Susan Scott Peterson
Morning Edition ProducerSusan Scott Peterson is an audio producer and writer whose journalism, radio and literary work have appeared with Vox Media, New Hampshire Public Radio, Allegheny Front, The Texas Observer and The Rumpus. She produces longform oral history interviews for her business Extra/Ordinary Stories.
Before moving to Pittsburgh, she directed environmental sustainability for an affordable housing nonprofit in Austin, Texas, where she led the installation of a megawatt of solar power. She traveled nationally as an invited speaker and her work was recognized by the city with a Net Zero Hero award.
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The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh creator Vijal Patel spoke to WESA about his journey from finance to comedy, writing South Asian characters in television and growing up in Pittsburgh. -
The American presidency has stakes for the whole world. Swedish Radio’s Simon Isaksson on covering the election from Pittsburgh — and the United States’ reputation abroad. -
South Asians and Hindus celebrated their first Diwali since Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law making the festival of lights an official state holiday in Pennsylvania. -
A federal district court has granted a temporary restraining order stopping the closure of the Charleroi's Pyrex glass plant. The closure would result in the loss or relocation of 300 jobs. -
Since the Clean Air Act took effect, emissions of the most common pollutants have fallen by around 80%. The law has saved millions of lives and trillions of dollars. -
Pittsburgh journalists and Pitt professors Jeanne Marie Laskas and Erin Anderson bought a house in a small Pennsylvania town and stayed for three years, reporting on life there. Cement City is their new 10-part documentary podcast. -
Nurses at UPMC's Western Psychiatric hospital announced a new union contract Sunday. -
In August, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory calling attention to the high levels of stress and poor mental health of parents in the U.S. The stressors for parents are many, including a lack of affordable child care. -
The funding will go to remediate 175 homes and other efforts to mitigate community exposure to lead-based paint. In 2022, there were 624 children in Allegheny County under the age of 6 whose blood lead level tested above the CDC threshold. -
Pittsburgh Public Schools is the second largest district in Pennsylvania, but like many public school districts across the country, it's seen sharp declines in enrollment in recent years and faces the prospect of school closures. WESA’s Priyanka Tewari spoke with district superintendent Wayne Walters about the challenges and opportunities facing PPS.
