>Today was to be “THE DAY”, The group issued this statement: “Unity Day On The Parkway” for August 23, 2009 must reschedule the Unity Day Event for 2010, due to Clear Channel and the City of Philadelphia creating interference and delay. Preparation for Unity Day 2010 is moving forward without delay. The above statement seems […]
>Looks like the 30 year tradition of the Unity Day event will proceed and return to the Ben Franklin Parkway without any radio affiliation or major corporate sponsors. The organization is lining up independent artists for entertainment with local vendors providing food and other services. Unity Day on the Parkway, Inc. received notice on July […]
>It looks like Clear Channel Radio is pulling out all the stops to not see this replacement event take place later this summer. It’s kind of ironic, 30 years ago WDAS was not allowed to hold “Unity Day” on city property.“The Unity Day on the Parkway” group seems to have done a lot of work […]
> It will be Philadelphia’s first summer since 1978 without a Unity Day. WDAS 105.3 announced that the family-friendly outdoor event would not be held. “It’s the economy,” said station manager Joe “Butterball” Tamburro. “It’s atrocious out there. We don’t have the resources to do it the way we’ve done it in the past, and […]
