Patty Satalia / WPSU Producer

Although candidates running in municipal and county races may not get the attention of presidential contestants, their decisions on everything from local taxes to what services to provide, can have a bigger direct impact on the lives of local residents.  For a look at hot issues in the upcoming November 8th general election in Blair and Cambria Counties, WPSU’s Patty…

Last year, StoryCorps, the national oral history project, came to central Pennsylvania to collect conversations between local residents. WPSU broadcast excerpts from more than 40 of those recorded conversations over the past year. Now WPSU is going from town to town to collect more stories… starting with Bradford on October 28th through the 30th. WPSU’s Patty Satalia talked about the…

Temple Grandin visited Penn State on Thursday in honor of Disabilities Awareness Month. Grandin is not only a world-renowned livestock industry consultant, she is also the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. WPSU’s Patty Satalia talked with her about channeling her unique gifts into a brilliant career as a scientist, author and groundbreaking animal activist.

We continue our Pennsylvania People series with a new and intimate portrait of one of the people who makes Pennsylvania so interesting. WPSU’s Patty Satalia catches up with 91-year-old George Etzweiler, founder of the Old Men of the Mountains running team. This October 23rd they’ll be competing—for the 5th year in a row!—in the grueling Tussey mOUntaiNBACK 50-mile relay and…

Nationwide, these are challenging times for higher education. In his annual State of the University address last week, and in a WPSU call-in last evening, Penn State President Graham Spanier and Vice President and Provost Rodney Erikson discussed the challenges faced by Penn State. WPSU’s Patty Satalia talked with both of them about maintaining the University’s land-grant mission in the…

We continue our Pennsylvania People series with a new and intimate profile of one of the people who makes Pennsylvania so interesting. WPSU’s Patty Satalia is talkin’ trash with Al Matyasovsky from Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant.

May is National Bike Month. In recognition, WPSU’s Patty Satalia catches up with the Ballengers—Jess and Barb and their two children. For the past two years, they’ve been involved in a family project they call “Beating the Beast.” They attempt to log more miles on their bikes each year than the miles they put on their car.

We continue our Pennsylvania People series with a new an intimate profile of one of the people who makes Pennsylvania so interesting. WPSU’s Patty Satalia travels to Lycoming County to talk with Rev. J. Morris Smith. He serves as Shepherd of the Streets in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

ProPublica broke the story that oil and gas inspectors policing Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania will no longer be able to issue violations to drilling companies without first getting approval from DEP’s top officials. WPSU’s Patty Satalia talks with investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten who has been covering Marcellus Shale drilling for ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism from…