Philly Who?
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Philly Who?
Telling the stories of the doers, thinkers, and performers of Philadelphia. From up-and-coming game-changers to well-known legends, you'll dive into their past, present, future, and how it all contributes to The City of Brotherly Love. Hosted by Kevin Chemidlin.
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Gabriel Escobar: From Paperboy to Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer
When Gabriel Escobar was a young boy, he immigrated from Colombia to America without knowing a word of English.
What follows is the story of how...
Chris Hytha: Using NFTs to Shed a New Light on Philadelphia's Architecture
Chris Hytha is a digital artist and photographer whose work focuses on architecture and the built environment.
Before that, he was an aspiring a...
Eli Kulp: The Chef Who Survived a Train Derailment
Eli Kulp is an award-winning Philly chef and podcaster who has overseen local restaurants such as Fork, and a.kitchen.
One night, while he was,...
Due Quach: From Refugee to Harvard-Educated CEO and Entrepreneur
Due Quach is the founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, a social impact organization that helps people overcome adversity through nurturing a mindset of gro...
Terrill Haigler: How Ya Fav Trashman is Solving Philadelphia’s Litter Problem
Terrill Haigler is the Founder and face of Ya Fav Trashman, which is an online brand and Instagram account with over 30,000 followers. However, Terril...
Jeannine A. Cook: How Harriett's Bookshop Survived Prejudice, Protests and a Pandemic
Jeannine A. Cook is the Founder and Shopkeeper at Harriett's Bookshop, named after Harriett Tubman.
In February 2020, Harriett's was born to cel...
[2019] Madeline Bell: How an Overnight Pediatric Nurse Became CEO of CHOP
Madeline Bell is the President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital-- more commonly known as CHOP-- receives more...
[2018] Chill Moody: HipHop Artist, Philly Music Ambassador, The Reason We Have Nice Things
Chill Moody (@chillmoody) is a HipHop artist, entrepreneur, and activist. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, he started by making beats in his pare...
[2019] Rakia Reynolds: Helping Serena Williams & Other Celebrities Share Their Stories
Rakia Reynolds is the Founder & CEO of Skai Blue Media, a public relations agency that's worked with clients such as Serena Williams, Ashley Graham, a...
[2019] Tony Luke, Jr.: The Rise and Fall of a Cheesesteak Empire
Tony Luke, Jr. is a cofounder of Tony Luke's, a cheesesteak franchise with multiple locations. He's also an actor, TV personality, musician, and an an...
[2019] Sharon Pinkenson: The Wardrobe Stylist Who Brought Hollywood to Philly
Over two decades ago, one wardrobe stylist had an ambitious dream to see her beloved hometown become the movie metropolis she always knew it could be....
[2018] Jesse Ito: 30 Under 30 Sushi Chef of Royal Izakaya & Sushi
At the time of this episode's release, Jesse Ito was the Co-owner and chef of Royal Izakaya and Royal Sushi, a 2-in-one restaurant combo in Queen Vill...
[2019] Michelle Angela Ortiz: Telling the Stories of Immigrants through Art
Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist, skilled muralist, and community arts educator who uses her art as a vehicle to represent people and communit...
[2019] Michael Nutter: The 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Michael Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 through 2015. Before that, he had been a Member of City Council since 1992.
Wh...
[2018] Judy Wicks: Pioneering Farm-to-Table at White Dog Cafe
Judy Wicks is the founder of the White Dog Cafe, a restaurant in University City that she started in the first floor of her house in 1983. What starte...
[2018] Todd Carmichael: La Colombe Cofounder & Reality TV Star
Todd Carmichael (IG: @todd_carmichael) is the co-founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee Roasters. He and his cofounder JP Iberti started the first La Co...
[2018] Alex Scott: The Girl Who Fought Cancer With Lemonade
Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was just a few months old. She would undergo various cancer treatments her whole life.
When...
[2018] William Tyrone Toms: Giving Resources to Every Creator at REC Philly
William Tyrone Toms is the Founder and Head of Strategy at REC Philly, a creative agency and incubator for local artists and creative entrepreneurs. <...
[2018] Bon Ku, MD, MPP: The Designer of Health
Bon Ku, M.D. (@BonKu) is the Assistant Dean for Health and Design and an Associate Professor at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson...
[2019] Rebecca Rhynhart: Navigating the Great Recession as Treasurer and Eradicating Corruption as City Controller
In January 2018, Rebecca Rynhart was sworn in as the first woman City Controller in Philadelphia history. Before that, she served as Mayor Kenney’s Ch...
[2019] Sarah Schwab: The Story of GRITTY!
At the time of this interview, Sarah Schwab was the Senior Director of Marketing for the Philadelphia Flyers. As the Director of Marketing, Sarah over...
[2019] Mike Solomonov & Steve Cook: The Chefs Behind Zahav, Federal Donuts, Abe Fisher, Goldie, and Dizengoff
Philly Who? launched three years ago this week in May of 2018. Today we are celebrating by republishing our one-year anniversary live episode with Mik...
Philly Who? is returning! What Philly stories do you want to hear?
Philly Who? is returning next week! We're taking nominations now for incredible Philadelphians who deserve to have their story told.
Let...
Kevin Negandhi: The First Indian-American to Anchor ESPN's Sportscenter
Kevin Neghandi was watching a basketball game on TV when he was 15 years old. The announcers mentioned that one of the players was studying broadcasti...
Carlos Aponte: The History Teacher Reinventing Philly Schooling
Carlos Aponte is a history teacher at One Bright Ray Community High School and the creator of We Love Philly.
We Love Philly is an Out-of-school...
Councilmember Kendra Brooks: The First Minority Party At-Large Victory in History
After serving families with disabilities at Easterseals for 17 years, state budget cuts left Kendra Brooks without a job. While she searched for a new...
Steve Charles: From the Farms of Lancaster to the Library of the Future
Steve Charles serves on the Board of Trustees at Temple University, where he’s spent years providing scholarships and other financial resources to exp...
Sharon Pinkenson: The Wardrobe Stylist Who Brought Hollywood to Philly
Over two decades ago, one wardrobe stylist had an ambitious dream to see her beloved hometown become the movie metropolis she always knew it could be....
Dan Berkowitz: From The Disco Biscuits to Coachella, Bringing VIP Concert Experiences to the Masses
Dan Berkowitz is the Founder and CEO of CID Entertainment. CID offers enhanced live music and travel experiences for many different events, festivals...
Bruce Warren: How a Kitchen Chef Became Philly's Music Man
Bruce Warren is assistant general manager for programming of WXPN in Philadelphia and is Executive Producer of World Cafe distributed by National Publ...
Michelle Angela Ortiz: Telling the Stories of Immigrants through Art
Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist, skilled muralist, and community arts educator who uses her art as a vehicle to represent people and communit...
Steven Rea: Nationally Renowned Film Critic Capturing the Everyday Lives of Stars
Steven Rea is journalist, film critic, web producer, and writer. He was a film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1992 through late 2016.
...
Madeline Bell: How an Overnight Pediatric Nurse Became CEO of CHOP
Madeline Bell is the President & CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital-- more commonly known as CHOP-- receives more...
Michael Nutter: The 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Michael Nutter served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 through 2015. Before that, he had been a Member of City Council since 1992.
Wh...
Rakia Reynolds: Helping Serena Williams & Other Celebrities Share Their Stories
Rakia Reynolds is the Founder & CEO of Skai Blue Media, a public relations agency that's worked with clients such as Serena Williams, Ashley Graham, a...
Melissa Alam: Social Media & Branding Expert, Founder of Female-focused FearlessCon
Melissa Alam is an entrepreneur and freelance brand strategist. If you’ve ever grabbed coffee at La Colombe, cracked open a Budweiser beer, or swiped...
Trevor Hayward: The Evil Genius Who Names Beers After Movie Quotes
About a decade ago, Trevor Hayward and Luke Bowen decided to start a business. The result was Evil Genius Beer Company, a brewery that is famous for c...
Connor Barwin: The NFL Linebacker Rejuvenating Philly Public Parks
Connor Barwin is an NFL Linebacker who has played for the Houston Texans, LA Rams, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles. In 2014, he lead the NFL...
Craig Grossman: Transforming 13th Street from Red Light District to a Vibrant Cultural Hub
Craig Grossman is a General Partner at Arts & Crafts Holdings, which today is investing in the northern edge of Center City, around Spring Garden Stre...
Jo Piazza: Journalist, Novelist, and Podcaster Who Doesn't Need a Cabin in the Woods
Jo Piazza is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist and digital strategist.
She is the author of seven critically acclaimed fiction and...