Priyanka Tewari
Morning Edition HostPriyanka Tewari is a native of New Delhi, India. She moved to the United States with her family in the late 1990s, after living in Russia and the United Kingdom. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a master’s from Hunter College, CUNY.
She launched her media career in 2013 as host for the only English-language commercial radio network in India. She also worked as a TV news anchor for DD News, India’s national public television broadcaster.
After her return to the U.S., she helped launch a South Asian radio network in New Jersey, and is a former host for WHYY, Philadelphia's NPR member station. Priyanka is excited to explore Pittsburgh and is grateful to be able to continue her love affair with radio, It “had her at hello."
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90.5 WESA’s Priyanka Tewari interviewed Gormley about his next act and the challenges facing higher education under the Trump administration. -
Sala Udin reflects on his years of public service and career of activism. -
For Black History Month, Pittsburgh’s independent music station 91.3 WYEP interviewed local Black musicians about the artists who inspired them. 90.5 WESA’s Priyanka Tewari spoke with WYEP morning host Joey Spehar to learn about Pittsburgh artists’ favorite artists.
