Wally Kennedy is a Philadelphia television and radio announcer. He hosted ''AM Philadelphia'' (later ''AM Live''), ''Philly After Midnight'', and ''Inside Story'' on

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over a twenty-year period.

Early life

He is a native of

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, where he graduated from

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Career

His programs won their respective time periods in the

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, remaining the most successful talk programs in the TV market. He hosted a local, news-driven Sunday morning talk program, ''Sunday Live'', on WPVI. He was among a handful of broadcasters to be honored by the Philadelphia City Council for outstanding service. He appeared on CNN, NBC and ABC television networks, at different times, to discuss stories he covered. Kennedy was profiled in ''Philadelphia Magazine'', ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', ''The Philadelphia Daily News'' and ''Philadelphia City Paper''. In 2004, he left WPVI and joined the faculty at

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's School of Journalism as an

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. Prior to WPVI, he was at WCAU in Philadelphia and WSB Radio in

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. He has been an anchor for KYW NewsRadio 1060 since 2006. He is also currently an adjunct professor at

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. Following his selection by the board of directors, Kennedy was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia "Hall of Fame" in 2011.

Personal life

Kennedy lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania with his wife, and has three grown children.

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* 1948 births Living people American radio personalities Television anchors from Philadelphia {{US-radio-bio-stub