EPISODE · Jan 22, 2025 · 18 MIN
Who Should Get a Star on Pittsburgh’s Walk of Fame?
from City Cast Pittsburgh · host City Cast
We love celebrating our own here in this city, and we’re quick to claim our hometown heroes when they make an appearance on a bigger stage. Now there’s a new nonprofit creating Pittsburgh’s very own Walk of Fame, so visitors can learn more about homegrown stars who’ve made an impact nationally. They’re asking for nominations through the end of the month. Nancy Polinsky Johnson, the project’s founder and executive director, is here to tell us how to submit nominees – and how they’re planning to pick whose names go on those shiny stars. Plus, the City Cast Pittsburgh team’s weighing in! Here are our picks for Pittsburgh’s Walk of Fame. Learn more about the sponsors of this January 22nd episode: The Frick Pittsburgh Museums and Gardens Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Pittsburgh Opera Pitt Athletics Fulton Commons Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.
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We love celebrating our own here in this city, and we’re quick to claim our hometown heroes when they make an appearance on a bigger stage. Now there’s a new nonprofit creating Pittsburgh’s very own Walk of Fame, so visitors can learn more about homegrown stars who’ve made an impact nationally. They’re asking for nominations through the end of the month. Nancy Polinsky Johnson, the project’s founder and executive director, is here to tell us how to submit nominees – and how they’re planning to pick whose names go on those shiny stars. Plus, the City Cast Pittsburgh team’s weighing in! Here are our picks for Pittsburgh’s Walk of Fame. Learn more about the sponsors of this January 22nd episode: The Frick Pittsburgh Museums and Gardens Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST Pittsburgh Opera Pitt Athletics Fulton Commons Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm. Want more Pittsburgh news? Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter. We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh. Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here.
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Who Should Get a Star on Pittsburgh’s Walk of Fame?
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