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, doing 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.
Tom MacDonald is a lifelong Philadelphia area resident who has worked in the area 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, doing 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.
Jim Lee with Susquehanna Polling and Research says their recent poll of 650 registered voters shows legalizing pot use is supported by fewer than 4 in 10 residents.
“The results show by a 48 to 37 margin voters say they oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in the Commonwealth. Fifteen percent they were undecided on that question,” Lee said.
Lee says he’s not surprised at the result.
“We are a fairly conservative state, we are right of center when you think about cultural issues, and I think this poll validates that because only 22 percent of registered voters in this statewide poll identified themselves as progressives or liberals,” he said.
The Fox 43/SP&R poll was conducted between September 30 and October 6; it has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent.
A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.