Dozens show out for electric Ben Franklin look-alike contest on Independence Mall

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, July 4, 2026 (midday edition): The heat is upending Independence Day events in Philadelphia’s suburbs, but the big concert at the Parkway is still on! ***** A Ben Franklin look-alike contest took over Independence Mall Friday. As KYW Newsradio’s Sunny Morgan tells us, almost three dozen Franklin doubles showed up to compete.