OffQ: Jan. 15, 2010
Every Friday night, LIVE at 7:30 p.m., OnQ... is OffQ! It’s a spirited review of the week’s hottest topics and controversial headlines. Host Chris Moore is joined by regular panelists John McIntire, Heather Heidelbaugh, Valerie McDonald Roberts and Bill Green.
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OnQ begins its new series on education reform in the region with this report that explores a new program in the Pittsburgh Public Schools system. Michael Bartley takes viewers into a unique school, University Prep, with a strict dress code, longer classes, and an emphasis on getting into college.
Nursing work is tough enough on the ground, but imagine doing the job in a helicopter. OnQ follows a flight nurse on a STAT MedEvac patient transport.
This week the gang discusses the arrival of the Haiti orphans in Pittsburgh, more Wall St. bonuses, and the upset election of a Republican senator in Massachusetts. Special Guest: Hop Kendrick.
This week the gang discusses the protests surrounding the UPMC Braddock closing, Sarah Palin's new book, Pittsburgh Public School's special gift, and the proposed tuition tax.
Ovarian Cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Tonight, OnQ takes you inside a local lab where researchers are working on a screening test for women. Plus, you'll meet a local woman battling the disease. See how she's working to raise awareness and hope for the future.
You might know that the polio vaccine and the Ferris Wheel were invented here in Pittsburgh, but there are countless other inventions and innovations that got their start here too.OnQ's Tonia Caruso looks at some of the surprising Pittsburgh Firsts!
