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Oregon State transfer Gevani McCoy committed to Temple last week, and you'll hear part of his interview with OwlScoop Editor John DiCarlo on this week's episode of The Scoop, brought to you by Greenspan & Greenspan Injury Lawyers. This week's pod also includes our interview with former Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo, who signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Indianapolis Colts, as well as part of our conversation with Manhattan transfer Masiah Gilyard, who will give Adam Fisher and his Temple hoops staff one of the top rebounding guards in the nation. A reminder that Temple football fans can get the latest recruiting and roster information on OwlScoop.com's football subscriber board. Intro: 0:00 – 4:30 Gevani McCoy talks about committing to Temple: 4:30 – 7:22 Masiah Gilyard brings some rebounding to North Broad Street: 7:22 – 11:12 Maddux Trujillo talks about signing with the Colts: 11:12 – 25:05 Football recruiting updates: 25:05 – 26:42 Basketball recruiting updates: 26:42 – end

Dr. Shemeica Binns was named the new head team physician for Temple University athletics in January. She brings an impressive medical resume to North Broad Street, including time working with the athletic departments at Drexel Univeristy and Chestnut Hill College. In Episode #243 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt welcomes Dr. Binns in studio to talk about her career. They discuss why she decided to take the job at Temple, talk about the role of the head team physician, discuss the road that brought her to sports medicine and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA  19123 Enter at 1339 Green Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 The Author Events Series presents Malcolm Gladwell | Revenge of the Tipping Point  REGISTER In conversation with Michelle Miller In Malcolm Gladwell's newsest book, he visits the phenomenon of social epidemics and examines the ways in which we have learned to tinker with and shape the spread of ideas, viruses, and trends-sometimes with great success, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers - The Tipping Point, Blink,Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath. He is also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company that produces the podcasts Revisionist History, which reconsiders things both overlooked and misunderstood, and Broken Record, where he, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam interview musicians across a wide range of genres. Gladwell has been included in the TIME 100 Most Influential People list and touted as one of Foreign Policy's Top Global Thinkers. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation when you register for this event to ensure that this series continues to inspire Philadelphians. Ticket price includes book with purchase and processing fees The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees. (recorded 10/24/2024)

Temple and CFL Hall of Famer Henry Burris joined us on The Scoop this week to share memories from his career on North Broad Street as a record-setting quarterback out of Spiro, Oklahoma.   Burris, who recently returned to his alma mater back in May to serve as the Klein College of Media and Communication's commencement speaker at the Liacouras Center, also established himself as a television personality in Canada on CTV Morning Live and TSN and said he used his Temple education to feel comfortable being on camera as a host and analyst.   On the field, Burris passed for 7,495 yards and 49 touchdowns against some great competition in the Big East from 1993 to 1996 and earned his way into the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent and saw stints with the Green Bay Packers, where he backed up Brett Favre and Doug Pederson. The relationship he forged with Pederson allowed him to land a spot on his Jacksonville Jaguars staff in 2022 as an offensive quality control coach. This season, he'll be the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida A&M.    In the CFL, Burris became a three-time Grey Cup champion, a two-time Grey Cup MVP and a two-time recipient of the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award -- and it all started with a tryout that had Burris throwing to guys off the street wearing slacks and Stacy Adams dress shoes.   Burris shared that story and many more on this week's podcast, which also includes some football and basketball recruiting updates and information on how you can vote in the OwlScoop Summertime Madness food bracket championship between Richie's and Maxi's.

After completing an internship back home in Milan with his Temple MBA program, Matteo Picarelli returned to North Broad Street this week to practice with some of the players who helped the Owls advance to the American Athletic Conference championship game, along with several more he hopes will lift Temple to a conference title and into the NCAA Tournament.   Transfer portal additions like Jamal Mashburn Jr., Lynn Greer III, Jameel Brown, Elijah Gray and Mohammed Keita could create more open looks for Temple's best returning three-point shooter, and he hopes to do the same for them.   “Last year, maybe we didn't have as many threats from three, so teams were able to focus a lot of their attention on me,” Picarelli told OwlScoop.com. “Hopefully this year, with some more threats, it will open things up for me, and hopefully I can keep opening things up for others at the end of the day.”   In addition to our 1-on-1interview with Picarelli, listeners will hear several Temple football and basketball recruiting updates, answers to their mailbag questions, and where things stand with the OwlScoop Summertime Madness bracket that will crown a champion of the best food on campus.   Intro: 0:00 – 10:08 Famous No. 43s: 10:08 – 14:06 On (or around) this date: 14:06 – 22:28 Matteo Picarelli interview: 22:28 – 39:38 Men's basketball recruiting update: 39:38 – 40:12 Football recruiting update: 40:12 – 42:18 Mailbag: 42:18 – 53:35 Summertime Madness food bracket: 53:35 – end

Temple's 2023 season has been a disappointment, but David Martin-Robinson's career has not. He's just the third tight end in the program's history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in his time with the Owls, and the other two were Jeff Steeple and Randy Grossman, the latter of whom went on to win four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.    We went 1-on-1 this week with Martin-Robinson to recap his time on North Broad Street and ask him about what's ahead as he prepares for what he hopes is his own NFL career, and you'll find out why he's very excited about Temple's future at his position with players like Peter Clarke, Reese Clark and Landon Morris.    And on the basketball court, we talked about how Temple's men's and women's teams can get back in the win column Wednesday as they host Ole Miss and St. Joe's in a Thanksgiving Eve doubleheader at the Liacouras Center.    In the mailbag, we answered questions about Stan Drayton's future, the best mascots in sports, and just about every Thanksgiving scenario you can think of. 

Khalif Wyatt, one of the best guards in the history of the Temple program, is back on North Broad Street as Adam Fisher's director of player development.    This week's podcast includes the first part of John DiCarlo's conversation with Wyatt, who collected 1,576 points, 295 assists and 273 rebounds in his four-year playing career with the Owls from 2009 to 2013. Wyatt, who will be able to coach on the court this season in his director of player development role, will also coach the Big 5 team in the upcoming TBT, and he said he will play once again this summer in the annual Danny Rumph Classic next month.    OwlScoop.com subscribers will get access to the full interview with Wyatt, which includes his scouting reports on several Temple players, including Jahlil White and newcomers Jordan Riley, Steve Settle, Quante Berry and Matteo Picarelli.    We also have some football and basketball recruiting updates as well, along with some impact players to watch on both sides of the ball as Stan Drayton heads into his second preseason football camp with the Owls next month.   

More than seven years after a car accident that nearly cost him his life and ended a very promising college basketball career, former Temple guard Trey Lowe has peace in his life again and a coaching future ahead.    Lowe recently wrapped up his first season on La Salle's staff as the Explorers' director of player development under Big 5 Hall of Famer Fran Dunphy, the head coach who brought him to North Broad Street as a top-150 recruit in the 2015 class out of New Jersey's Ewing High School.    On this week's OwlScoop.com podcast, Lowe talked about how he learned to work through the physical and mental recovery from his car accident and accept his new path in life, one that has now led him into coaching.    In addition to the work he's doing for the Explorers, Lowe talked about what's head for him as an assistant coach this month for The Basketball Tournament's Broad Street Birds team, a squad comprised mostly of former Temple players.

New Temple men's basketball coach Adam Fisher talked to OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo this week, and you'll hear the first part of that interview on this week's podcast.    Fisher, a Bucks County native who came to North Broad Street after two seasons as an assistant at Penn State, offered listeners a scouting report of the Owls' newest players  - Matteo Picarelli, Quante Berry, Jordan Riley and Steve Settle - and how he and his staff identified them and recruited them out of the transfer portal. Fisher also talked about his ascension through the coaching ranks and the people who have mentored him, including former Villanova head coach Jay Wright and Miami head coach Jim Larranaga.   Later on in the podcast, John and Declan Landis have the latest Temple football and basketball recruiting updates as well, in addition to answers to your mailbag questions. 

The Broad Street Birds, a team of former Temple players and several from the 2018-19 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, will look to take aim at the $1 million, winner-take-all TBT prize this summer,  and former Owls star Shizz Alston joined John DiCarlo, Rymir Vaughn and Javon Edmonds on The Scoop this week to talk about how the team was assembled and who could be added to the roster in the coming weeks.    Alston mentioned the names of a few more former prominent Temple players who could give the Broad Street Birds some addition scoring punch this summer.    Alston, who scored 1,597 career points, will be joined on the team by former teammates like Quinton Rose, who started for the Knicks' G League team this past season, Scootie Randall, Ernest Aflakpui, J.P. Moorman, Dre Perry and Damion Moore, along with another former Owl in Daniel Dingle.    In addition to talking about the makeup of the Broad Street Birds roster, Alston talked about why he thinks new Temple head coach Adam Fisher will succeed on North Broad Street and why he and the program need more help with NIL resources in the future.    John, Vaughn and Declan Landis dove into plenty of football talk in the mailbag as well.    Intro: 0:00 - 8:10 Shizz Alston interview: 8:10 - 31:35 Mailbag: 32:55 - 55:56

As I mentioned in the previous episode, we're going to look at four different excerpts from my memoir, “Wilt, Ike & Me,” and were going to examine some of the subtext in each. The following is the text from the portion of the first excerpt. By way of background, my father had recently moved basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain into our home for the remainder of the 1965 NBA season.                             *                *                  *   We had fallen into a fairly regular daily routine and Wilt would generally be sleeping when I left for school in the morning. When I got home, he'd be either up in his room or out walking around the neighborhood. He took a lot of walks. We lived in a community called Elkins Park, which is in Cheltenham Township, just north of Philadelphia. It's an upper-middle-class American suburb and has a lot of stretches where you can take some great long walks. Our house was just a few hundred yards away from a large religious institution called Faith Theological Seminary, which was a training facility for future clergymen. But it didn't start out that way. When it was first built at the turn of the century, it was called Lynnewood Hall and was a 110-room Georgian-style palace from the Gilded Age. Finished in 1900, it quickly became known as the American Versailles and was considered the most magnificent estate outside of France. It had luxurious gardens complete with huge fountains and ponds. The home was filled with over two thousand artistic masterpieces, and it was the center of a social network of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the land. There were legendary parties that went on all night, routinely ending with sumptuous sunrise breakfasts. The mansion itself stands in the middle of a thirty-five-acre circle of land, enclosed by a black wrought iron fence. It was about a two-mile stretch from our house, around the estate, and back. Wilt would usually make the trip every day, sometimes going around twice. Now, this was 1965 and in our neck of the woods, black people and white people generally didn't live in the same neighborhood. Things were basically segregated. Cheltenham has changed a lot over the years and is now a model of multicultural living. But back then, things were different, and in our area, all the residents were white. Soon the local grapevine was buzzing with news that a huge black man was regularly seen walking around the neighborhood near the seminary. A short time later, it became common knowledge that this mysterious giant was, in fact, Wilt Chamberlain and that he was living in Ike Richman's house. Before you knew it, nearly everyone claimed they had seen him out on one of his famous walks and had gotten a wink, a wave, or a nod. One day, a school bus slowed down to a crawl, so all the kids could come over to one side and wave at him through the windows. For most people, seeing Wilt up close was an experience they would never forget. Not only was he much bigger than they'd thought, he was also strikingly handsome and extremely charismatic, with an engaging personality. Along with a great sense of humor, he always had a slightly comical expression on his face, like he was in on some kind of inside, private joke. He was just unbelievably cool.  And memories of him never seem to fade.  Although he walked that neighborhood over fifty years ago, people still tell me stories about seeing him. And they're all still smiling. Lynnewood Hall always held something special for Wilt. He was fascinated with its architecture and loved to take it in from all the different angles he would see as he walked around its perimeter. As a world traveler, he had developed quite a discerning eye for art, architecture, and design. And this palace was a real masterpiece. It was built by Peter Widener, who was the embodiment of the American dream. Born in 1834 and starting out as a butcher, he made his first real money selling beef to the Union army during the Civil War. Then, he parlayed his holdings into a huge transportation company that he formed with his partner, William Elkins, the namesake of Elkins Park. He also helped start US Steel and American Tobacco, and ultimately became one of the wealthiest men in American history. Unfortunately, his interests extended into the steamship business as well, and he owned a piece of the White Star Line. The RMS Titanic was one of his investments. He sent the elder of his two sons, George, over to England to celebrate the maiden voyage of the “unsinkable vessel.” George, his wife, and their son occupied one of the premier luxury suites in first class. The night of the iceberg tragedy, the Wideners were hosting a formal dinner party for the ship's captain, who was summoned from it when the collision occurred. Mrs. Widener survived the horrible ordeal, but father and son both went down with the ship. Peter Widener was devastated. He withdrew from the world, retreated into Lynnewood Hall, and never really re-emerged from it. Within a few years, still mourning the loss of his son and grandson, the old man died of a broken heart. But the grand old mansion still stands. Its religious conversion didn't take place until 1952 and it remained a monastery for about twenty-five years until the brotherhood finally closed-up shop. It's been abandoned for decades.   Now, after an age of neglect, with its insides gutted and its once-white limestone faded to a dull brown, it still holds its magnificent place in the sun, perhaps waiting for some dreamer to come along, with inspired visions of restoration and redemption. Wilt knew all about Widener's Titanic connection and the place always got to him. I don't know if it was just plain spooky, or if it spoke to him on some profound level, maybe about our ultimate mortality. Whatever it was, I could always tell when he'd been there from his distant gaze as he walked back onto our street. I had recently gotten my driver's license and one day Wilt decided that we should drive over to a commercial part of North Broad Street, where he could give me some pointers on how to squeeze into a parking space. He said it wasn't all that hard. “I think you're good enough to listen to the radio now,” he commented as we drove along. I turned it on, and soon, the deejay said it was time for the daily double, which was two songs in a row by the same artist. Then Sam Cooke came on singing “Another Saturday Night.” “Oh my God! My theme song,” Wilt exclaimed. “Turn it up! Turn it up!” I made it louder, but it wasn't loud enough for him. “Come on!” he said. I blasted it, and he started singing as we drove along.  He actually had a fine singing voice and had made a record once. He kept snapping his fingers along with the music, right next to my ear. His hand was probably three times the normal size, and every snap was like a firecracker exploding in my skull.   I did my best to concentrate, but this was crazy. I wasn't even a novice, and he was totally distracting. I started getting perturbed, but that was just one part of me. Another part felt like it was the coolest thing in the world. Wilt had a happy smile when the song ended. But then the slow, haunting introduction of “A Change is Gonna Come” came on, and everything changed. It was the final song of Sam Cooke's young life and the mood got somber as Cooke began to sing: “I was born by the river, in a little tent. And just like the river, I've been running ever since. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, a change is gonna come. Oh yes, it will.” “I knew him,” Wilt said over the music. “He came up to Paradise right before he died and sang a couple of numbers.” The nightclub he owned was called Big Wilt's Smalls Paradise, but whenever he talked to me about it, he just called it Paradise. “They released this right after he got killed,” he said. We fell silent and listened to the rest of the song. When the last verse came on, Wilt closed his eyes and sang along, his soul coming out of his mouth. “It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die. 'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky. It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, a change is gonna come…Oh yes, it will.” When the song ended, I looked at him in the rearview mirror. His eyes were closed, and he was clearly in another world.                          *                *                  *   So, that's the end of the text from this excerpt. Now let's briefly go into some of the subtext. Again, subtext refers to the deeper meanings behind the words, and of course, it's purely subjective, meaning that everyone will have their own interpretations.  To me, the overall concept behind the text is impermanence. Nothing in our life on earth lasts, including all the people, places and things that make up the realm for us. It's all temporary, and this applies to everyone, no matter who we are or what we do. This idea is symbolically represented by the grand estate, Lynnewood Hall, that was built by the great industrialist Peter Widener, as he was achieving his greatest successes. But his son and grandson were tragically killed in the Titanic disaster and he retreated into seclusion and died soon after. The once world-famous palace of opulence still stands to this day, but it has degenerated into a deserted and  dilapidated ruin. Again, it is only about 350 yards away from the home we lived in when Wilt stayed with us. And there is something haunting about the image of him, taking long walks around the huge perimeter of the estate. Here he was, this 7-foot-tall NBA giant, who at the time was the most recognized celebrity in the entire world, with vast aspirations of his own, circling the former home of one of the greatest business titans in American history. They were both in the same location, separated by a mere 65 years. Each at the peak of their powers and each dominating their worlds. And as different as they may seem, they were in the same basic situation. They both played out their roles, filled with all of their triumphs and tragedies, and eventually they vanished and were no more. It goes without saying that we're all in the same boat on this one. Finally, to drive the point home, the excerpt ends with Sam Cooke singing “A Change is Gonna Come” on the radio. At age 33, the megastar of popular music was also at the peak of his power. But he had recently been shot to death, and watching Wilt sing along to the lyric about being afraid to die was quite a powerful moment for me. So, what's the subtextual takeaway from all this? Again, it's a completely subjective matter and will vary from individual to individual.  For me, the somewhat metaphysical experiences I had surrounding the sudden death of my father forced me to take a deeper look into the mysteries of life and I eventually came into contact with some profound understandings from humanity's Ancient Wisdom Traditions. From that perspective, there is nothing more important in life than true inner growth and nurturing our consciousness is critically important for us to be able to fulfill our highest human potential and genuinely enjoy the gift of life.   And in that regard, understanding the factor of impermanence can become a great ally for us. For once we begin to accept the truth of it, humility, gratitude and appreciation naturally begin to take hold within our intelligence. And that noble trio never fails to illuminate the path to our higher inner ground.   Well that's quite a bit of subtext, so this seems like a good place to end this episode. As always, keep your eyes, mind and heart open, and let's get together in the next one.

Jennie Salmon took over as the head women's fencing coach at her alma mater Temple University in the summer of 2022. She is just the second coach in Temple fencing's history as a varsity sport as she took over the program from its founder, the legendary Dr. Nikki Franke, who retired in 2022. Salmon was an elite fencer for Franke during her Owls career and prior to returning to North Broad Street, she enjoyed a ton of success coaching at the club, high school and college levels. In Episode #171 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt welcomes Salmon into the studio to talk about her life in fencing. They discuss her return to Temple, talk about what it has been like taking over for a legend, how she was introduced to fencing and much more. “1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on Twitter @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

The last installment of the saga of Oscar Hammerstein in the "Opera Wars" - and the grand Philadelphia theater he left behind, when the war was over.We also meet the New York banker Otto Kahn - the power behind the rival Metropolitan Opera - and how that name gets transferred to the Philadelphia building.Despite many transformations, over the years it has remained a grand temple of Music, Art and Faith on North Broad Street.  We follow the musical trail from 1910 - all the way to the present day.For more images, information and a bibliography of our sources, see the blog entry "Exit Hammerstein" on our website:https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/exit-hammerstein/If you enjoyed the show, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! You can do it easily, right here - especially if you listen to us ON APPLE PODCASTS! We need some more reviews there:https://www.aithpodcast.com/reviews/If you have any questions, inquiries or additional comments, you can write us at our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all our recent episodes! For an exciting season about Philadelphia's "Theatre History" or its "Theater History" - however you spell it, this is the podcast for you.Please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTo become a Patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.

The winter holiday season officially begins the day after Thanksgiving. That's what Philadelphia's Christmas Village is all about! KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with Lisa Lionhardi of the Philadelphia Christmas Village to help you strategize how to eat and drink your way through this seasonal pop-up market which sprawls across Love Park, the courtyard of City Hall and on North Broad Street, adjacent to City Hall.

Evan Cooper, the Carolina Panthers' cornerbacks coach and director of player evaluation, joined the podcast this week to talk about working for Matt Rhule again and his playing and coaching days at Temple. Cooper was recruited back in 2005 by Bobby Wallace and eventually played for Al Golden along with Adam DiMichele before eventually returning to North Broad Street as a graduate assistant and an assistant coach. He shared memories about his time as a player and as a coach, including the 2015 season that saw Temple beat Penn State and nearly knock off Notre Dame.

Sounds of the Rail Park presents The Three Mile Vision, a special three-episode series highlighting the communities around the rail line.    In this series, local journalist Nichole Currie joins us as she travels the rail line and immerses herself in ten neighborhoods. You'll hear what makes each community unique and how a three-mile park system fits into their environment.   In this episode, Nichole explores The Cut. The Cut is an open air section of land that runs below street level for over half a mile, connecting the Viaduct to the Tunnel. It runs from North Broad Street near the old Inquirer Building to behind the Rodin Museum, where 22nd St meets Pennsylvania Ave. It's lined with 30-foot high stone walls and crossed by a series of bridges that support the city's north and south bound streets.    You'll hear from James Fennel and Joe Walsh from Friends of Matthias Baldwin Park, local professor Jefferey Markovitz, and the 2019 Moon Festival creators Nadia Hironaka, Eugene Lew, and Matthew Suib.   The Sounds of the Rail Park: Three Mile Vision series was developed as a part of the Rail Park Time Capsule Initiative. The Rail Park Time Capsule Initiative is an ongoing digital community archiving project, which aims to preserve and highlight the stories, objects, spaces and places that sustain culture and hold historic value for the people that live, work, and play in the 10+ neighborhoods that the Rail Park traverses through. Submit your story to the Time Capsule! Phase One of the Rail Park is free and open to the public every day from 7 AM to 10 PM. Plan your visit today.    The work of Friends of the Rail Park is made possible with the support of our community. Don't wait, become a member today!  Special thanks to our partners: Center City District Foundation, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, William Penn Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The 1830 Family Foundation, Wells Fargo Community Giving, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Board of Directors and many members of the Friends of the Rail Park.  

Bonnie Rosen has been the head women's lacrosse coach at Temple University since the 2007 season. This past season in 2021 she led the Owls into the NCAA Tournament, earning the program's first tourney win since 1998. In Episode #110 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt speaks with Rosen over Zoom to talk about her career on North Broad Street, her amazing career as a player, what it was like to play for the US National team and much more. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon" is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on Twitter @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Owls are looking for a new head coach once again after Temple announced Monday that it has fired Rod Carey after three seasons on North Broad Street. Former Owls QB and assistant coach Adam DiMichele and OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo talk about where it all went wrong, answer mailbag questions and talk about some potential candidates who could be in the mix for the job.

Temple fired head coach Rod Carey Monday morning after three seasons on North Broad Street. OwlScoop.com Editor John DiCarlo, Assistant Editor Kyle Gauss and reporters Sam Cohn and Dante Collinelli break down what went wrong during Carey's tenure and what's next for the program, including a list of potential candidates. 

Former Temple quarterback and assistant coach Adam DiMichele tells his story about how he ended up on North Broad Street and recaps his time with the program, and DiMichele and co-host John DiCarlo examine the 3-3 Owls at the midway point of the season as Temple prepares to play at USF Saturday night in Tampa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The North Broad Street corridor will never be the Avenue of the Arts—and that's a good thing. It's redeveloping to the beat of its own drum.

There’s a new Miss Philadelphia in town! Elaine Ficarra is Miss Philadelphia 2021. The Miss Philadelphia and Miss Philadelphia’s Outstanding Teen competition took place on May 1st at the CEG Performing Arts Academy on North Broad Street in Philadelphia. Kristen was one of the judges this year! Each winner receives a cash scholarship, and a full tuition scholarship to attend Cabrini University.  They will also represent Philadelphia at the Miss Pennsylvania state competition in June. Hear as Kristen speaks with Elaine Ficarra, your newly crowned Miss Philadelphia 2021. Elaine is from Glenmoore, PA and attends Drexel University as an Honors Biology Student. She enjoys singing and Taekwondo. She is also passionate about her platform, which she hopes will spread awareness about adolescent depression and suicide prevention. Elaine’s crowning marked the 100th Anniversary of the Miss Philadelphia Competition, and she is ready to hit the ground running. Be sure to say hello to Elaine if you see her out and about in Philly! You’re likely to run into her at one of the over 100 appearances she’ll make during her reign. Find more about Elaine, the Miss Philadelphia Competition, sponsorship information, and how you could participate in the competition next year at https://www.missphiladelphia.org/about-1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron McKie heard from a good friend two days before it happened.  It was December of 1997, and the former Temple star was more than four seasons into his NBA career and happy where he was with the Detroit Pistons.  But that friend was on the other line, telling McKie there were radio rumors that he could be headed back to Philadelphia in a trade involving the 76ers. McKie had always dreamed of playing for his hometown team. Just not now, he thought.  But six days before Christmas, McKie got the call. There was a plane waiting for him and teammate Theo Ratliff at the airport. They were headed to Philly, along with a future first-round draft choice, in exchange for center Eric Montross and guard Jerry Stackhouse. Philadelphia head coach Larry Brown had determined things just weren't working out with Stackhouse and future Hall of Famer Allen Iverson in the same backcourt, so it was time for a change.  It would prove to be a change for the better, but McKie admitted he didn't see it that way at the time.  "I'm just like, 'No .. to Philadelphia," McKie thought. "I'm going to my hometown, and they stink." The Sixers weren't good at the time, but the culture, McKie said, started to shift, "When you think it's a bad situation that you're going to," he said, "it's one of the best situations that happened to me from a basketball standpoint." By 2001, the Sixers were the best team in the NBA's Eastern Conference. And although their run stopped short of an NBA title at the hands of a loaded Lakers team, it was a season that captivated the city of Philadelphia and proved to be a milestone in McKie's life.  Twenty years later and just a couple months removed from his second season as Temple's head coach, McKie can continue to look back fondly upon that 2001 season. He averaged what was then a career-high 11.6 points per game, posted consecutive triple doubles on an important West Coast road trip, and went on to win the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.  McKie joined OwlScoop.com's podcast, The Scoop, Wednesday to reflect back upon that 2001 season. He talked about what the Sixth Man of the Year Award meant to him and why he felt he was able to be a mentor and friend to a Hall of Famer like Iverson, in addition to sharing some anecdotes about their time together as teammates. McKie also has several reasons for optimism as he enters his third season on North Broad Street as Temple's head coach. He talked about what incoming recruits Hysier Miller, Zach Hicks and Wake Forest transfer Emmanuel Okpomo could bring to the Owls, and it sounds like former Wildwood Catholic High School standout Jahlil White could have a big role moving forward after missing his freshman season with a meniscus injury. McKie also answered some readers mailbag questions in an episode packed with lots of great Sixers anecdotes and Temple basketball insight.

When Mardy Collins and Dustin Salisbery moved on from Temple to pursue their pro careers back in 2006 and 2007, respectively, they did so several credits shy of their undergraduate degrees.  Now, more than a decade later, the former Owls backcourt mates have completed their coursework and will be graduating Friday from Temple with degrees in African American Studies. They joined us for an exclusive interview on this week's OwlScoop.com podcast to talk about this milestone, their playing days, and their sons, Madden Collins and DeMahj Salisbery, who are turning into pretty good high school players in their own right.  Collins, a former first-round NBA Draft pick of the New York Knicks in 2006, and Salisbery, who had tryouts with several NBA teams in addition to several pro stops around the world in places like France and Tunisia, reflected on their time playing for the late Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney, and Salisbery talked about playing for former Owls head coach Fran Dunphy in his first season on North Broad Street.  And there's more football news as well, as Temple has extended another offer to an offensive lineman in the transfer portal.

I speak with Bilal Qayyum, President of the Father's Day Rally Committee which is a sponsor of a Gun Buy Back event which takes place Saturday January 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm at Yesha Ministers, 2301 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia 19145 and Greater Exodus Baptist Church, 704 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19130.NBC 10 Anchor Tracy Davidson tells us about the Project Innovation Grant Challenge sponsored by NBC10 / WCAU, Telemundo62 / WWSI and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation which offers funding for local nonprofits engaged in innovative community projects www.nbcuprojectinnovation.com.The African American Museum in Philadelphia a has a full weekend of virtual events to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I speak with James Claiborne, Public Programing Manager at the African American Museum in Philadelphia and Dan Fitzpatrick, Mid Atlantic President of Citizens Bank which has been sponsoring AAMP for 15 years. www.aampmuseum.org/mlk And we speak to Jackie Lynch, Executive Director of the Barbera Foundation.https://www.barberafoundation.org/

On today’s show, Tim welcomes Herb Lusk III in-studio this afternoon. Lusk will be hosting a brand new program called “The Legacy Project” starting this Saturday February 1 at 2:30 pm ET on AM 560 WFIL. The program will aim to encourage people, specifically millennials but can extend to other generations, with regard to the legacy they are building, including the exhortation to get started now! Lusk discusses his own personal legacy and heritage as his father Herb Lusk II is longtime pastor at Greater Exodus Baptist Church on North Broad Street in Philadelphia and founded/leads a number of other ministries such as People For People, Inc and Stand For Africa. Lusk II also played several seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1970s. Make sure to tune in live weekdays 4-5 pm ET on AM 560 WFIL!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are thousands of people on the organ transplant waiting list and that's because so many have misconceptions about organ donation. Loraine Ballard Morrill offers an excerpt from a recent town hall with the organization Gift of Life. Philly Free Streets is back again –August 11th North Broad Street will be closed to traffic from City Hall to Butler Street but open to pedestrians and bike riders. http://www.phillyfreestreets.com/But first Nicetown Give Back Community Festival August 10-11th. http://www.nicetowncdc.org/index.php/programs

Philly Free Streets is back again –August 11th North Broad Street will be closed to traffic from City Hall to Butler Street but open to pedestrians and bike riders. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Charlotte Castle, Philly Free Streets Program Manager and Waffiyyah Murray , Indego Bike Share Program Manager about all the activities happening that day. http://www.phillyfreestreets.com/Loraine also talks to Kelly Green; Executive Director of Help Hope Live which supports community based fundraising for people with unmet medical and related expenses due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses. The organization is celebrating its 35th Anniversary this year and to mark the occasion has started #bubblebreak35 with the goal of getting 35K people blowing bubbles to raise funds and awareness to reach more families in need.https://helphopelive.org/bubble-break/https://helphopelive.org/The National Liberty Museum is honoring young people from around the country who are doing good with their annual TD Bank National Liberty Museum Young Hero Awards. Loraine speaks with one of the honorees; 18 year old Ryan Snyder who started the Gay Straight Alliance at his school providing a safe space where students could go to talk about issues they normally would be afraid to express.http://www.libertymuseum.org/awards/young-heroes-awards/.

Philly Free Streets is back again –August 11th North Broad Street will be closed to traffic from City Hall to Butler Street but open to pedestrians and bike riders. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Charlotte Castle, Philly Free Streets Program Manager and Waffiyyah Murray , Indego Bike Share Program Manager about all the activities happening that day. http://www.phillyfreestreets.com/

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Shalimar Thomas, Executive Director of Broad Street Renaissance about the upcoming event – State of North Broad on Friday December 15th from 5-7 pm at Netrality 401 N. Broad Street The 2017 State of North Broad is the North Broad Renaissance's Annual Fundraiser provides current state of North Broad Street and how the NBR is supporting revitalization efforts along North Broad. This year. NBR is also taking a look at the role of technology and its impact on community and economic development. http://northbroad.org/