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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A new report by Philadelphia's city controller shows some serious flaws in the police department. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, the controller found a lack of cops in some police districts.
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Clergy from across Pennsylvania plan to crisscross the state in a grassroots effort to get out the vote. WHYY's Tom MacDonald has more on the multi-week excursion.
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An effort is underway in Pennsylvania to get all qualified voters a ballot this time around. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports that even includes some men and women who are incarcerated.
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Two days of hearings in Philadelphia begin today targeted against Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney who is fighting impeachment in Harrisburg. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are on the picket lines calling for better pay and working conditions. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports the group is digging in for a long confrontation if necessary.
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A group of animal rights activists joined together outside Philadelphia City Hall calling for an end to horse drawn carriages in the city. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Every week, Philadelphia's DA Larry Krasner holds a news conference updating cases his office is working on. Last week was a little different.
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A church sanctuary is transformed into a political rally hall for Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner who is facing sanctions for contempt of the Pennsylvania State House. WHYY's Tom Macdonald reports.
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Poll workers in Philadelphia are getting more money this year. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Philly DA, Longtime Opponent of Cash Bail, Voices Approval of High Bail Set in Weekend Shooting CasePhiladelphia's DA is praising a judge's decision to order high bail in a shooting case. Larry Krasner says it's an example of what should happen in other similar shooting incidents. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.