Billies Awards return Dec. 10 as Billy Penn celebrates its 11th anniversary

Billy Penn at WHYY s Billies Awards are back this December with our latest celebration at WHYY to honor standout Philadelphians profiled by the city s hyperlocal news site The event continues Billy Penn s tradition of recognizing dynamic artists activists entrepreneurs and cultural icons whose stories have shaped civic life and inspired their neighbors The event will be held Wednesday Dec with the ceremonies beginning at p m Doors open at p m at WHYY Studios North th Street It will include light food and drink and is free with your ticket reservation Terrill Haigler aka Ya Fav Trashman accepts a Billie award at the th anniversary celebration at WHYY on October Kimberly Paynter WHYY Awards and atmosphere The Billies shine a spotlight on those embodying the spirit of the City of Brotherly Love from group leaders and creative innovators to local characters who made news headlines The event brings together fans past awardees and the Billy Penn newsroom to celebrate meaningful storytelling and the individuals behind the stories Last year s awards marked BP s -year anniversary and featured selected of the greater part popular Billy Penn story subjects from the previous decade Chinatown region booster Albert Lee social-media sensation Terrill Haigler Ya Fav Trashman artist entrepreneur Conrad Benner coworking pioneer Alex Hillman viral Chickenman Alexander Tominsky cheesesteak biz leader Nancy Schure Olivieri and billboard-dating adventurer Dave Cline Billy Penn editor Kevin Donahue right presents Dave Cline left with a Billie award for his billboard advertising himself for a date at the th anniversary of WHYY s Billy Penn on October Kimberly Paynter WHYY This year s event will mix the serious and the quirky with winners who inspired educated protected amused and fed us Fans of Billy Penn s reporting past awardees and anyone interested in celebrating Philadelphia s everyday heroes will find the Billies Awards a spirited capstone to the year So please register and then come meet the Billy Penn gang including two new reporters this year and help us celebrate another year of serving you The post Billies Awards return Dec as Billy Penn celebrates its th anniversary appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY