Kurt Sampsel
Intern, Essential PittsburghKurt Sampsel has just completed a graduate degree in media and culture at Carnegie Mellon University. For his degree at CMU, he undertook a study of the Federal Communications Commission that attempts to demystify the regulatory agency in the interest of helping average members of the public gain more oversight and control over the media system.
Originally from Massillon, Ohio, Kurt has been a Pittsburgh resident since 2008, and he’s always trying to learn more about the Pittsburgh region. As an intern for WESA’s Essential Pittsburgh, Kurt brings a background as a teacher of writing, communications, and media studies. To his teaching background he adds a personal passion for storytelling and for journalism in the public interest.
In his spare time, Kurt enjoys sampling new and different pizzas throughout the Pittsburgh region, and he maintains a pizza review blog with his best friend, a fellow Pittsburgh pizza enthusiast.
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Last month Bar Marco, a trendy restaurant in the Strip District, announced that they plan to do away with tipping this Spring. There’s been an outpouring…
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Last month Bar Marco, a trendy restaurant in the Strip District, announced that they plan to do away with tipping this Spring. There’s been an outpouring…
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Music can soothe you, make you cry, get you pumped up for a workout, or make you tap your feet. And to Brian O’Roark, professor of economics at Robert…
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Music can soothe you, make you cry, get you pumped up for a workout, or make you tap your feet. And to Brian O’Roark, professor of economics at Robert…
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Demonstrations have been happening all over the country following a Missouri grand jury's announcement that it will not seek an indictment of police…
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Demonstrations have been happening all over the country following a Missouri grand jury's announcement that it will not seek an indictment of police…
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George Takei, who originated the character of HikaruSulu on “Star Trek,” joins us in studio. This weekend, Takei will host the PNC Pops "Sci-Fi… -
George Takei, who originated the character of HikaruSulu on “Star Trek,” joins us in studio. This weekend, Takei will host the PNC Pops "Sci-Fi…
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Updated at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday: Pittsburgh has advanced to the final round of Gawker's "America's Ugliest Accent" tournament. But is this a source of…
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Updated at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday: Pittsburgh has advanced to the final round of Gawker's "America's Ugliest Accent" tournament. But is this a source of…
