Sister Patricia McCann
During the Civil Rights era, Sister Patricia McCann, took Pittsburgh-area college students to Montgomery, Alabama to join the fight for African Americans seeking the right to vote. Sister McCann, a Sisters of Mercy nun, shares her experiences with OnQ.
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Series: OnQ
In 2005, OnQ followed researchers fishing local rivers to determine if cancer-causing contaminants are seeping into the rivers and into our tap water. In this 2007 follow-up report, Michael Bartley has the startling results of the major study.
This half-hour episode focuses on the ongoing transformation of Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood with the help of community leaders, businesses and neighbors who care.
How will America's new leadership handle the health insurance challenges? How will consumers be affected? How should the public position itself in the meantime?
11-year old Justin McCord, a sixth grade student at Dickson Intermediate School, was selected to attend the 2009 Presidential Inauguration as part of a youth leadership program. OnQ's Tonia Caruso talked with Justin about an experience he'll never forget.
At the age of 17, Jeremy Nagel made headlines when he was shot and paralyzed while coming to the aid of a friend who was being robbed. Now, at the age of 27, Jeremy speaks with reporter Harold Hayes about his emotional decade of highs and lows.
