Tom MacDonald | WHYY
WHYY reporter Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia-area resident who has worked in the region since the mid-1980s. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM.
Tom has been heard on numerous stations in the region during the decade he worked for Metro Traffic, doing news, traffic, and weather.
Tom has also been heard nationally, filing reports for NPR, ABC News Radio, NBC Radio, and CBS Radio.
He has won the Associated Press award for his coverage of the protests of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia and a Religious Communicators award for a post-9/11 documentary he did with the late Peter Jennings.
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The Greater Philadelphia Region gets a failing grade when it comes to air quality. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender Tuesday to face criminal charges as the result of a Grand Jury Inditement in New York. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports on the mechanics of the case going forward.
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Opponents of the use of horse drawn carriages to take Philly tourists on rides through Old City are hopeful the end of the tradition could be near. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Less than three full months into 2023, Philadelphia has officially surpassed 100 homicides this year. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Bottled water became a hot commodity this weekend as the city of Philadelphia warned residents about possible drinking water contamination due to a chemical spill in Bucks County.
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Philadelphia has agreed to a $9 million settlement with protestors injured by police following the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.
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Nearly two-and-a-half months in 2023, Philadelphia District Attorney says homicides are down this year, but violence remains a problem. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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President Joe Biden announced his budget proposal Thursday afternoon at a union Hall in Northeast Philadelphia. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, the budget plan arrives while the House is in a high stakes political fight over extending the debt ceiling.
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SEPTA has approved funding for a new trolley fleet. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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The new governor of Pennsylvania has made a major criminal justice decision a week after the first execution warrant came to his desk. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.