Rick Dayton

It's the Drive at 5 for Friday, March 29, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

Chef Maria Liberati joins the show to talk about a variety of different Easter recipes and celebrations.

On Good Friday, Dr. Patrick Hurley joins the show to talk about the trend of people only going to church on Christmas and Easter.

With the baseball season officially underway, Rabbi Charlie Savenor joined Rick to chat about baseball and the ways that it can intersect with faith and family.

It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, March 28, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

Here's the Drive at 5 for Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

The Biden Administration and the EPA continue to push government mandates to move the American public to electric vehicles. Mike Spagnola is the President and CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), a group of 7,000 member companies that provide aftermarket solutions for the automotive industry. He says the push to EV's is hurting his member companies and is urging the government...

On Tuesday morning, a cargo ship leaving the Port of Baltimore crashed into the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge, causing the entire structure to collapse. Bill Rehkopf, who lived and worked in Baltimore, joined Rick to talk about the tragedy and its expected impact on the region.

Every March, the NCAA basketball tournament takes place. One of the most compelling things about the tournament is the ability of smaller, overlooked schools to take on and defeat the big dogs in college basketball. This year, it was Pittsburgh's own Duquesne University who did just that; qualifying for their first tournament since 1977 and beating BYU in the first round. Dr. Ron Dick, a professor...

It's the Drive at 5 for Monday, March 25, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

Where do you begin? How do we fix Congress? That is the premise of a new book from Michael Johnson and Jerry Climer, men who spent decades working in the Congressional orbit. In "Fixing Congress," Johnson tells KDKA's Rick Dayton many things -- including  gerrymandering, the size of congressional districts, and a lack of training for new members of Congress are significant issues. However, he says...

It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, March 21, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

The Three Rivers Arts Festival will be here before you know it, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has been hard at work to line up musical guests for the ten day extravaganza. From Los Lonely Boys to Ben Folds, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra or The SugarHill Gang, Sarah Aziz from the Cultural Trust tells Rick Dayton this year's performers cover a wide range of music. She also discusses how the...

On this March edition of Wine Wednesday with Alison Morris, we talk about ordering wine when you go to a restaurant. While it is difficult to tell someone exactly what to order when they eat out, Morris -- CEO/Founder Francey Not Fancy -- says there is one bottle of wine you should NOT order. Plus, she has some suggestions as to how to avoid the uncomfortable situation of sending a bottle of wine...

The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health to look into health effects from the environmental contamination of the East Palestine train derailment. The funding totals nearly $1 million and will span two years. Dr. Maureen Lichtveld, deal of the Pitt School of Public Health was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show to talk about how...

Millions have been buzzing about the eclipse that will put portions of the United States in darkness in the middle of the day on April 8. Dr. Ellen Butts, assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, joined The Rick Dayton Show to talk about safety measures that should be taken to protect our eyes. She says even though Pittsburgh is not in the path of to...

The 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Report was released today. The Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association of Greater PA Chapter was a guest of Rick Dayton on KDKA. Clay Jacobs says more people have the disease and costs for patient care are escalating quickly. Jacobs says 282,000 people in Pennsylvania are dealing with the disease, and nearly twice as many are working as non-...

It's the Drive at 5 for Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine  scientists identified drug candidates that show promise to reverse the ability of HIV to escape detection by the immune system. The discovery was described today in  Cell Chemical Biology . It reveals a potential path to eliminate the viral reservoir that cannot be cleared with existing antiretroviral drugs. This reservoir is what prevents people from b...

It's the Drive at 5 for Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

It's the Drive at 5 for Monday, March 18, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

March Madness is right around the corner, with games coming to Pittsburgh next weekend. Russell Livingston, President and CEO of Babb Inc., joined The Rick Dayton Show to talk about Mission Madness, a large bracket pool with cash prizes benefitting local non-profits.

It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, March 14, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.

With the Home and Garden Show in town at the Convention Center this week, Dr. Frank Viggiano joins The Rick Dayton Show to talk about the latest innovations in household appliances.

Michel Conklin, Executive Director of Bots IQ, joins Rick to explain the value of the program in fostering creativity and learning in children.