Everybody knows that PCN Tours brings you inside Pennsylvania’s factories to show you how things are made. But did you ever stop and think about PCN as a place that manufactures television programs? So we thought it was a good idea to turn the camera around on ourselves to show you how all the elements […]
Archives for December 2017
PA Books: “Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect”
This major retrospective catalogue explores the impact of time and place on the work of beloved American painter Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009). While previous publications have mainly analyzed Wyeth’s work thematically, this publication places him fully in the context of the long 20th century, tracing his creative development from World War I through the new millennium. […]
Protected: PCN Call In: Natural Gas Severance Tax
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Focus on Aging Adults: Holiday Scams
The holiday season is upon us, and unfortunately so are new holiday scams. On this month’s episode of Focus on Aging Adults, we’ll tell you what scams to look out for, and how to keep your purchases and donations safe from scammers.
PA Books: “Death of an Assassin”
The first volunteer killed defending Robert E. Lee’s position in battle was really a German assassin. After fleeing to the United States to escape prosecution for murder, the assassin enlisted in a German company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Mexican-American War and died defending Lee’s battery at the Siege of Veracruz in 1847. Lee […]
Journalists Roundtable: December 14, 2017
The House and Senate were in session for the last week of the year, with much of the action coming in the House, which passed a package of budget process bills on party-line votes. They also sent to the governor a bill restricting abortions to 20 weeks gestation, which Gov. Tom Wolf vowed to veto. On the House floor, three House Democrats contested the excused absence of another Democrat, Rep. Kevin Haggerty of Lackawanna County, who has not voted on the House floor since July. Meanwhile, a constitutional amendment changing the way the lieutenant governor is selected was discussed during the same week an inspector general report came out about Lt. Gov. Mike Stack and his wife’s interactions with staff. Finally, The Caucus published a cover story on sexual misconduct in the state capitol. Our guests are: Chris Comisac, Bureau Chief with Capitolwire; Steve Esack, Harrisburg Correspondent, Allentown Morning Call; and Brad Bumsted Harrisburg Bureau Chief, The Caucus. Our host is Francine Schertzer.
PA Superior Court Session from Dec. 12
Recorded 12-12-17 in Philadelphia. Issues include: providing false identification to police and if a motorist understood she was under investigation during a routine traffic stop, whether counsel was ineffective during voir dire jury selection for not striking prospective jurors with police relatives, whether counsel was ineffective because it was discovered he had been convicted of […]
PA Books: The Historic Barns of Southeastern Pennsylvania
For anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and many others in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, “the hearth,” the area east of the Susquehanna River and South of the Blue Mountains. One of the earliest-settled areas in North America, this region of the […]
Journalists Roundtable: December 7, 2017
The House was in session this week and took on a natural gas severance tax bill was for a third legislative day, a bill prohibiting the state from making payroll deductions for union wages, and a measure restricting legal abortions to 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. There was an unusual exchange between the chairs of the House State Government Committee that received national attention. One chairman complained publicly about the other chair touching his arm. A new candidate for lieutenant governor has declared her intent to run in 2018, and another received the endorsement of former Gov. Ed Rendell. Finally, court cases on partisan legislative redistricting in federal and state appellate court are being argued in December. Opponents of the current system of drawing districts contend gerrymandering has become extreme with the use of advance computer programs. Our guests are: Katie Meyer, Capitol Bureau Chief with WITF-FM; John Micek, Editorial & Opinions Page Editor with PennLive & The Patriot-News; and Liz Navratil, State Government Reporter with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Our host is Brian Lockman.
PCN Tours: Pioneer Pole Buildings
Pioneer Pole Buildings bills itself as the premier builder of post frame buildings in PA, and you’ll find out why when you see this tour of their facility. From the factory, to the job site, this episode takes you through the process that Pioneer Pole Buildings uses to put their buildings together. Watch PCN Tours […]