A weekly talk show about people in the Mon Valley area of Pittsburgh

A weekly public affairs show about McKeesport and the Mon Valley, produced in cooperation with WEDO (810) and WZUM (1550).

Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 1-17-2025

01-17-2025

Topic: Trailblazing Pittsburgh journalist and civil rights advocate Mal Goode was a Mon Valley native

Guests: Liann Tsoukas and Rob Ruck of the University of Pittsburgh, authors of "Mal Goode Reporting"

How Topic Discussed: What was Mal Goode's unconventional pathway from high school in Homestead, Pa., to reporting on network TV at the United Nations? What barriers did he face in moving from newspaper journalism to radio to TV? How did he use his platform as a journalist to advocate for victims of police brutality and other forms of racial discrimination? What is his legacy as a civil rights advocate and broadcaster? What lessons can we take from his story?

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