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On January 5, a devastating apartment fire in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia took the lives of 12 people, including nine children. The Philadelphia broadcast media community proudly join forces as one to support the families affected by this tragedy. If you have the means, we ask that you kindle make a donation. Thank you for your support. S...

Caring for Friends (CFF), an independent food bank and volunteer organization, distributed more than 12 million pounds of food in 2021; an increase of 3000 percent over pre-pandemic levels. With a spike in COVID forcing many people into isolation again, CFF is growing its team to meet the staggering need for food and friendship for the Philadelphia...

The William Penn Foundation in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and the Wyncote Foundation, is currently accepting applications for “Philadelphia Cultural Treasures” to help aid the recovery of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) cultural groups, artists, a...

NBC10 Philadelphia announced Monday that Frances Wang and Karen Hua will join the station as a weekend anchor/reporter, and multimedia journalist, respectively, next month. Wang will start on January 10, and Hua will start January 3, 2022. “We are pleased to welcome Frances and Karen to the NBC10 and Telemundo62 family,” said Elizabeth Flores, Vice...

Members of the NBC10 News team will join 98.1 WOGL’s Loves Our Kids Radiothon, presented by Fulton Bank, on Thursday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 10. Now in its 20th year, the radiothon goes from 7AM to 7PM both days and benefits Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Every donation that is received goes directly to the Child Life Services Depart...

NBC10 announced Thursday that Johnny Archer will join the news team as a reporter/anchor. He will start Monday, December 13, 2021. Archer comes to Philadelphia from Miami sister station WTVJ NBC 6 where he served as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor. Prior to that, Archer held various roles including Idaho Falls bureau correspondent at...

NBC10 and Telemundo62 is proud to partner with The Pathway School in collecting supplies for their students via an Amazon Wish List. Please visit the link to see how you can help: https://a.co/9pZjOvx The Pathway School is a nonprofit, special education school serving students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, serious emoti...

NBC10 and Telemundo62 announced that more than 5,500 pets were adopted from area animal shelters and rescues during its annual Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation initiative which ran from Aug. 23 to Sept. 19, 2021. Of that number, 981 adoptions took place on Saturday, Sept. 18. The campaign’s donation effort, which continues until Nov. 1,...

NBC’s local stations in Philadelphia are proud to donate $18,000 to organizations supporting and advocating for domestic violence victims and for LGBTQ, Black and Latinx people. Our employee resource groups, which are made up of employees at our three stations, made the contributions with money from NBC’s Community Impact Fund. Women Ag...

NBC10 will air “Race in Philly: Education,” a 30-minute, news special in partnership with The Philadelphia Tribune on Tuesday, August 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Hosted by NBC10 anchors Jacqueline London and Jim Rosenfield, the program will examine the role race plays in our nation’s education system and the impacts of virtual learning on studen...

Steppingstone Scholars, a local Philadelphia nonprofit that creates pathways to educational and workforce opportunities for talented, underserved students in Philadelphia, has been named a 2021 Champion in Action® under the Social Equity & Inclusion category. The award, announced jointly by Citizens, NBC10 and Telemundo62, and the Philadelphia ...

NBC10, Telemundo62 and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation announced that 10 local nonprofits will receive a total of $315,000 in Project Innovation 2021 grants. The winning organizations feature programs that are addressing local community issues through innovative solutions in the areas of community engagement, culture of inclusion, next generati...