Donate Now and Grow With Us!
It's our Spring Member Campaign and we are inviting you to grow with us!Everyone who donates today will receive our custom seed packet - a blend of basil, parsley, oregano and chives - in addition to...
View ArticlePhotos: Point State Park Fountain Flow Back in the Pittsburgh Skyline
90.5 WESA Programming intern Reid Carter ventured down to Point State Park Friday evening to catch some photos of the official re-launch of the iconic fountain.
View ArticleProgram Updates for August
Starting Friday, August 2, late night listening just got hipper. We are excited to bring The Retro Cocktail Hour here from Kansas Public Radio airing 12 a.m. - 2 a.m. Space-age jazz and groovy '50s...
View Article'No Shows' and Special Programming
Essential Pittsburgh Special: 7M Students are Chronic "No Shows"
View ArticleNelson Mandela: 1918-2013
Nelson Mandela, who was born in a country that viewed him as a second-class citizen, died Thursday as one of the most respected statesmen in the world. We bring you an hour-long NPR Special Thursday...
View Article2013 Holiday Programming on 90.5 WESA
90.5 is happy to offer you the best in public radio programming this holiday season.Essential Pittsburgh brings you year-end Pittsburgh specials on December 23rd, 26th, 27th, 30th, and 31st. Tune...
View Article90.5 WESA Giveaway-Experience Pittsburgh
When you give now you will be automatically entered to win our Experience Pittsburgh Package - a night for two on the town including a $50 gift certificate for dinner at Braddock’s American Brasserie,...
View ArticleLife of Learning Public Forum: What Should Pittsburgh's Future Education...
Join us for a 90.5 WESALife of Learning community forum on the evolution of learning in Pittsburgh. Come and ask questions and help us help the community grow.It will be held on Tuesday, March 18th at...
View ArticleEnter Today to Win the Experience Chautauqua Package
Beginning today at 8am through Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 1 pm everyone who donates at wesa.fm/donate
View ArticleSocial Club for the Weekend of May 30th
They're back! 90.5 WESA's Josh and Yelp's Rachel are back to give you the weekly skinny of happenings in Pittsburgh. This week learn how to swap clothing with strangers and friends and gorge on gourmet...
View ArticleSocial Club
The first suggested cool podcast is our newest, Social Club. Well, not exactly new - Rachel and Josh have done this before but only on-air. Josh is our own Morning Edition host, Josh Raulerson and...
View ArticleWriting on the Floor
The inaugural non-90.5 WESA cool podcast comes from Pittsburgher, Zach Simons. Zach produces Writing on the Floor, self-described as "... a show dedicated exploring anyone who is doing anything...
View ArticleNPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
We all love NPR, and they have a great podcast that is distinctly non-newsy called The Pop Culture Happy Hour. It's hosted by Linda Holmes, NPR's Pop Culture Editor and writer of the blog, Monkey See.
View ArticleSpend an Evening with NPR's David Greene at Google
Join 90.5 WESA and The World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh Google offices at Bakery Square for a talk with NPR's Morning Edition host, David Greene, on Tuesday, November 18th from...
View ArticleListen Live: 90.5 WESA Election Coverage 2014
90.5 WESA will have live election night returns and analysis starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday.From 8-10 p.m., Essential Pittsburgh will be live in studio with guests outgoing state Rep. Erin Molchany of the...
View ArticleExciting Changes Coming to 90.5 WESA
Exciting changes are coming to 90.5 WESA this fall.
View ArticleNPR Clock Changes Explained
Earlier today I posted a brief paragraph about some changes that will be happening to Morning Edition and All Things Considered. I've gotten a few emails asking deeper questions, so I thought I'd...
View ArticleWe Honor Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk
This Monday we lost a part of the public radio family when Tom Magliozzi, half of the brother team "Click and Clack", passed away from complications of Alzheimer's.Car Talk has been a public radio...
View ArticleWhat Do You Want to Know About Pittsburgh's Past?
We are starting a new series called 90.5 WESA Celebrates Inventing Pittsburgh and we need your help!What about the city and Southwestern PA are you curious about? Do you know someone who has lived...
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