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esspgh

  1. We just added a slideshow of photos from @eprpaul this morning with a restored WW2 P-51 Mustang. wesa.fm/Lmaws2 #redtails about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. Noon on 90.5 FM: Rocky Bleier & Dick Hughes, 70th anniversary of the Tuskeegee Airmen & @Zippo's 500,000,000 lighters. wesa.fm/KR5IMz 8:43 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  3. Today at noon on 90.5 FM: PrideFest, @3RiversArtsFest, Pgh Independent Film Festival, and @PittsburghJazz wesa.fm/LZ15kL 5:31 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  4. Today at noon on 90.5 FM: @ChathamU dean, @COREDonateLife, @PPSnews, @JFM, and more. wesa.fm/KW38S4 5:52 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  5. We want to take a look at all the ways Pittsburghers are staying fit. Do you have an interesting activity that keeps you in shape? 6:10 AM May 29th via web
  6. Noon today on 90.5 FM: Elwood native wins Medal of Honor, Panthers in Haiti, Bill Stanley sets javelin records. wesa.fm/JrCaai 5:53 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
  7. Noon on 90.5 FM: @RepDanFrankel on "Every Voter Counts" bills, KSU's Stacher on Egyptian elections & @johnstownhawks wesa.fm/LivEP8 5:28 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  8. Coming up at noon today on 90.5 FM: @ACE_Fitzgerald on eliminating the property tax, @tparsi and @RobOwenTV wesa.fm/MneL8a 5:33 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  9. At noon on 90.5 FM: Pompeani on Holocene climate in Yukon, @go_gba CEO Mike Schiller, and "transition town" in Larimer wesa.fm/KbfQ2E 5:54 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  10. Coming up today at noon on 90.5 FM: Bobby Kerlik on the Orie sisters, @pgh_promise, and @dianneglave's new book wesa.fm/KW4yka 5:56 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
  11. Coming up at noon today on 90.5 FM: we talk about Frank Lenz with David Herlihy, author of "The Lost Cyclist." wesa.fm/JciKpG 5:48 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
  12. Coming up at noon today on 90.5 FM: @eqat, Butler Mayor Maggie Stock, and Perry Como's 100th birthday wesa.fm/JGlslU 6:24 AM May 16th via TweetDeck
  13. Today, local attachment parenting proponent Miranda Hallquist, then @BruceKraus & @SSChamberPGH on @SSImproveDist wesa.fm/Kcpy1l 5:30 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
  14. Did you take the T light rail this weekend? Tell us if you think service has improved since the weekend of the marathon. 9:09 AM May 14th via web
  15. What would you do with your life if money wasn't an object? Let us know @esspgh 7:08 AM May 14th via web
  16. Coming up today at noon on 90.5 FM: @jameslritchie on @PGHtransit service cuts, and @amanchild wesa.fm/JOb3Cd 5:52 AM May 14th via TweetDeck
  17. We're talking with Pgh Moth #StorySLAM host @amanchild this afternoon about his one-man show @BricolagePGH on Monday. Tweet us your Qs. 7:45 AM May 11th via web
  18. At noon on 90.5 FM: @HRC & @TonyNormanPG revisit same-sex marriage & Del’s Bar & Ristorante DelPizzo in Bloomfield wesa.fm/KVd1Qm 5:52 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  19. Today at noon on 90.5 FM: @albinokid on "Pop!" at @City_Theatre, @manfredhoneck on @pghsymphony's "Paris Festival" wesa.fm/ILqzxU 5:50 AM May 10th via TweetDeck