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WPTS News on the Democratic Mayoral Primary

WPTS News on the Democratic Mayoral Primary

By Matt Singer, News Director [Audio clip: view full post to listen] On the night of Pittsburgh’s Mayoral Primary, WPTS News aired live election commentary from a panel of Pitt students. With contributions from...

Yellow Red Sparks on the WPTS Summer Sessions

Yellow Red Sparks on the WPTS Summer Sessions

www.yellowredsparks.com Indie Folk band Yellow Red Sparks came into the studio today on a stop of their tour across the US, and they played us a few of their songs, on the first of...

WPTS News speaks with mayoral candidate Bill Peduto

WPTS News speaks with mayoral candidate Bill Peduto

In the weeks leading up to the May 21 Democratic Primary, WPTS News will be interviewing the candidates for Mayor of Pittsburgh to discuss both citywide and student issues. In this interview, News Director...

WPTS News speaks with mayoral candidate Jake Wheatley

WPTS News speaks with mayoral candidate Jake Wheatley

In the weeks leading up to the May 21 Democratic Primary, WPTS News will be interviewing the candidates for Mayor of Pittsburgh to discuss both citywide and student issues. In this interview, News Director...

WPTS Sports Celebrates 75 Years of “Who’s On First”

WPTS Sports Celebrates 75 Years of “Who’s On First”

On Tuesday, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s classic “Who’s On First” routine, Corey Eisenberg and Jesse Dubin attempt to relive the famous sketch. Click on the audio...

WPTS Interviews MIT’s The Tech’s Staff Writer Greg Steinbrecher on Boston Marathon Bombings

WPTS Interviews MIT’s The Tech’s Staff Writer Greg Steinbrecher on Boston Marathon Bombings

On Friday April 19th, WPTS News Correspondents Dan Scullin, Vince Smith, and Karl Hickey spoke with Greg Steinbrecher, staff writer for MIT’s student newspaper the Tech, following reports of a man hunt for suspected...

Campus Round Table on SGB Druid Allegations, Mega Slates, Transparency, the SGB Elections Code, and the New SGB Media Policies

Campus Round Table on SGB Druid Allegations, Mega Slates, Transparency, the SGB Elections Code, and the New SGB Media Policies

On the final Campus Round Table of the year, host John Lavanga and News Director Tom Visco are joined by a larger-than-usual panel: Alex Majchrzak, Student Government Board Allocations Committee Chairman; Julie Hallinan, former...

WPTS Dodgeball Tournament

WPTS Dodgeball Tournament

On Sunday, WPTS celebrated the end of the 2012-2013 academic year with a Dodgeball Tournament. There were four teams that participated. In the end, Ultimate Victory Death Squad defeated Average Joe’s to win the...

The Carpathian Ensemble on the WPTS Live Show

The Carpathian Ensemble on the WPTS Live Show

http://www.music.pitt.edu/carpathian [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The department’s newest musical endeavor, the Carpathian Music Ensemble, was founded in fall 2008 and is directed by Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology Adriana Helbig. The ensemble...

The 2013 WPTS Zine is Here!

The 2013 WPTS Zine is Here!

After a long semester of writing, editing, and designing, the WPTS #TEAMZINE is pleased to announce that the 2013 edition of the WPTS Radio zine has arrived! Come and read one, in its beautiful,...