WRCT: a radio station

Whiskey Before Breakfast on Wednesday November 6 is gonna be special. Mandorichard’s got two conversations planned — one in the 11:00 a.m. hour and one in the noon hour!

Just after the liquored up set, at about 11:15 a.m., banjoist Alison Brown will join the program to chat about her music, collaborating with Steve Martin and other musicians, her work as a producer, and the roots music label Compass that she co-founded in 1995. She’ll be in Pittsburgh for Calliope House on Friday, November 15. One of the most gracious people in bluegrass — or any part of the music industry. And one of the very best banjoists playing today!

Just past noon, Alice Howe and Freebo will join the program to talk about their music and their upcoming concert at Pittsburgh’s UU Songspace on Friday, November 8. If Freebo sounds familiar, it’s because he collaborated with lots of great acts from your parents’ time — Bonny Raitt, John Mayall, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Maria Muldaur, The McGarrigle Sisters, and many more. Alice has a powerful voice capable of sharing a wide range of emotion. Freebo and Alice Howe have been working together for seven years, and they are knocking it out of the park as a duo!

If you miss these conversations on Whiskey Before Breakfast, you can hear them on demand on Mandorichard’s Mixcloud Page (Alice & Freebo available now; Alison Brown available November 9).

This week on Forbes Avenue, we had a chat with Dave Mawhinney, executive director of the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business.

While the days of Pittsburgh’s Industrial Revolution are in the past, a new revolution is happening in the city: the emergence of tech startups. We discussed all things entrepreneurship with Dave, including his own experiences starting tech companies in Pittsburgh and how he’s trying to help students and alumni at CMU become entrepreneurs themselves.

Listen to the interview: Dave Mawhinney

Credits:
Archan Das, host, researcher, audio editor
Riona Duncan, audio engineer
Recorded October 8, 2024; WRCT debut October 29, 2024

Tune into WRCT on Friday, October 25 at 10:00 p.m. as legendary guitarist Billy Crain joins the Mockster on Viva le Mock.  

As a member of the Henry Paul Band, Bellamy Brothers and The Outlaws, Crain has been a staple of the Southern Rock scene since the 1970s. He’s written chart-topping songs for Poco, Martina McBride, and the Dixie Chicks, and on Saturday, October 26^th he’ll be celebrating the release of his 9^th solo album, Hoodie, at Moondog’s in Blawnox.

Don’t miss it! Billy Crain, 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25 on WRCT, Pittsburgh 88.3 FM and streaming from this very website!