People

RIP Chuck Brown, 1936-2012

Chuck Brown

Chuck Brown performs at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD on Sunday, June 30, 2008. Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-go, passed away today. If you meet someone who says that they were born and raised in D.C., and they say that they have never heard of or seen Chuck Brown, they were [...]


118th Penn Relays

118th Penn Relays

Leo Manzano with the USA blue team, hugs a teammate after crossing the finish line first during USA vs. the World Men Distance Medley at the Penn Relays athletics meet Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA.


Santarchy DC 2011

I00006PEvXY3ONy4

Santarchy DC participants sing Christmas carols in front of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery on Saturday, December 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.


WAMU 88.5 Fall Membership Campaign 2011

6260778635_6cd0baeeaa_o

Kenneth Merten, United States Ambassador to Haiti, in the studio with Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Kojo Nnamdi Show, on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Photos By: Anthony Washington


Fantasia at Artscape 2011

fantasia_metromontage

Fantasia performs at the Wells Fargo Stage during Artscape 2011 in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 15, 2011.


R.I.P. Teena Marie

Tina Marie

Teena Marie performs  at the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore, MD on Friday, July 3, 2009. R.I.P. Teena Marie March 5, 1956 – December 26th, 2010


WAMU 88.5 Fall Membership Campaign 2010

WAMU 88.5 Fall Membership Campaign 2010

Fred Newman the “touring SFX guy” for A Prairie Home Companion whistles like a bird during a Fall Membership Campaign segment of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on Monday, October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC.


Fenty & Gray Debate at WAMU 88.5

I0000wByEYWszaE0

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty looks at Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5, as he begins to answer a question during a mayoral debate with D.C. City Council Chairman Vincent Gray on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the studios of WAMU 88.5 in Washington, D.C.


Target Party for Good- NYC

aww_4752910928

Target Volunteers seal boxes of food to be distributed to families in need during the Target Party for Good at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in New York, New York. The Target Party for Good was held for more than 5,000 attendees of the National Conference on Volunteering [...]


The Penn Relays 2010

4553858437_c802b0ff81_o-e1272312707321

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt points to the crowd and celebrates after competing in the USA vs. the World 4×100 at the Penn Relays athletics meet on Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA.


Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

awash10ing_RawBlakebw

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake responds to a question following a speech she gave at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, March 6,  2010.


WAMU 88.5′s Winter Membership Campaign

P2208823_800x600b

Kojo Nnamdi, host of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5, and Tom Sherwood, Resident Analyst; NBC 4 Reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspaper, discuss the topics to be covered during The Politics Hour before entering the studio on Friday, February 19, 2010. Photos By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2010 * All Rights Reserved [...]


WAMU’s Bluegrass Country Membership Campaign

P2178648_800x600b

Katy Daley, host of The Katy Daley Show on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country, poses for a picture with her in-studio guest Darren Beachley, Mark Delaney, and Tom Gray during the fourth day of WAMU’s Bluegrass Country’s membership campaign on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Photos By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2010 * All Rights Reserved *


The William Wallace Monument

PC288188b

A silhouette of the William Wallace memorial statue in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, MD on Monday, December 28, 2009. William Wallace, a major military leader during the Wars of Scottish Independence, lived from 1272 -1305. Today, many people are familiar with William Wallace because of how his role in the Wars of Scottish Independence [...]


Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Grave

MMAWPC288159b

The Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Grave in Baltimore, MD on the morning of Monday, Decmeber 28, 2009. Edgar Allan Poe, the legendary poet, died at the age of 40 under mysterious circumstances on the streets of Baltimore, MD in 1849. Following his death,  he was placed in an unmarked grave that became overrun by weeds [...]


Bea Gaddy’s Thanks for Giving Dinner

PB265922_800x600b

Volunteers of the Bea Gaddy Family Center Inc. line up assembly line style at the Patterson Park Recreation Center to help fill up vehicles with bags of food for distribution to families in need  in Baltimore, MD on Thursday morning, November 26, 2009. Volunteers also assisted with the preparation of the annual Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving [...]


Scott Simon of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday

PB145514800x600

Scott Simon, host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR, welcomes a sold-out crowd to “NPR Without The Dignity” at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheater  in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 14, 2009. “NPR Without the Dignity” showcased the not so serious side of NPR. The evening featured a conversation lead by [...]


Chef Diane Bukatman

finals_B044981_800x600

Chef Diane Bukatman holds a knife as she teaches an adult cooking class on knife skills to a group of participants at For the Love of Food in Reisterstown, MD on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. For the Love of Food, owned and operated by Chef Diane Bukatman, began as a personal chef service in 2000. [...]


John Forté at Club Reality

PB045189mm_800x600_filtered

John Forté performs  at Club Reality in Baltimore, MD on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The confident and talented musician from Brooklyn, New York,  is a Grammy-nominated singer, song writer, and producer who has succeeded in turning a negative point of his life into a positive educational tool. After being granted a commutation by President George [...]


Jay-Z at the 1st Mariner Arena

PA272869_filtered

Jay-Z performs during his Fall Tour 2009 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The 25 city tour started on October 9, 2009 at Penn State University and will end on November 22, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Other artist on the tour include J-Cole, Wale, and N.E.R.D. More Photos: [...]


WAMU’s 88.5 Fall Membership Campaign

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Caryn Mathes, General Manager of WAMU 88.5 and Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More, pose for a picture in between a pitch break during WAMU 88.5′s Fall Membership Campaign on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Photo By: Anthony Washington Copyright © 2009 * All Rights Reserved *


Dr. Sanjay Gupta at WAMU 88.5

metromsweegup_800x600-e1268279920649

Brendan Sweeney, producer of The Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, practicing neurosurgeon and Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and Assistant Professor at Emory University in Atlanta and Chief Medical Correspondent at C.N.N., pose for a picture following Dr. Gupta’s segment on The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU [...]


30th Anniversary of The Diane Rehm Show

diane0924

Diane Rehm, host of  The Diane Rehm Show on WAMU 88.5, in the studios of WAMU 88.5 hours before a 30th Anniversary Celebration in her honor on Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Washington, D.C. For 30 years, Diane Rehm has provided insightful interviews and memorable conversations to millions of listeners around the world. Weekly, 2.2 [...]


Jeff Corwin

P9233904800x600

Jeff Corwin, host of  Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin on the Food Network, talks about conservationism with talk show host Kojo Nnamdi during a segment of The Kojo Nnamdi Show at WAMU 88.5 on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 in Washington, D.C. In addition to serving as host of Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin on the [...]