Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced he'll be taping weekly radio addresses and airing them on NewsRadio KDKA. They will also be streamed on the City?s web and social media sites. Director of News/Talk Programming for KDKA Marshall Adams told Radio Ink "This is a unique and very direct way for the mayor to get his message to the people of Pittsburgh. This address is very similar to President Obama's weekly media address. Mayor Bloomberg in New York does something similar, and former Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey did a weekly radio message too. Ideally we look forward on KDKA to being able to break news in his weekly addresses. Our mayor is very excited about this opportunity. If he chooses to run for re-election, we'll need to re-consider how we execute this under equal time rules.
?I am extremely excited to be given this opportunity to speak directly to citizens on topics that are important to them, such as the work we are doing to advance our City?s Third Renaissance,? Ravenstahl said. ?It is my goal that through these weekly addresses, our residents will not only become more aware of the work we are doing to improve their quality of life, but better understand the challenges that face City government.?
