Rick Dayton

Executive Vice President of Performance Food Service Mark Tromba joins Rick during Feed The Need to discuss helping those in need with the Food Bank.

Time to delete Tik Tok off your phones? Rep. Guy Reschenthaler thinks so. He joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the looming banning of Tik Tok and other issues impacting Pennsylvania's everyday.

Thousands have lost power this weekend across Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, which has left power companies working endlessly to repair damages. Hollie Geitner, Director of Communications and Brand for Duquesne Lights, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the repairs and challenges facing repair crews. Geitner also shares what time she expects all Duquesne Light customers' power to be resto...

The new CEO & President of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Kendra Whitlock Ingram was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show. She was talking about the blockbuster schedule for the 2023-24 season of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series.  Moulon Rouge, The Wiz, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Kite Runner and My Fair Lady are among the shows coming to town. Why is she so excited about this schedule? Click to listen...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) banned non-disparagement and non-disclosure clauses in severance agreements. This means companies can no longer effectively buy the silence of former employees who may feel it necessary to voice misgivings about their experiences on the job.  Andy Trusevich is a Labor and Employment Attorney. He tells Rick Dayton this policy could have a significant negati...

The Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS,) in conjunction with the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA,) is sponsoring a Life Planning Fair.  The free event gives Pittsburghers the opportunity to create wills, establish advanced directives, discuss organ donation, and more.  Dr. Todd Hertzberg, MD, is a diagnostic radiologist, and a member of the ACMS member, and newly appointed Speaker of th...

Edward Rutherford's saga "New York: The Novel" opens in the middle of the 17th century as Dutch fur traders converse with the Indians who inhabit the area around New Amsterdam. It takes you on a 450 year journey through multiple families and more than a dozen generations culminating with the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers in New York City. It does a masterful job of explaining the peo...

Estimates say the city of Pittsburgh has a shortage of approximately 27,000 units of affordable housing.  Today, UPMC's Center for Social Impact, The Heinz Endowments and The Henry Hill Foundation have teamed together to help solve the problem. The three giants are providing a pool of $11 million in lending capital for developers to create or retain affordable properties. Ray Prushnok, an AVP with...

A rock challenge is coming to Pittsburgh through Folds of Honor. Senior Vice President, Joshua Kaufman, joined Rick Dayton to talk about the upcoming event to support Folds of Honor. 

Rob Mulvihill spent 24 years in the US Navy as a Chief Petty Officer, but after leaving active duty status he had a hard time finding the right civilian job. That's why he is now part of Recruit Military, an organization that puts on job fairs around the country to match military members, reservists, veterans, family members and dependents with jobs. There will be an event on Thursday, March 23, 2...

New guidance from the Food and Drug Administration could change what women are told after having their annual mammogram. It has to do with the density of breast tissue -- and new mandatory reporting requirements. Dr. Wendie Berg, a diagnostic radiologist at UPMC and professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine joined Rick Dayton to talk about the changes.

When Sharon Jones-Scaife's husband died of lung cancer seven years ago, she looked for some books to help her young grandchildren deal with the grief. She couldn't find any.  So she decided to write something herself. Years later, she has written eight different children's books -- all with African American children as the leading characters.  The Dallas, Texas based Jones-Scaife was a guest on th...

Mitch Albom earned a reputation as one of America's best-loved sports journalists. But when he returned to visit a dying college professor in Boston, he ultimately wrote one a powerful book on how to live and how to die. "Tuesdays with Morrie" became a best-selling book for Albom -- and is the feature selection on Rick's Reading List on KDKA Radio.

Dr. Kessler joins Rick Dayton to discuss the growing rates of colon cancer amongst a younger crowd.