Mike Dunn
Mike Dunn is City Hall bureau chief for KYW Newsradio 1060. He covers the mayor, City Council, and every other aspect of the city’s political landscape.
Mike has been with KYW since 1990. His reporting specialties have also included keeping an eye on SEPTA and covering the city’s cultural institutions.
In 2001 Mike received a Society of Professional Journalists award for arts and culture reporting, for his coverage of the opening of the Kimmel Center.
He came to KYW Newsradio from the Voice of America, where he served as a United Nations correspondent from 1985 to 1990. Dunn has been based in New York City and Washington, DC at various times in his career prior to coming to KYW.
Dunn has a BA degree from the University of Maryland. He graduated from Neshaminy High School in Bucks County.
Mike and his wife have one daughter. They live in Philadelphia.
Lawmakers Propose Renaming Philly’s Courthouse For Pioneering Black Woman Jurist
Philadelphia City Council has taken a step toward renaming the city’s Criminal Justice Center in honor of the late Juanita Kidd Stout, a Philadelphia trailblazer who was first female African-American elected as a judge in the United States.
Councilman Posts Spreadsheet Showing Impact Of Mayor’s Tax Plan On Residents
A city councilman who is battling the mayor over how to overhaul the property tax system is offering residents a spreadsheet to show how they may be affected by the potential changes.
Philadelphia Councilman Wants To Put Prison Inmates To Work
Insisting it won’t be the modern-day equivalent of a chain gang, a city councilman is calling for hearings on the idea of paying inmates of Philadelphia prisons to work on streets and in the parks.
City Council Approves New Senior Living Facility Focused On LGBT Community
City Council has given a thumbs-up to plans for a new senior living facility in Center City that would be focused on members of the LGBT community.
Philadelphia City Council Staring At June 1st Budget Passage Deadline
“Being the optimist that I am, I believe we can get this done on time,” says Philadelphia City Council president Darrell Clarke.
City Hall Nixes Parking Ticket Phone-In Appeals; Online Or Mail-Ins Still On Track
One councilman originally proposed three new ways to fight parking tickets: online, on the phone, or through the mail. But the mayor’s office doesn’t want the telephone hearings.
City Council Tweaks Plan To Fight Parking Tickets
Councilman Bill Green originally proposed three new ways to fight parking tickets: online, on the phone or through the mail. But the mayor’s office wants telephone hearings taken out.
Councilwoman’s Zoning Bill Draws Ire of Her North Philadelphia Neighbors
A City Council committee approved a controversial zoning change for the Norris Square section of North Philadelphia sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sanchez.
City of Philadelphia Moves To Improve Its Position In Use of Social Media
Not satisfied with the status quo, the Nutter administration plans a bigger push in that direction.
Alternate Tax Plan Surfaces In Council
As City Council continues grappling with Mayor Nutter’s controversial property tax proposal, one of the local lawmakers is pushing an alternate plan.
Philadelphia City Council Explores Additional Tax Credit For Hiring Veterans
Alex Archowski, of the Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network, said some employers shy away from such tax credits because of paperwork.
Ban On Feeding Homeless Along Ben Franklin Parkway Delayed
Two months after Mayor Michael Nutter announced a ban on public feeding of the homeless on the Ben Franklin Parkway, the new policy has yet to take effect.
Fox Chase Cancer Center Controversy Comes To An End
A controversy that dragged on in City Hall for more than five years involving the Fox Chase Cancer Center came to a very quiet conclusion this past weekend.
Mayor Nutter’s Budget Crisis Proposal Comes Under Fire In Harrisburg
Mayor Nutter begs to differ with some state lawmakers who accuse him of failing to provide answers to their questions about the city’s budget crisis.
Officials Looking For Solution To Smokers In Criminal Justice Center Stairwells
City officials say nearly 20 years after the Criminal Justice Center opened, they’re still stymied by a stinking problem: people puffing on cigarettes in the building’s stairwells in defiance of Philadelphia’s smoking ban.
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