Building Pennsylvania visits three sustainable and green building project in Pittsburgh, including the city’s tallest building, the US Steel Tower, and features panoramic rooftop views of the city. The program then heads to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center’s green rooftop, and finishes at the iconic Allegheny County Courthouse. Watch Sunday, Aug. 1 at 8:30 […]
PA Books: “A History of Pittsburgh Jazz” with Richard Gazarik & Karen Anthony Cole
Pittsburgh’s contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twentieth century, African American migration to the industrial North brought musical roots that would lay the foundation for jazz culture in the Steel City. As migrant workers entered the factories of Pittsburgh, […]
PA Books: “Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement” by Joe William Trotter
During the Great Migration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became a mecca for African Americans seeking better job opportunities, wages, and living conditions. The city’s thriving economy and vibrant social and cultural scenes inspired dreams of prosperity and a new start, but this urban haven was not free of discrimination and despair. In the face of injustice, activists […]
March 5, 6:30 PM: Inside the Lines
The debut of Inside the lines features Chris Harlan, a sportswriter with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; and Mike Gross, a sportswriter with LNP in Lancaster. The topic will be the PIAA Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships with host Bob McCool. PCN’s PIAA Basketball Championship coverage begins Thursday, March 25, and continues through March 27.
PA Books: “Iconic Pittsburgh” with Paul King
The Steel City has boasted some of the most famous figures, landmarks and innovations in the country’s history. Pittsburgh’s past is littered with dozens of fascinating stories behind the icons that define it. Mary Schenley was the city’s biggest benefactress of the nineteenth century, gifting the site of the 425-acre park in her name, but […]
Journalists Roundtable — October 15th
With the legislature out for a week, we take a turn to focus on the Pittsburgh region prior to the 2020 Election. A lot has happened in Pittsburgh over the last year, with COVID-19 shuttering businesses, major political races grabbed the spotlight, and a summer of protests echoed around downtown. Now, with just a few […]
It’s History!: The Clemente Museum
It’s History! is in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh this week to visit the Clemente Museum. In 1972, Roberto Clemente was tragically killed in a plane accident ending to short a brilliant life. Clemente played 18 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates helping them win 2 World championships. He was the MVP for the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
PA Books: “Bridges…Pittsburgh at the Point…A Journey Through History”
“Bridges…Pittsburgh at the Point…A Journey Through History” tells the stories of the 34 bridges that crossed the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers in Pittsburgh from 1818 to today. Told through the words of engineers, architects, planners, and historians this is a story of the development of technology, the rise of a city, and the progress […]
PCN Profiles, Suzie McConnell-Serio, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
This episode of PCN Profiles features Suzie McConnell-Serio, a 2008 inductee of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Suzie’s basketball career has been marked with success throughout her more than thirty years on the court. Born in Pittsburgh, her first taste of victory was in high school, bringing the 1984 PIAA State Chamionship back to […]
PCN Profiles, Sharon G. Flake, Young Adult Novelist
This episode of PCN Profiles features young adult novelist Sharon G. Flake. She is best known for her debut novel The Skin I’m In, which released in 1998. Ms. Flake’s novels are aimed at African-American youth, taking on tough topics and shining lights into areas of life we may not want to see. Born in […]