"Together we are about to take a significant step...toward the ultimate fulfillment of the WHYY purpose: Wider Horizons For You and Yours." -- Richard Burdick, WHYY's first general manager (From WHYY's birth announcement)
WHYY-TV's inaugural broadcast was titled Giant Step. It featured a tour of the television studios and special greetings from such notable figures as Philadelphia's Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Read WHYY-TV's birth announcement »