Documentary features KDKA’s historic beginnings

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 11/5/2020 Citizens gathered around Tuesday night, glued to screens, watching the election returns come in – a Pittsburgh tradition 100 years old. A century ago, on Nov. 2, 1920, the airwaves came alive with a new sound in Western Pennsylvania. At 6 p.m., the new KDKA Radio broadcast the returns of the presidential race between Warren G. Harding and James M. … Continue reading Documentary features KDKA’s historic beginnings

The Duquesne DukeNovember 4, 2020

News

Duquesne remembers 1968 alum and local media figure, Frank Gottlieb

Raymond Arke | News Editor 11/02/17 An influential local media fixture and Duquesne graduate passed away last week. Frank Gottlieb was a Vietnam War veteran and the former news director for KQV News Radio in Pittsburgh, according to his obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He graduated from Duquesne in 1968 with a degree in print journalism, Duquesne’s Office of Alumni Engagement said in an email. … Continue reading Duquesne remembers 1968 alum and local media figure, Frank Gottlieb

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Opinions

Whatever comes to mind: Dog remembered as hero

By George Flynn | Opinions Editor This past Thursday, we lost a beloved police officer. He was strong and incredibly heroic. He risked his life trying to stop a criminal and, unfortunately, did not make it. He passed on the evening of Jan. 30. Many people were pulling for his recovery and were devastated to find that he lost his life. He will be missed … Continue reading Whatever comes to mind: Dog remembered as hero

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