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(This is only about the WHYY Vehicle Donation Program)
Even though I don’t live in the WHYY market per se I do listen several times a week to things like Fresh Air, Radio Times and Morning Edition all of which are excellent/​intelligent programming.
So when we had a very old vehicle to dispose of I somehow remembered seeing on their site that they accept vehicle donations which are processed by a 3^rd party company to an auto auction to get the station of few extra bucks and to me, the satisfaction of helping them out.
I’ll start by saying that in the future if I decide to dispose of another vehicle, it will not be via WHYY as more or less what they have on their website regarding this program while I suppose idealistic is not how it played it out for me.
Initially I filled out all of the documents on line and because I’m not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV, I called the 800# number listed on their site to ask specific questions about how the title needed to be filled out/​notarized so that it could be done right the first time.
I wrote down the instructions and to the letter of the law of what I was told executed the instructions. Of course, the title/​paperwork gets kicked back from the 3^rd party company in RI who handles the transaction as being done wrong even though I assume the 800# is probably their number in the first place? So, after waiting weeks to get everything sent back I had to go back to the notary and pay a second fee to have it done now the «correct» way.
I wasn’t around for the vehicle pick up so I have no idea as to how that went.
The other issue involves WHYY’s benefits to the person donating. When you do this the station makes you a member and is supposed to send you a membership card good for a year which gets you a discounts (most miniscule but there are some BOGO ones as well) at various area attractions & restaurants.
We made the donation at the end of September and the discount card just showed up this past week after nearly six months. Now naturally you would think that the date would be a year from March since that’s when I received the card except the card is dated from September which of course negates half of the time period/​value of the card.
So between taking six months to put an envelope in the mail and then having to pay a second notary fee because the advice I received from WHYY’s agent for this program was initially incorrect, why would I do this again?

WHYY and NPR push the Liberal agenda with partial funding by taxpayers. Rarely are both sides of most topics presented. New construction was financed from DRPA funds from Gov. Rendell. How can one expect an equal balance of an issue with major sponsorship from liberal politicians?
I am happy WHYY conducts fundraisers by soliciting members but how many of those members realize over $ 1-​Million in compensation is being paid to 3 of its employees.
WHYY could be of great value in restoring this once-​great city to its former glory but chooses instead to not pursue that goal.
WHYY — stop following and instead — please lead!

We held an event here and the space was pretty great. The non profit had great prices and included all the AV (includes all tv screens to post whatever you wanted on there).
We used the whole bottom floor although there were areas where others (prob worked at the radio station) could walk through but no one noticed.
They have so much AV– but it’s prob because of all the broadcasting.
Went very smoothly!

Not all public radio stations are the same. While some public radio stations only play music, WHYY not only features all the nationally syndicated programs like All Things Considered, Radio Lab, and This American Life, it produces original programming like Fresh Air. I now listen to WHYY no matter what city/​country I find myself in (via the NPR iPhone app). Check it out locally in Philadelphia on 90.9 FM!

NPR — we were FORCED to listen to it as kids — my parents just love it — things like «Fresh Air» with Terry Gross and other shows.
I remember thinking how BORING it was.
Still kinda do.

I don’t always have time to read the Inquirer each day, so I depend on WHYY Radio (90.9 FM) to give me news, NPR, and things to consider throughout my days quite often.
As compared to other cities’ radio news sources, WHYY is really balanced (in my opinion), and even in their local talk shows (I love the 10 – 12 interview segments), they always answer to both sides. You also get Fresh Air, News & Notes, Business Review, and other NPR programs that I’ve grown addicted to.
I truly think amidst a decaying age of media news, I couldn’t live without WHYY (and when I’m out of town, I stream on the Internets sometimes), because they give me all that I want, nothing I don’t. Another 215 asset that I refuse to take for granted.