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WHYY is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and as we look back at the decades, executive producer Kevin McCorry sat down with members of the staff to discuss some of their unforgettable memories at the station. In this edition: Dave Davies takes us back to the key role WHYY played in a pivotal moment in the history of Philadelphia: 1985’s MOVE bombing. He also highlights some of his favorite interviews as host on “Fresh Air,” including Jerry Seinfeld, Nicolas Cage and Maggie Smith. Below is a transcript. KEVIN MCCORRY: Dave Davies started at WHYY the way many of us did: willing to work for free. DAVE DAVIES: I decided that a career in journalism would be cool if I could somehow pull it off, and I walked into the radio station and said, can I volunteer? MCCORRY: It was the early 1980s. He was in his late 20s by then. MCCORRY INTERVIEWING: You had a bunch of different jobs before that, right? DAVIES: Oh yeah. I taught school, I worked as a welder in a shipyard, I drove a cab, I did a lot of things. MCCORRY: Dave learned the ropes from a newsroom he says was brimming with creativity. DAVIES: We had a 30-minute news magazine every night of the week from 6-6:30 called “91 Report.” They were really talented people and I learned a ton watching them. MCCORRY: Dave landed a full-time reporting gig and only a few years into his journalism career found himself covering one of the biggest Philadelphia stories of the century. This was 1985. DAVIES ARCHIVE CLIP FROM WHYY’S BROADCAST OF THE MOVE COMMISSION HEARINGS: Good morning and welcome again to WHYY’s live coverage of the public hearings of the Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission. The 11-member panel that.... DAVIES: The confrontation with the radical group MOVE, I mean, there was a long history, but in May of 1985, they had occupied a house in West Philadelphia on Osage Avenue and created so many problems that their neighbors demanded that the city come and get them out. And eventually, the city organized a huge police operation, evacuated neighbors from the community, and couldn’t get the group evicted with a morning assault that included a lot of gunfire. And in the afternoon, ended up dropping an explosive on the roof, which led to a fire, which went out of control, burned a block and a half of houses down, and killed 11 of the 13 move members and children in the house. It was a horrific tragedy and there was a lot of terrible official misconduct. MCCORRY: In the aftermath, the city created a Blue Ribbon Commission to investigate what went wrong. WHYY pitched the idea that it could host the commission and broadcast the hearings live on 91FM and TV-12. WHYY ANNOUNCER VOICE FROM 1985 BROADCAST: Coming up next, live coverage of the move commission press conference. DAVIES ASKING QUESTIONS 1985: Dave Davies from WHYY and I would like to follow up on that point because it would seem to me that... DAVIES: It was remarkable. I mean, the hearing had neighbors who felt so tormented by MOVE that they really wanted them out. COMMISSIONER IN 1985: Where were those speakers in relationship to your bedroom? LLOYD WILSON: Right in the window. MCCORRY: This was Lloyd and Lucretia Wilson, who lived adjacent to the MOVE property on Osage Avenue. LLOYD WILSON: It’s one thing to be two blocks away and hear it, but [it’s another thing] to live right next door, full blast. LUCRETIA WILSON: Then we had to contend with things inside our house. Bugs that – you couldn’t do anything about them. I mean, they just totally – the bugs took over our house. DAVIES: They had relatives of move members who had died there talking about what happened. LOUISE JAMES: When you have finished weighing, assessing, judging, speak to me, my family. MCCORRY: This was Louise James, whose 26 -year -old son was killed in the fire. LOUISE JAMES: Convince us that the bombing, the cold-blooded murder of 11 human beings was justified. You can’t do it, and you will never be able to do it. MCCORRY: Here was then police Commissioner Gregore Sambor. SAMBOR: I applied the force that was necessary to exert and do the job that I was empowered and instructed to do. MCCORRY: This was then Fire Commissioner William Richmond. RICHMOND: The squirts could have knocked somebody off that roof. And until a police officer or someone told us that that’s no longer a consideration, we had to be careful what those squirts were doing. COMMISSION MEMBER: Then you were waiting for someone to tell you that you could start fighting the fire, right? RICHMOND: That’s your words. If that’s what you’re looking for me to say, I can’t say it. MCCORRY: Here was then mayor Wilson Goode answering questions from commission member Henry Ruth, a former federal prosecutor. GOODE: If anyone had come to me and said to me, I’m going to drop a bomb on a rowhouse, I would, in fact, have rejected that out of hand...If what you’re asking me is whether or not I feel that I could have made a better decision, the answer is yes. Did I make mistakes in the process? The answer is yes. I don’t know what else I can say other than, Mr. Ruth, I’m sorry. RUTH: That wasn’t the question. That wasn’t the question. The question is, we have to find if somebody made mistakes. And I didn’t hear that today, and that’s what I’m asking. GOODE: I’m sorry, sir. DAVIES: A lot of people had a much deeper understanding of what led to that tragedy and how it unfolded because of what WHYY did. MCCORRY: The following year, Dave left WHYY to cover city hall for KYW Newsradio, and then did a long stint at the Daily News as a political reporter. All the while he kept up a relationship with the station as a frequent guest and then fill in host on Radio Times.....and Fresh Air. CLIP OF DAVIES GUEST HOSTING FRESH AIR IN 2007: This is “Fresh Air.” I’m Dave Davies, senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, filling in this week for Terry Gross. MCCORRY: At first, “Fresh Air” mostly used Dave for shows focused on politics, hard news and sports. DANNY MILLER: But over time, he’s become really good at the whole variety of interviews that we do. MCCORRY: Danny Miller is the long-time executive producer of Fresh Air. MILLER: He’s gotten really good at interviewing actors. And they like talking to him, too. Maggie Smith at the end of the interview said, ‘Oh, Dave, you’re adorable.’ CLIP OF DAVIES INTERVIEWING MAGGIE SMITH IN 2016: Do you want to take one question about Harry Potter, or would you rather be released? SMITH: I would rather be released. I think you’ve been adorable. (LAUGHTER) DAVIES: Okay. Well, no, I don’t know about that. (LAUGHTER) MCCORRY: Other highlights include Jerry Seinfeld in 2007. CLIP OF DAVIES INTERVIEWING JERRY SEINFELD IN 2007: People use moments and lines from that series to describe what’s going on in their lives. You’re aware of this phenomenon. SEINFELD: I am, but I don’t get it. I mean, it mystifies me as much as you. I’m only happy that it’s doing something for somebody. (LAUGHTER) DAVIES: He was exactly the guy that you see. ‘I know’ (Seinfeld impression). That guy. (LAUGHTER). MCCORRY: And Nicholas Cage from 2023. DAVIES INTERVIEWING CAGE: It’s been widely reported that you had, at a certain point, a lot of debts, some to the IRS. And I mean, you have had five marriages. I mean, those are a lot of commitments. You ever thought you had an issue with impulse control? CAGE: Probably. (LAUGHTER) I mean, you know, you live and learn. And, you know, I started very young. And thankfully, I’ve paid everybody back and I’ve worked my way out of it. MILLER: It wasn’t only his great interviews and his great craft at being a broadcaster. It was also that he really cared. I mean, he really cares about the station, about the show. A total mensch when it comes to being somebody that we can and still do depend on. DAVIES: There came a point where it seemed like the logical thing to do to come home. I came back in 2010 full time and never quite left. MCCORRY: For me and many of my contemporaries, Dave was a north star. Always about the work, never about the BS. Do quality and be quality...and his example has now spread roots throughout the media landscape. COLANERI: I remember having this idea that the best journalists had to be these like hard, tough, very gruff people. MCCORRY: Katie Colaneri was a reporter and then assistant news director at WHYY for 9 years, and now edits longform projects for New Hampshire Public Radio. COLANERI: Dave completely shattered that stereotype for me. He was just as kind as could be, you know, even when he was asking really tough questions to these sources on the phone. MCCORRY: Bobby Allyn covered courts for WHYY and now is NPR’s tech correspondent. ALLYN: Sitting close to him, it was just truly an education in how to be a better journalist and a more compassionate human. Not to mention how to make inroads into the corridors of power. I mean, people with influence like Dave and respond to Dave because he’s almost on a cellular level, one of the fairest people I have ever met. MCCORRY: Looking back is not something Dave does often, mostly because, despite some of his instincts, he’s still deeply immersed in the work of the present. MCCORRY INTERVIEWING: And you’ve retired a few times. DAVIES: Yeah, I retire about every two years. (LAUGHTER) I’ve scaled back my kind of formal relationship with the station, but I’m always happy to come back and I love it. I love being here, love feeling that sense of public service and just working on content that we think is original and meaningful. WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
Quantum computing is a hot topic right now. Three of the four highest-performing stocks in the last six months are pure play investments in this technology. Investors expect big things from a new class of computers, with the promise of solving incredibly complex problems in the blink of an eye. Leading quantum computer builder IonQ ( IONQ -5.72% ) gained 484% in six months as of Dec. 26. Believe it or not, but that jump doesn't qualify IonQ for a top-four finish. No, IonQ lands in the 16th place on this list, far behind the 2,735% gain posted by smaller rival Quantum Computing, Inc. ( QUBT -4.63% ) . Can Quantum Computing build on its recent success? Will IonQ turn the tables and outperform the smaller company in 2025? What else do you need to know before investing in the explosive quantum computing market? Metric Quantum Computing IonQ Market Cap $2.4 billion $10.2 billion Revenue (TTM) $390,000 $37.5 million Net Profit Margin (TTM) (6,159%) (457.9%) Free Cash Flow (TTM) ($20.5 million) ($120.4 million) Cash and Short-Term Investments $3.06 million $301.8 million Data collected from Finviz and YCharts on Dec. 26, 2024. TTM = trailing twelve months. Compare and contrast the financial results These financial statements have a lot in common. IonQ and Quantum Computing's stocks are worth billions of dollars despite minimal revenues and deeply negative bottom-line profits. Neither company is attempting to make a profit at this point. They are development-stage businesses set up to deliver new and improved technologies that might support a profitable business someday. I'm not speculating here. Here's what IonQ said about its business prospects in regulatory filings before entering the public stock market in 2021: Quantum Computing offered another sobering self-analysis in 2020: "We incurred negative cash flows from operating activities and recurring net losses in fiscal years 2019 and 2018. [...] These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern ." Wall Street's ditches are littered with the remains of development-stage businesses that never lived up to their early expectations. IonQ and Quantum Computing are the first to admit that they might be next in line for financial disaster, bankruptcy, and crumbling investor value. I'm not saying that the two companies are doomed to fail, but you should be aware of the substantial risks involved in owning these stocks. Even if you don't mind risky investments , it's best to make smallish bets on any stock in this volatile industry. Some of the most promising research projects may never result in commercial-grade computing systems, after all. What makes these quantum computing specialists unique IonQ is a leading manufacturer of quantum computing systems. So far, its customer list includes several branches of the U.S. military, South Korean vehicle maker Hyundai , and industrial machinery giant Caterpillar . Anyone can access IonQ hardware through popular cloud-computing platforms from Amazon , Microsoft , and Alphabet . The IonQ Forte system hit the market a year ago. Its trapped ion architecture provides 32 qubits of quantum computing power. That's enough to perform some simple calculations, though the error rate is still high. Estimated to cost about $13 million, the Forte system is still not useful for any real-world business task. Quantum Computing (the company, not the technology itself) started out with a tight focus on providing software and algorithms to run on quantum computing hardware from other companies. Since then, the company has merged with a quantum hardware researcher and is now looking for opportunities to sell computing systems, too. This company is not shipping any hardware yet, though. The third-quarter report in November highlighted several partnerships and research programs, looking forward to potential system sales in 2025. How to invest in quantum computing stocks today All things considered, I think it's too early to pick long-term winners in the promising but risky field of quantum computing. I would approach this game-changing technology from a safer angle. Some of the largest tech giants are also developing quantum computing systems these days, including some of the IonQ partners mentioned earlier. These deep-pocketed businesses are better equipped to manage the unpredictable nature of risky research projects. But I promised to pick a winner in this specific duel, and the choice is very clear. IonQ has already proven its ability to win long-term development contracts and actually deliver a few systems to real-world customers. Moreover, this company has enough cash reserves to make it a couple of years without being forced to raise extra cash in uncomfortable ways. The Quantum Computing company doesn't have that luxury. So I would much rather own IonQ stock than Quantum Computing shares. Your mileage may vary, but the smaller company is too risky for my blood.
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans made mistakes in every facet of the game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans to lose for the third time in four games. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans made mistakes in every facet of the game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans to lose for the third time in four games. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans made mistakes in every facet of the game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans to lose for the third time in four games. C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions, the defense gave up multiple big passing plays and Ka′imi Fairbairn missed a 28-yard field goal that would have tied it late in a 32-27 loss. “Just a disappointing loss for us,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We didn’t do anything well enough to win this game. Out of all the positives that we did have, there were way too many negatives, too many negative plays.” Jimmie Ward had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter and the Texans tied a franchise record with eight sacks. Danielle Hunter led the group with a season-high three sacks and Will Anderson Jr. added two in his return after missing two games with an ankle injury. But the offense sputtered for most of the game as Joe Mixon was held to 22 yards on 14 carries. But Ryans refused to blame the offense for the loss. “Our offense did plenty,” Ryans said. “They gave us enough points. On defense, we have to be able to stop them.” Chig Okonkwo grabbed a short pass and rumbled 70 yards for a touchdown to put the Titans (3-8) up 30-27 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining. Safety Eric Murray missed a tackle that would have stopped him near midfield. It was the last of three big passing plays the Titans had Sunday. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine got in front of the defense and was wide open for a 38-yard TD catch that made it 10-7 late in the first quarter. Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard reception that set up their next touchdown in the second. “It was just way too many negative plays,” Ryans said. “Defensively, unexplainable explosives for touchdowns. We didn’t play good across the board and that starts with me.” Despite this, the Texans (7-5) had a chance to tie it with less than two minutes remaining, but Fairbairn’s short field-goal attempt sailed wide left. He fell to the ground after the miss before getting up and slamming his helmet on the field. “The most frustrating part about it is out of all the bad things that happened, we still had a chance to finish the game,” Ryans said. “Everything that could go wrong, it went wrong. We still had a chance there to tie it up and finish the game, and we didn’t.” Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The Texans forced a three-and-out, but couldn’t move the ball after that and Harold Landry sacked Stroud in the end zone for a safety to make it 32-27 and allow Tennessee to snap a two-game skid. Stroud threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, but his two interceptions Sunday give him five combined in the past three games. He now has more interceptions in 12 games this season (nine) than he had in 15 games as a rookie last season (five). “It’s no secret that I haven’t been playing well ... I’ve got to be harder on myself,” he said. “I’m not going to hold my head down. I know I can be a great player, but I’ve got to make better plays.” ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Advertisement Advertisement'We can take a lot of confidence from that' - McKenna on 1-0 loss at Arsenal
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Zavian McLean scored 18 points to lead FGCU and Michael Duax secured the victory with a free throw with 21 seconds left as the Eagles defeated Florida International 60-59 on Sunday. McLean shot 7 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Eagles (2-5). Rahmir Barno scored 11 points and added five assists and three steals. Jevin Muniz shot 2 of 7 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line to finish with nine points. Jayden Brewer finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (2-5). Jonathan Aybar added 12 points for Florida International. Dashon Gittens also had seven points and eight rebounds. McLean scored 14 points in the first half and FGCU went into the break trailing 30-29. Barno scored a team-high nine points for FGCU in the second half. FGCU outscored Florida International by two points over the final half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .A Unique Pastorela.