The Pittsburgh Record

It’s Friday, 1/24/20

In today’s episode of The Daily, from the New York Times, Pittsburgh and fracking take center stage — in what amounts to an argument for Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee....

The Pittsburgh Record

It’s Thursday, 1/23/20

Powerful Pennsylvania Republican House Speaker Mike Turzai becomes the latest, and most high profile, legislator to announce retirement in 2020....

CitySpeaks

#15 – Sharon Eberson, Theater/Pop Culture Writer

This week on City Speaks, Director of New Play Development Clare Drobot sits down with Sharon Eberson, online features editor, theater critic, and arts and pop culture reporter for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. ...

The Pittsburgh Record

It’s Wednesday, 1/22/20

With State Rep. Bill Kortz, an Allegheny County Democrat, announcing he won’t seek reelection, the number of Pennsylvania legislators retiring in 2020 now totals over a dozen....

The Pittsburgh Record

It’s Tuesday, 1/21/20

A newly published Rolling Stone investigation details widespread radioactive contamination caused by the oil and gas industry across the nation. And the Marcellus shale brine waste from our region tests the highest for radioactivity....

The Pittsburgh Record

It’s Monday, 1/20/20

The Paris Review shares an archival recording of August Wilson on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at a New York City reading in 1991....