Best of Philly spotlight: For more than two decades, @djrobertdrake.bsky.social has turned his deep love of ’80s New Wave into communal celebration. A @wxpnfm.bsky.social mainstay, he’s still spinning at age 62 — always chasing that high of bringing people together through music.

Let's hear it for @djrobertdrake.bsky.social - congrats on his @phillymag.com award. XPN alos won Philly mag's "Best Concerts On The Cheap" for our 20 year (almost 1000th) Free At Noon program.

I am both honored and humbled to learn that I have just won Best Impresario in Philadelphia - in @phillymag.com 2025 Best of Philly! #PhillyLove #FTW #bestofphilly / amazing photo by @messina_martinez 📸 www.phillymag.com/news/2025/07...

Great job @djrobertdrake.bsky.social and @somevelvetblog.bsky.social, everyone on the beach around my OCNJ got to hear it too! 🤘🏻

it is such a JOY(!!!) to listen to @djrobertdrake.bsky.social interviewing the equally legendary #PierreRobert recounting his fascinating involvement in a mad magical moment in rock history. KEEP TUNING IN TO XPN!! #LiveAid #LiveAid40

This Sunday, we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid with a day long chronological playback of highlights from the Philly and London shows. Robert Drake @djrobertdrake.bsky.social gets it under way at 10am f/b Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social at 3pm. xpn.org/2025/07/09/w...

USAID, gutted. Contracts canceled. $2B in U.S. farm goods—rice, wheat, lentils—vanishing into the ether. Farmers left holding the bag. Musk & Trump swinging the axe, locking doors, shredding deals. A bureaucratic bonfire with global starvation as collateral. Hell of a plan.

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Awesome weekly show to tune in wherever you are!

Those Losties out there in the bright BlueSky - toss #XPNLOTL on your posts during tonight's trip into the Land of the Lost - Rock of the 80s on @wxpnfm.bsky.social 7-9PM ET - on the radio and live worldwide XPN.org #XPNcountdown

Wooooo! @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNLOTL

Just posted my most-recent winter weather update for the Philly region (Fri Noon)

The answer is white in front of your face.

I totally forgot about these!! I can’t believe you still have one and that the water is still in it!! @wxpnfm.bsky.social 💜💜

Thanks! And thanks for supporting @wxpnfm.bsky.social 💜

Now THERE is a memory from the Blizzard of ‘96 to beat all!! Thx for listening to @wxpnfm.bsky.social

Indeed!!

@djrobertdrake.bsky.social my son was born 1/12/96 Took two days just to shovel the driveway This photo of 21st street pretty much sums it all up:

Agreed! @wxpnfm.bsky.social

Thank YOU 💜💜

Join me TONIGHT on @wxpnfm.bsky.social as we celebrate with a LOTL DANCE PARTY live on the radio! Roll up the carpets and turn up the speakers right now for Funky Friday easing right into a two-hour LOTL DANCE PARTY from 7-9pm ET ... on the radio and live worldwide XPN.org!

After hearing from those who joined me during the final hour of The Night Before, moved by the music - I decided to pull that hour aircheck and archive it - whenever the mood hits. Feel free to share the link with everyone and best wishes for the New Year #XPNTNB www.mixcloud.com/robert-drake...

August Darnell - Christmas on Riverside Drive is one of my all time faves! #xpntnb @djrobertdrake.bsky.social

Thanks!! #XPNTNB 🎅

Thanks and thanks for supporting @wxpnfm.bsky.social and being part of the fun of #XPNTNB

Yep - he was a staple until they replaced him with Julie Andrews - who is just as wonderful <3 #XPNTNB

#xpntnb @djrobertdrake.bsky.social so happy to be tuned in! Been listening as long as I’ve collected our Christmas tree cut offs! Happy Holidays everyone.

And since this is the first #XPNTNB in the Bluesky era, I should share the story of how I was fortunate enough to briefly work with Val and Brendan from GrooveLily when I was doing PR for a theater in Central NJ in 2015. This news story was done during that time. youtu.be/0VjsF3Xs1-A?...

Thanks Sir!! Merry Merry! #XPNTNB

New find for me this year, courtesy of DJ Robert Drake: Joel Paterson's "Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar."

“The Lights and Buzz” dropping on @djrobertdrake.bsky.social’s The Night Before The Night Before on @wxpnfm.bsky.social just hit me right where I’m at. 😭

At any point over the next 24 hours, you can see/hear a single DJ on Philly’s WXPN play nothing but holiday content. All hail @djrobertdrake.bsky.social and #XPNTNB xpn.org/jingle-cam/

Get ready, cause here he comes! Midnight Christmas Eve w/ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social is right around the corner. #XPNTNB

Wrapping presents in the garage with some holiday spirits, waiting for #XPNTNB to begin.

It’s 8:30pm on December 23 and I have just awaken from my long winter’s nap. 🥱😴 Time for a shower, then to pack up my Santa sack and head into @wxpnfm.bsky.social - see y’all on the radio (and the Jingle Cam) at midnight! I hope you’re enjoying my pregame holiday mix on now ‘til then! 🎅❄️ XPN.org

As you read the House Ethics report about Gaetz, always keep in mind that Donald Trump believed that Gaetz was the most qualified person in America to be the chief law enforcement official in the United States.

REMINDER - to those listening to Jingle Jams this past month, that seamless holiday music mix will continue while I am on the air with The Night Before on @wxpnfm.bsky.social So be certain to toggle your player from XPN2 to XPN starting tonight at 8PM so you don’t miss a minute. HO HO HO! 🎅 #XPNTNB

Ever wonder when the last time Philadelphia had a White Christmas? It was fifteen years ago in 2009 … I love this graphic NOAA produced …

See you on the radio! @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNTNB

This Tuesday is my 32nd year taking over @wxpnfm.bsky.social to present The Night Before on XPN ❄️ To lead in, I’ve created a unique holiday music mix that starts this Monday night at 8PM ET and rolls right up to the stroke of midnight, when I go live for 24 hours live worldwide XPN.org

We're getting ready for a happy Christmas time with some wonderfully weird and fun tunes compliments of guest DJ @djrobertdrake.bsky.social the long time host (32 years) of the 24 hour "The Night Before" on @wxpnfm.bsky.social

Why...look who it is on the World Cafe as a guest DJ - Our very own Mr. Christmas, @djrobertdrake.bsky.social, as we get ready for his 32nd annual The Night Before on 12/24!

Could we talk about a nice Philadelphia tradition: The Night Before hosted by @djrobertdrake.bsky.social and @wxpnfm.bsky.social ?

I loved doing this with @djrobertdrake.bsky.social! Beyond being a wealth of Christmas music knowledge, he's also a radio guy, a pro's pro! Makes it easy and fun. As it should be!

Make a note before Christmas Eve! ❄️🎅 @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNTNB

Can’t second this enough. Became an XPN member a few years ago during the OG Covid countdown (real ones know). And I’m already looking forward to my favorite holiday tradition: XMas Eve cooking with @djrobertdrake.bsky.social & The Night Before.

SNZ on The Night Before?!