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HD B-roll Sample

HD B-roll Sample

This 60-second video highlights some of GPTMC's high-definition b-roll reel. Please contact Meredith Edlow at (267) 861-3449 for more information and to order b-roll for your program....

Tags: B-roll

The Roots Picnic 2009

The Roots Picnic 2009

Black Thought and Questlove of The Roots, Philly’s famed hip-hop group turned "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" house band, talk about the second annual Roots Picnic, taking place on June 6 at Penn's Landing. The picnic kicks off Black Music Month in Philly and includes all-star performances by Philadelphia’s own...

Tags: African-American, Events, Music, Summer

I Glide Tours

I Glide Tours

This uwishunu.com video shows visitors how they can tour the city in style thanks to I Glide Tours. Participants use a Segway® Personal Transporter, a self-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle, to take a two-and-a-half-hour tour of the area around the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Park. Reservations are recommended. Tours depart...

Tags: Tours & Transportation

Phlash Downtown Loop

Phlash Downtown Loop

The Phlash is a quick and easy connection between the city's historic attractions and cultural institutions. The bright purple trolley is one of the best ways to get around to more than 20 key locations in Center City and is just $2 each time you board....

Tags: Family-friendly, Summer, Tours & Transportation

IllaDates: G-ho and the River

IllaDates: G-ho and the River

Local couple Mark and Audrey take visitors along as they inexpensively date their way through unconventional Philadelphia. In this episode of the uwishunu.com Web series, they explore the Graduate Hospital (G-ho) area and the river. They sip on beers at Grace Tavern, stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail and recharge...

Tags: Dining & Restaurants, Outdoors, uwishunu

We Your People: Matthew Izzo

We Your People: Matthew Izzo

Entrepreneur Matthew Izzo, owner of Matthew Izzo Boutiques, is one of the Philly locals featured in the "We Your People" ads, the new creative for GPTMC's Philadelphia - Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay campaign....

Tags: GPTMC, Gay-friendly, Shopping

Marion Anderson

Marion Anderson

Marion Anderson was the first African-American concert artist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in a lead role. This spot and five other 30-second public service announcements, made possible by GPTMC and its partners, were aired throughout Black History Month in 2008. The series earned a Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination....

Tags: African-American, GPTMC

Mummers Parade

Mummers Parade

The Philadelphia Mummers strut up Broad Street during the country’s oldest folk parade. The day-long extravaganza, featuring colorful costumes and toe-tapping music, is a Philadelphia New Year’s Day tradition not to be missed....

Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC

Tags: Events, Family-friendly, Holidays, Winter

Mummers Parade

Mummers Parade

The Philadelphia Mummers strut up Broad Street during the country’s oldest folk parade. The day-long extravaganza, featuring colorful costumes and toe-tapping music, is a Philadelphia New Year’s Day tradition not to be missed....

Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC

Tags: Events, Family-friendly, Holidays, Winter