In the episode of the African American Experience, we talk to Wilberto Sicard about how state and local government policies contributed to residential segregation in Allentown and its impact on the city’s African American community. Sicard is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School and the author of the paper “City with Limits: An Untold […]
PCN Profiles: Lara Jill Miller, Sunday, July 25 at 9:00 PM
Lara Jill Miller is an accomplished actress with a long resume. Lara began acting in local theatres in Allentown at a very young age, ultimately becoming successful enough to act professionally on Broadway. She then began a six-season stint on NBC’s Gimme A Break!, which got her start in Hollywood. Lara returned to the east […]
It’s History!: Mack Trucks Historical Museum
In 1900, Jack and Gus Mack founded the Mack Brothers Company in Brooklyn, NY and in 1905, they moved the company to Allentown, PA. Over the years the company would produce iconic trucks from fire engines to highway trucks to military vehicles. Join It’s History! for a tour of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in […]
Journalists Roundtable: April 12, 2018
This week, Journalists Roundtable was on the road in Allentown at the offices of the Morning Call. Allentown, the third largest city in Pennsylvania, has its second new mayor in the last four months, Ray O’Connell, who ran against former mayor Ed Pawlowski in both the primary and general election as a write-in. Pawlowski resigned after being convicted in a pay-to-play scheme and is due to be sentenced in June. The region’s Congressman, Republican Charlie Dent, is not running for re-election. Eight candidates have filed to replace him in the newly drawn 7th Congressional District primary. To discuss these topics and others are: the Morning Call’s Washington Correspondent Laura Olson; Emily Opilo, a reporter covering Allentown; Nicole Radzievich, a reporter covering Easton; and Columnist Bill White. Our host is Brian Lockman.
Museum of Indian Culture
Founded in 1980, the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown displays art and artifacts of Native American peoples from throughout the Western Hemisphere. The museum’s exhibits include stone tool collections, beadwork, ceramics, basketry, and weapons. Join It’s History! as we tour Pennsylvania’s oldest museum dedicated exclusively to Native American culture. Order this episode on the […]