtual NON-COMMvention Agenda Revealed
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is again presenting the annual NON-COMMVENTION – this year it will be a virtual event after it had to be canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place MAY 5th-7th. It will … more »
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March 8, 2021
WXPN/Philadelphia Plans Special Listener-Chosen Music Day To Mark One Year Of COVID-19
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is planning a special day of programming on MARCH 16th. SONGS THAT GOT US THROUGH THE YEAR will feature music that WXPN listeners chose to listen to during the first year of the coronavirus COVID-19 … more »
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January 12, 2021
WXPN/Philadelphia To Explore Haitian Influence On New Orleans Culture
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA has just launched a year-long project that explores and celebrates the influences of HAITI on NEW ORLEANS’ music, culture and community. Called KANAVAL: HAITIAN RHYTHMS AND THE MUSIC OF NEW … more »
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October 26, 2020
WXPN/Philadelphia To Resume ‘Free At Noon’ Concert Series In January
Since 2005, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA has been doing its FREE AT NOON concert series every FRIDAY (the station has hosted over 800 events!) but things had to be put on hold this past MARCH due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) … more »
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August 5, 2020
WXPN/Philadelphia Presents ‘Woodstock Week’
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is set for seven days of programming highlighting all 33 music sets from the legendary WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL. Starting with the XPN Morning Show on MONDAY, AUGUST 10th, listeners to WXPN on-air … more »
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July 8, 2020
WXPN/Philadelphia’s Cancelled 2020 XPoNential Music Festival To Transform Into Virtual XPNFest Weekend
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is now planning the virtual XPNFEST WEEEKEND to replace its annual XPONENTIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL that was cancelled due to the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) pandemic. It will happen FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 24th … more »
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May 28, 2020
WXPN/Philadelphia Plans Special Summer Programming
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A WXPN/PHILADELPHIA is producing a summer-long slate of special music programming. The main effort will be in place of its now-cancelled, annual three-day XPONENTIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. Beginning FRIDAY, JUNE 5th, and every … more »
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April 15, 2020
Update: Gene Shay, Longtime Philadelphia Folk DJ And Co-Founder Of The Philadelphia Folk Festival, In Hospice With COVID-19
GENE SHAY, the longtime folk music DJ on PHILADELPHIA radio and co-founder of the PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL, is in hospice care suffering from COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS complications. While his former station, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Triple A … more »