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In an interview last week, a Philadelphia radio personality admitted that she had only asked President Joe Biden questions that were supplied by his campaign. Subsequently, she resigned, igniting controversy and posing questions about media independence. Andrea Lawful-Sanders, who hosted The Source on WURD Radio, interviewed Biden on July 3. It was the president’s first interview since his poor debate performance against Donald Trump. Many listeners tuned in hoping to hear Biden address concerns about the debate. Instead, they got softballs.
On Saturday, July 6, Lawful-Sanders informed CNN that Biden’s team had given her eight ‘approved’ questions. She chose four of these to ask the president. In the face of growing backlash, WURD Radio, Pennsylvania’s only Black-owned talk radio station, promptly distanced itself from Lawful-Sanders. Sara Lomax, the station’s president and CEO, released a statement on Sunday.
