Company overview

WHYY makes our region a better place, connecting each of us to the world's richest ideas and all of us to each other through Member-supported public media. Through WHYY-FM 90.9, WHYY-TV 12 and WHYY.org, we reach 1.3 million people on average each week in the Greater Philadelphia area. We are your local PBS and NPR member station, bringing you long-time favorite programs, such as Masterpiece and All Things Considered. But our national programs are only the tip of the iceberg. WHYY Studios produces more than a dozen local programs, such as Fresh Air with Terry Gross, You Oughta Know and The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane. We offer a robust regional news service supported by an award-winning newsroom, home to Billy Penn, PlanPhilly and the WHYY Climate Desk.We are deeply committed to the needs of young people. Many people’s first experience with WHYY is watching our award-winning PBS Kids television programs as a child. We also teach thousands of kids to make videos in 40+ local schools and at our studio.We bring together people in the region for interesting and fun events in person and online. From critical community conversations to advanced screenings with big personalities, keep an eye on WHYY.org/events for things to do all year round.Of course, all of this is only possible through Member support.
Founded in 1954
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
457 employees (176 in marketing)

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +1.8% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$25K

Last raise

$25K

Grant, 3 years ago

Funding history

Jun 2023

Grant WHYY · $25K

Audience

Monthly website visitors
1.2M
Month over month-25.6%
Quarter over quarter-14%
Top sourceSearch (45.1%)
Ad budget per month$1.5M
Average search rank49.6
Traffic source mix
Search
45.1%
Direct
43.7%
Referral
6.9%
Social
3.8%
Paid referral
0.4%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

11.3K

12-mo growth

+28.1%

Monthly growth

+3.9%

News

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