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About The Allegheny Front
The Allegheny Front is a radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania. It's produced at WYEP-FM, an NPR affiliate public radio station in Pittsburgh and broadcast throughout Western and Central Pennsylvania on other public radio stations.
The Allegheny Front began in 1991 and continues to serve the community as the most insightful source of local and regional environmental news and information on the radio. The program explores environmental issues affecting the community through stories, interviews, news, and commentaries.
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Awards
2010
- Outstanding Radio Public Affairs Program in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
- Golden Quill from the Press Club of W. PA: "Best Radio Feature/Documentary for The Smog Museum: Clean Air Started Here
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Feature/Documentary for Paddlefish Make a Splash in the Ohio
2009
- Outstanding Radio Public Affairs Program in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
- Golden Quill from the Press Club of W. PA: "Best Radio Continuing Series" for Clearing the Air in Pittsburgh.
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Continue Series" for Conserving Land in Pennsylvania and Dawn of the Pennsylvania Gas Rush.
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for FTC Looks at Carbon Offset Credits.
2008
- Golden Quill from the Press Club of W. PA: “Best Continuing Coverage” for Earth’s Bounty, a series on food and the environment by Jennifer Szweda Jordan
- Golden Quill: “Best Radio Feature/Documentary” for Green Golf Courses by Ann Murray
- Golden Quill: “Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story” for Coal Country Ponders a Landfill by Reid Frazier
- Golden Quill Finalist: “Best Radio Feature/Documentary” for A Pennsylvania Cold Weather Wine by Ann Murray
- Golden Quill Finalist: “Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story” for Wind Farms Sprout Controversy by Lisa Ann Pinkerton
- Golden Quill Finalist: “Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story” for The Rise of Coalbed Methane in Rural Pennsylvania by Ann Murray
2007
- Golden Quill: "Best Radio Commentary" for An Ethanol Pioneer by Jennifer Jordan
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Feature/Documentary" for Losing the Farm by Jason Witmer
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for High Waters, Price of Development? by Jennifer Jordan
2006
- Golden Quill: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for Impacts of White-Tailed Deer on PA's Forests Ecology by Ann Murray
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for Breast Cancer and the Environment by Jennifer Jordan
2005
- Finalist AIR Award: "Best Public Affairs Program in Pittsburgh"
- Golden Quill: "Best Radio Feature/Documentary" for Faithkeepers by Ann Murray from Western PA Press Club
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for Roadless Rule by Ann Murray
- Golden Quill Finalist: "Best Radio Investigative/Enterprise Story" for Safety of Pennsylvania Dams by Ann Murray
2004
- Achievement in Radio (AIR) Award: "Best Public Affairs Program in Pittsburgh"
2003
- James H. Hardie Environmental Excellence Award for Outstanding Environmental Stewardship: Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
1997
- Finalist: Three Rivers Environmental Award, Public Awareness from Pennsylvania Environmental Council
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Phone: 412.697.2933 Fax: 412.381.9126
67 Bedford Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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