Josh Raulerson
Morning Edition HostJosh Raulerson is the local host for Morning Edition weekdays from 5-9 a.m. on 90.5 WESA.
Josh comes to Pittsburgh by way of Aspen, Colorado, where he was News Director and morning news anchor at Aspen Public Radio (KAJX-FM). An Iowa native, he previously hosted All Things Considered and Weekend Edition on Iowa Public Radio (WSUI-AM), and worked as a weekend host and fill-in host for Morning Edition on WOI-AM in Ames, Iowa.
He holds a B.A. in Journalism and English from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa. Josh lives in Greenfield with his wife, Amy, and daughters Greta and Annalyse. His book, Singularities: Technoculture, Transhumanism, and Science Fiction in the 21st Century, was published in 2013 by Liverpool University Press.
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In June, a Baltimore judge vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed and ordered a new trial for the 35-year-old who's been incarcerated since being found… -
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made headlines this week after a public war of words with the parents of a Muslim-American Army Captain…
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British voters decide today whether the UK will remain in the European Union, or forge its own path. After a months-long debate that was often…
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Pennsylvania is experiencing an overdose epidemic.Allegheny County alone has seen its number fatal drug overdoses nearly double over the past five years,…
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In 2014, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority changed the treatment chemical used to prevent the corrosion of lead pipes, which keeps the toxic metal… -
Last week’s mass shooting in Wilkinsburg provoked strong reactions within the neighborhood, across the city and in national media.Writer and former… -
The environmental rights amendment to Pennsylvania’s constitution was passed by the state’s voters in 1971, by a margin of four to one.Since then, it’s…
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As planning continues for Hazelwood’s new Almono development, city officials are expecting an uptick in commuters traveling from the neighborhood to… -
The arrest of Max Gonzales, a 22-year-old Carnegie Mellon University student identified by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Graffiti Squad as "number one… -
State emergency management officials are urging motorists to stay off the roads in southwestern Pennsylvania, after a winter storm brought heavy snowfall…
