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Programming the Future |
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It's also important that we continue to focus on content, and that whatever we're talking about contains real substance and meaning, no matter how the technology changes.
-- Marty Moss-Coane, Executive Producer and Host, Radio Times |
Philadelphia mayoral hopeful John Street (D) prepares for the all-candidate debate that was a part of WHYY's The Next Mayor coverage. With him are TV Crew Chief Fred Ficke, candidate Happy Fernandez, and Executive Director for News and Public Affairs Paul Gluck (in the background). |
Philadelphia mayoral candidate Sam Katz (R) talks with Marty Moss-Coane for TV12's Candidate Close Ups as a part of WHYY's The Next Mayor coverage. |
WHYY's Neil Tickner (left) and Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer of the Fels Planetarium, prepare for their seasonal SkyTour broadcast on 91FM. |
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1991
|||||||||||||| SkyTour broadcasts its first live description of the night sky from the roof of WHYY. |
1995
||||||||||||| WHYY establishes its Web site. Later that year, the Web site is upgraded to include information about 91FM programs and allows users to fill out pledge forms on-line. |
1998
||||||||||||| WHYY begins broadcasting classical music on TV12's Second Audio Program (SAP) Channel. As a precursor to our multi-channel future, WHYY and Drexel University join forces to launch an educational cable channel that features daytime broadcasts of WHYY Home College Service. |
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1999
|||||||||||||| Fresh Air is a top seller for Audible.com, a Web-based service which allows listeners to hear shows at their convenience. "Aging Unafraid" conference is broadcast via WHYY's Web site and SAP Channel. Community discussions, candidate debates and interviews are delivered across three WHYY services-TV12, 91FM and the Internet-during Philadelphia's mayoral primary race. |
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What we did during the Philadelphia mayoral campaign, in terms of merging our formats, is clearly a sign of things to come-especially with the new building and the new technology. This kind of cooperation breaks down the mental barriers between television, radio and the Internet. It opens up a whole new way for us to present ideas. As a result, every person in the Delaware Valley has several ways to reach WHYY, whether they're at home, in the car or at work.
