Dee Patel is the Director of Programming and News at WURD Radio in Philadelphia. as the Program and News Director she is responsible for ensuring that the quality of the programming and news content is consistent with the goals and strategic direction established by the Board of Directors as embodied by the President/CEO. This includes managing the day-to-day quality, content and sound of the radio station.

 

Patel has served in the Philadelphia broadcast region for 20 years. She was the news director of KYW Newsradio for over a decade where she also held a variety of positions at KYW Newsradio, including Executive Producer of the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated television headline newscast, "KYW This Morning" on UPN 57" and writer for CBS 3 Eyewitness News. She served as evening news editor and reporter. 

Most recently, Patel comes to WURD from the academic world of the University of Pennsylvania where she was part of the team of Office of University Communications. Prior to that, Patel was part of Temple University's journalism capstone coursework, PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com. offering mentorship to students enrolled in the journalism department's capstone course.

Patel began her broadcast journalism career at radio station WBCB in Levittown (Bucks County), Pa. There she worked as assistant news director and later news director, gaining a wealth of experience by anchoring, reporting and managing. While there, she also wrote a weekly column for the "Intelligencer" newspaper in Doylestown, covering events and nightlife in New Hope, PA. She also worked on the air at NJN Public Radio as a weekend anchor.