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With O’Connell’s retirement, after four decades on air, the popular children’s program Kids Corner will end in June.

WXPN and the Institute for Contemporary Art each received creative project grants and filmmaker Sosena Solomon, who teaches in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies, was named a 2025 Pew Fellow.

Through Dec. 11, WXPN counts down the 885 greatest covers, as voted by listeners.

A Bronze Radio Award in the News Report/Features category was awarded for “Abdullah Ibrahim Hears the World in Many ‘Different Colors,’” a feature produced and presented by World Cafe contributing host, Stephen Kallao. And World Cafe host Raina Douris was awarded a Finalist Diploma in the Craft/Interview category for her thoughtful and emotionally rich interview with Nick Cave, timed with the release of his album “Wild God.”

Maria Geffen, a professor of otorhinolaryngology, neuroscience, and neurology, researches how the brain responds to music and what is conducive to studying.

In collaboration with Black Opry, WXPN invited six Black Americana musicians to participate in a week-long residency in Philadelphia.

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw speaks about artists and art history during a monthly segment on WXPN’s “Kids Corner,” marking 35 years on the air with host Kathy O’Connell and producer Robert Drake. 

WXPN is looking for five Black Americana artists for a week-long residency this winter. The brand-new artist development program is funded by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Penn President Liz Magill stopped by WXPN’s ‘Friday Morning Mixtape’ with Kristen Kurtis to share a 13-song playlist, what about music grabs her, and more.