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 American Red Cross is sending workers from the Philadelphia region to help out with the devastating flooding in Kentucky. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Pennsylvania's two senators are on opposite sides of a battle over a bill to help veterans. WHYY's Tom MacDonald explains while Bob Casey, a Democrat wants immediate passage, Republican Pat Toomey claims there is some hidden money that has to go.
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The city of Philadelphia is launching a new anti-smoking campaign. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, they are targeting specific groups with the message.
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Parking Authority officials are giving their enforcement officers specialized training in an effort to stop an escalation of assaults on the people who write parking tickets and boot cars in Philly. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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The bullets that grazed two officers during Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebration came from the same gun. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports, police also believe the shooter wasn't aiming at the duo.
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SEPTA's police chief has decided to retire. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports a nationwide search will soon be underway for his replacement.
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Mayor Jim Kenney again walked-back his comments made after the shooting during the city's Fourth of July fireworks display. Late Monday night, Kenney told reporters he was looking forward to leaving office during a city hall news conference. WHYY's Tom MacDonald has more on Kenney's explanation of those comments.
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Pennsylvania candidate for Governor Josh Shapiro was joined by members of the medical profession this afternoon to draw a distinct division between him and his opponent. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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Philadelphia's DA believes the US Supreme Court's ruling on guns last week will make Philadelphia an even more dangerous city. WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports.
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The city of Philadelphia has won a bid to host games in the 2026 World Cup. WHYY's Tom MacDonald was at the official announcement party in LOVE Park.