Katie Blackley
Digital Editor/ProducerKatie Blackley is a digital editor/producer for 90.5 WESA and 91.3 WYEP, where she writes, edits and generates both web and on-air content for features and daily broadcast. She's the producer and host of our Good Question! series and podcast and can usually be found exploring the city, answering inquiries from curious listeners. She also reports on Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ community and manages social media accounts for the station.
She's the author of a book based on the Good Question! series.
Katie lives on the North Side with her wife and several pets. She’s passionate about puns, all things Pittsburgh, and believes someday she’ll solve the Pittsburgh Protractor Mystery.
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Grief is not just a human emotion. When animals die at the Pittsburgh Zoo, their caretakers and the animals with which they’ve shared an enclosure also feel the loss. -
Trailblazing Pittsburgh journalist Elaine Effort passed away earlier this week. Effort worked at KQV radio for nearly 40 years, reporting on politics, the arts and community celebrations. She produced “Pittsburgh Profiles” for KQV, which showcased the stories of people making a difference in the city, as well as a similar series for WESA from 2018-2019. -
While western Pennsylvania is unlikely to experience a hurricane, the region does see a fair amount of severe weather, including torrential storms, snow and — more recently — tornadoes. To keep animals safe in these conditions, the Pittsburgh and Erie zoos have a number of emergency preparations. -
In the 1960s, a Pittsburgh woman named Dorothy Mae Richardson changed community development by creating a path for Black and brown families to stay in and maintain their homes. -
Pittsburgh’s new women’s soccer team now has a name: The Pittsburgh Riveters. The name and logo are a nod to the iconic image of “Rosie the Riveter,” which was originally designed by a Pittsburgh-area native who worked for Westinghouse during World War II. -
Good Question! askers want to know why North Versailles and Mt. Lebanon are pronounced differently than the places for which they’re named. -
Pittsburgh’s Point State Park Fountain celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The milestone was commemorated Wednesday morning at the Confluence of the city’s three rivers with speakers, memories and a special fountain-themed Eat’n Park smiley cookie. -
There is no shortage of NPR parodies. From the multiple skits on Saturday Night Live to random television appearances by Terry Gross or Ira Flatow, to an entire animated series about a daily news program (“In The Know”), public radio is beloved, cliche and fodder for all the jokes. -
It’s about to be summer in Pittsburgh, which means festivals, concert series and tons of fun outdoor activities. Pack up your picnic blanket, grab your water bottle and get ready to experience the city’s favorite annual events. -
The sun broke through the morning's clouds in western Pennsylvania, providing area residents the chance to see the solar eclipse on Monday.
