Doug Shugarts
Morning EditorDoug Shugarts is a 23-year veteran of broadcast news. Doug began his career at WBUR in Boston, where he worked on the nationally-syndicated programs “The Connection” and “Here and Now.” He won awards for best use of sound, coverage of the 2003 war in Iraq, and helped launch the station’s local news program, “Radio Boston.” In 2014 Doug moved across town to GBH and helped reboot morning news programming and launch other broadcast and web projects. Doug studied Composition at Berklee College of Music and Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of California. A resident of Pittsburgh’s Southside, Doug enjoys feasting on arepas and yucca fries at Cilantro and Ajo and meeting his canine neighbors at Big Dog Coffee.
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Pittsburgh kicks off the MLB season today, facing the Marlins in Florida.
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WYEP host Joey Spehar spoke with WESA Morning Edition host Priyanka Tewari about the impact of Art Blakey, George Benson and Wiz Khalifa on the city and the world.
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Wind gusts of up to 45 miles an hour and up to an inch of rain are expected here in Pittsburgh, but the most severe weather will hit communities in the Laurel Highlands.
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U.S. Steel will be acquired by the Japanese conglomerate Nippon Steel Corporation, under a $14.9 billion-dollar deal announced early this morning. NSC will pay $55 per share for the Pittsburgh-based company.
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The data collected will help researchers better understand long-term changes in bird population.
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Code Orange air quality alert issued for Pittsburgh and Pa. as smoke from Canadian wildfires returnsPeople with heart or lung disease, plus the young and the elderly, should limit outdoor activities.
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90.5 WESA Morning Edition host Priyanka Tewari speaks with Sean Gibson, executive director of the Josh Gibson Foundation, about their initiative to place markers on the graves of Negro Leagues players.
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The EPA is reporting air pollution reaching "code red" levels again this morning, across most of Pennsylvania.
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Code red alerts indicate that the air is unhealthy for the general population, and people should avoid outdoor exercise and strenuous activity.
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Police from the University of Pittsburgh and the city police bureau responded to a series of calls about an active shooter on Pitt's campus late last night.