From the Newsroom: Go Erie: Recent Episodes
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Lawrence T. Persico, 71, was installed as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Erie on Oct. 1, 2012. In an interview with the Erie Times-News on Oct. 17, 2022, Persico discusses his decade-long tenure, including his handling of the clergy sex abuse crisis, and his hopes for the diocese over the next four years. Persico must submit his retirement papers to the Vatican when he turns 75.
Don Stroz talks about testing positive for HIV in 1990 and how he has lived a healthy life for more than three decades since.
In a July 22, 2022 news conference in Erie that he called, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, of Butler, R-16th Dist., challenged reporters and pushed back on issues including his acceptance of the 2020 election results, his opponent in his 2022 re-election race and allegations about presidential pardons.
Shamila Samiahmady, a 32-year-old refugee from Kabul, Afghanistan, speaks in her Arabic language about resettling in Erie as another refugee, Abdul Bashir Masood, interprets. The interview was conducted March 15 with Erie Times-News reporter Matthew Rink at the U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Erie field office.
Hear audio of multiple shots being fired in a west Erie neighborhood on July 1, 2021. Police say the shooting led to the death of a man in a home in the 500 block of West 29th Street just before 4 a.m. on July 1. The audio was taken from nearby surveillance video, of the fatal shooting incident.
Hear from Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, toured Presque Isle State Park on Sept. 21, 2020 before holding a rally in support of his father outside the bayfront convention center in Erie, Pennsylvania. He stopped at Perry Monument at Presque Isle State Park and spoke with Erie Times-News reporter Matthew Rink.
Mercyhurst University President Michael T. Victor talks on July 28, 2020 about his first five years at the helm of the Catholic-affiliated university in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Listen to a conference call with Pedro Rivera, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, talk about what's next now that Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all schools to stay closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the new coronavirus.
North East resident Leslie Reed Hurst discusses testing positive for COVID-19 with Erie Times-News reporter Matthew Rink on April 1, 2020.
Listen to a Q & A with Joan Martin, 79, who founded the Erie County Rape Crisis Center in 1973 and served as the first president of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
Listen as John Petro, owner of Moose Head Pottery in Waterford Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, talks, Feb. 25, 2020, about what is special about the beer growlers he creates. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Charlotte Berringer, R.N., director of community services for the Erie County Department of Health, and GoErie.com | Erie Times-News health reporter David Bruce get you up to date about the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus in this audio, which was recorded on March 10, 2020.
Linda Fink, 64, of Saegertown, was one of the fourth generation of women in her family to sell flowers and produce at the Meadville Market House. Her great-grandmother started the tradition in the early 1900s. She talks about her experiences and memories of helping them. She mentions several photographs included in the attached gallery.
Erie artist Susie Hosterman will be displaying photographs and acrylic paintings at the quarterly Gallery Night event, Feb. 28, 2020, sponsored by the Erie Art Museum. Listen as she speaks, Feb. 11, 2020, about process, inspiration and what's next for her work. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Hear from Bill Brady Jr., a metal artist who lives near Centerville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Brady, 77, lives and works in a 1963 Chevrolet school bus, creating whimsical, eclectic mobiles and other metal sculptures out of tin roofing metal. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Ken Nickson, the Erie School District's first coordinator of diversity, equity and inclusion, discusses his role and strategies.
Listen as Erie Times-News reporter Madeleine O'Neill checks in, Jan. 27, 2020, on the day-long grand opening of the Diaper Depot at the Erie Family Center in Erie, Pa. This diaper giveaway program is expected to provide 5,000 diapers to about 150 needy families. Officials at the EFC hoped to distribute 5,000 diapers to 150 families who signed up for Monday’s event. The Erie Family Center is a nonprofit that offers parenting classes and other resources to local families. They plan to continue the Diaper Depot on a monthly basis. For information about registering for the next Diaper Depot, call 520-8214 or go to www.ErieFamilyCenter.org. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Claire Nelson, a freshman 3D animation student from Gettysburg, and art professor Malcolm Chrishilf explain what they like about the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's art program, and why it's important. The program is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2020 with a series of Art100 gallery shows and lectures. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE, Erie Times-News
Michelle Jaggi, Erie County census outreach coordinator, explains how the 2020 census will proceed in Erie County.
In a conversation about Erie County's new voting machines on Jan. 14, 2020, Erie Times-News reporter Kevin Flowers and Doug Smith, clerk of elections for Erie County, run down all the new information. The machines will be in use for the 2020 primary election in April.
District Attorney Jack Daneri reflects on his first decade in office in a Q & A with Lisa Thompson.
Artist and mostly retired Erie architect Herm Weber, 80, spoke with us, Nov. 13, 2019, in the studio in his Millcreek Township home. Weber's work will be featured as part of the Dec. 6, 2019 Erie Art Museum Gallery Night event. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Zachary Webb, director of development for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania, discusses what hunger looks like in the region, some of the programs the organization offers and how you can help this holiday season.
Paul Vojtek, Erie Water Works CEO, discussed the organization's $90 million upfront lease payment to the city of Erie used to balance the 2020 budget.
The coworking space on the ninth floor of the Renaissance Centre in downtown Erie continues to grow as it approaches its fifth year. Hear from one of its founders, 33-year-old Sean Fedorko.
Hear from Nancy Russo, 50, of Fairview Township, who, with her dog Murphy, a five-year-old male poodle/cavalier King Charles spaniel mix, were recently named the 2019 volunteers of the year by Therapy Dogs United of Erie, Pa. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Erie Mayor Joe Schember joined Erie Times-News reporter Kevin Flowers to discuss the city's 2020 budget proposal after taking a proposed property tax increase off the table.
Timothy Bruno, chief of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of the Great Lakes, discusses Lake Erie water levels and climate change at Presque Isle with editorial writer Lisa Thompson during a live discussion on Oct. 31.
North East High School social studies teacher Jennifer Wilson discusses her work instructing students about ethnic conflict, genocide and the Holocaust.
John Persinger, of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation, detailed plans to invest between $18 million and $25 million to build a five-story, 83,000-square-foot building on what’s now the closed McDonalds restaurant and parking lot at the corner of West Fifth and State streets. Erie Times-News reporter Jim Martin hosted the discussion on Oct. 23.
The League of Women Voters Erie County Chapter visited the Erie Times-News for a live discussion on the organization, its goals and future. Lucy Krupicz and Christal Lepak joined Erie Times-News reporter Sarah Grabski for the conversation.
Stephanie Wincik, of Candlelight Ghost Walks, and online reporter Sarah Grabski discussed Erie's haunted history during a Facebook live conversation on Oct. 10.
A press conference featuring Erie County Council members Carl Anderson and Andre Horton, Director of Administration Gary Lee and Empower Erie board member Ron DiNicola Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at Blasco Library. Committee unveils a $300,000 plan to market county's community college application.
Becky Messinger, co-owner of Pot O Gold Dairy in Warren County, discusses the operation closing.
Erie Times-News reporters Sarah Grabski and David Bruce sit down to discuss cancer in Erie County and the special Cancer Awareness Section included in the Erie Times-News on Oct. 3
Matt Greene, Presque Isle State Park operations manager, and Timothy Bruno, chief of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Office of the Great Lakes, discuss the causes and consequences of Lake Erie's high water levels and how the state is planning for the future.
Listen as John & Lorena Ozog discuss their journey to United States citizenship. John Ozog, 52, is a Canadian citizen who came to Erie for his job as a chemist and technical director at a manufacturing facility, in Erie, Pa. Lorena Ozog, 46, is a native of Colombia. Both were expected to become U.S. citizens at a ceremony at the federal courthouse in Erie, Pa., on Sept. 27, 2019. Audio by MATT RINK/Erie Times-News | GoErie.com
Erie Times-News reporter Jim Martin interviews RJ Messenger, a key figure in the Discovery Channel show "Undercover Billionaire" and at Underdog BBQ, during a live interview on Sept. 25.
Charter schools are again dominating debate in Harrisburg. Nick Viglione, CEO of Erie’s Perseus House Charter School of Excellence, joined Erie Times-News reporter Ed Palattella to discuss Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed charter reforms from the perspective of a charter school for a live discussion on Facebook on Sept. 16.
The GoErie Live broadcast series is made possible by the sponsorship of Gannon University.
We discuss Athena Erie, a women's empowerment organization in Erie, and address how it helps women with its Athena PowerLink program and discuss the upcoming luncheon.
Artist Nathaniel Hale Garnon is a modern/classical music cellist as well as an artist and writer of non-fiction. Currently, he's working on oil paintings in studio space he has created at his family's business, Garnon Truck Equipment, 1617 Peninsula Dr. in Millcreek Township. Garnon, 36, a Girard native, will have some of his work featured in the Erie Art Museum's Gallery Night on Sept. 27, 2019. he was interviewed by GoErie.com | Erie Times-News photography supervisor on Aug. 21, 2019.
The 82nd Waterford Community Fair is Sept. 2-7 at the Waterford Fairgrounds in Waterford, Pa. Fair president John Burawa joined Erie Times-News reporter Jennie Geisler to discuss the 2019 event.
Jerry Clark, retired FBI agent, and Ed Palattella, Erie Times-News reporter, discuss Erie's pizza bomber case on its 16th anniversary during a GoErie live discussion. They answer questions and reflect on the facts.
Curious about what's going on at the Erie Coke plant on East Avenue? Get an exclusive audio tour, plus a refresher on where things stand as the company and state environmental regulators continue to battle in court.
Alija Fulurija, 57, grounds supervisor at Mercyhurst University, shares his experience planting nearly 10,000 flowers at Mercyhurst and shares his experience coming over from Bosnia in 1992.
Aaron Loncki, marketing strategist for the city of Erie, discusses the CelebrateErie 2019 event, what you need to know and answers some frequently asked questions.
Erie School District superintendent Brian Polito and assistant superintendent Bea Habursky discuss what families and students need to know for the 2019-20 school year.
This is edited scanner traffic from between 1:15 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. from the Erie County Police and Fire channel. WARNING: This audio contains material that may be considered sensitive or upsetting to some. Please listen at your own discretion.
Kiara Carniewski, 25, discusses the community of women she's creating called Women of Erie, an all-inclusive group of women.
Scott Mitchell, president and CEO of the Erie Zoological Society, discusses the zoo's Wild Open Spaces $10 million capital investment project during a live discussion with Erie Times-News reporter Sarah Grabski on Aug. 5.
Erie Times-News reporter David Bruce sat down with Breanna Adams, director of environmental health services at the Erie County Department of Health, to discuss water safety and quality, harmful algal blooms and how they're monitored, among other topics at the Erie Times-News on July 30.
The GoErie Live broadcast series is made possible by the sponsorship of Gannon University.
Erie County United community organizer Marty Nwachukwu discusses issues that affect the Erie community, like poverty, social justice, Community Benefit Agreements and more in a live discussion with Erie Times-News reporter Kevin Flowers.
Live discussion sponsored by Gannon University.
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q&A with Jim Gavio, director of the Yahn Planetarium at Penn State Behrend.
Jim McQuiston, local author, historian and researcher, discusses his theory on the buried treasure on Oak Island and his recent appearance on the popular History Channel television show, "The Mystery of Oak Island" during a GoErie live discussion on July 16.
Erie Times-News reporter Jim Martin discussed the 2019 Roar on the Shore motorcycle rally with Ralph Pontillo, chief executive for Roar on the Shore, in the GoErie Live studio on July 9.
Self-proclaimed "junk artist" Megan Whitten makes found-object jewelry under the business name Molly's Metals at her home studio in Cussewago Township, Crawford County. She talks on June 11, 2019 about her inspirations, and what other found-object artists can learn from her work. [CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/ERIE TIMES-NEWS]
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q & A with Matt Harris, founder of Character: Be About It, a prevention program.
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q & A with Daria Devlin, executive director of the Erie Center for Arts and Technology.
Ceramicist Caelin McDaniel talks on May 14, 2019 about the pottery she makes at her home studio in Erie. McDaniel, 36, who is a graduate of the ceramics program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, makes functional and decorative pottery and sells it online and at local arts and craft fairs. Audio by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q & A with Jeremy Bloeser, executive director of the Bayfront East Side Taskforce.
Erie Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister discusses her personal experience with abuse and the 2019 Joan D. Chittister Lecture Series at Mercyhurst University featuring Teri Bays' one-woman play "Joan Chittister: Her Story, My Story, Our Story."
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q&A with Tish Bartlett, executive director of the Autism Society-Northwestern Pennsylvania. read the published article at http://bit.ly/2TP1yBP
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q&A with George Morgan III, treasurer of the Erie chapter of the NAACP.
Audio from a Feb. 7 press conference held by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro who announced he negotiated with UPMC and Highmark so the Pittsburgh-based health systems would continue accepting each other’s insurance subscribers at their hospitals and physician offices.
Hear assistant curator and veteran Erie zookeeper Lisa Rekitt explain how she feeds the zoo's four spider monkeys on March 16 at the zoo.
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q&A with Patrick Fisher, executive director of Erie Arts & Culture. Read the condensed interview at https://www.goerie.com/news/20190120/art-as-change-agent
Patrick Saunders, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland, shared the forecast with snow as of 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 9 for the city of Erie and inland Erie County.
Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook arrived at the scene of a shooting on Erie’s west side around 11:05 p.m. on Jan. 7 after being called by EmergyCare paramedics.
Pennsylvania State Police and the Erie County District Attorney’s Office are investigating an officer-involved shooting around 4 p.m. Wednesday that left one man dead outside the Dollar General at 16329 State Route 8 in Union City.
Take a listen to a podcast centered on how the Spanish Flu of 1918 affected Erie. Find more material from this special project at http://gatehousenews.com/erieandthe1918flu/home/site/goerie.com
Emily Walsh, director of communications for the Erie Zoo, shares what happens when the zoo will close its doors for the season on Nov. 30.
Listen to Lisa Thompson's Q & A with Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority Executive Director Perry Wood.
A 32-year-old woman who was shot multiple times inside an east Erie apartment early Sunday morning has died.
PlayPort Erie introduced the first virtual reality arcade in the area, Lead designer Brian Chase discusses what the experience is like.
Listen to Erie Times-News writer Lisa Thompson's conversation with Bishop Dwane Brock, pastor of Victory Christian Centter and CEO of the Eagle's Nest Leadership Corp.
Hear two 9-1-1 calls from the Aug. 23 Matthew Orrenmaa fatal shooting by a Pennsylvania State Police trooper in Girard Township.
Erie’s pizza bomber story received national attention once again when the Netflix documentary “Evil Genius” was released in May. But it undoubtedly left questions. We sit down with Erie Times-News reporter Ed Palattella and retired FBI agent Jerry Clark to fill in gaps and spaces in Erie's pizza bomber case. More information at http://www.goerie.com/topics/pizza-bomber. Listen to episode 1 first at https://omny.fm/shows/from-the-newsroom-go-erie/episode-1-pizza-bomber
On Aug. 28, 2003, pizza deliveryman Brian Wells walked into what was then the PNC Bank at 7200 Peach Street with a strange cane in his hand — and a bomb locked around his neck. We take a look back on how the day unfolded in Erie and who was involved in the investigation following. More information at http://www.goerie.com/topics/pizza-bomber. Find episode 2 at http://bit.ly/2WEhh4P
It’s been 15 years since one of Erie’s most unusual crimes unfolded - the pizza bomber case. In a special two-part series podcast of “That Thing We Do,” we’ll walk you through what happened when pizza deliveryman Brian Wells robbed a PNC Bank with a bomb strapped to him and we will address unanswered questions surrounding this bizarre case. Was Brian Wells innocent? The podcast will drop August 28, 2018 on GoErie.com and we hope you’ll join us.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, detailed the findings of two-year grand jury investigation into child sex abuse in six Pennsylvania dioceses, including Erie. Source: PACast. More information: http://www.goerie.com/topics/abuse-reporthttp://www.GoErie.com/topics/abuse-re...
46-year-old Michael Conway died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, while on duty. According to Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny, Conway, a patrolman, was working as the security officer at the police station inside City Hall when he became “suddenly ill” at 6:59 p.m. Saturday.
His badge number, 334, was called for the last time over the public scanner just past 11:34 p.m. Aug. 11.
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The star of History Channel's "Pawn Stars" talks about the show, his shop and coming to town for the 12th annual Roar on the Shore.
Court Gould, the new vice president of community impact at the Erie Community Foundation, talks about equitable development and getting to know Erie.
Mas Sala mans the phone at the city of Erie's new Citzen Response Center. Listen to his conversation with Erie Times-News writer Lisa Thompson about how the new center works and the kinds of calls he gets. You might be surprised.
Meet the Pennsylvania Society of Paranormal Research group in Erie.
The group investigates claims of paranormal activity in Erie-area residences and different places throughout the region for free.
Bill Cook, 41, is the lead investigator for PSPRErie. The group graciously allowed us to accompany them on an investigation in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, May 20, at The Barracks Tavern in Girard Township.
Newly appointed Fairview Area Historical Society genealogist Bill "Rocky" Rzodkiewicz talks about his interest in history in this Q and A with Erie Times-News writer, Lisa Thompson. It all started with a bottle dump in his backyard in Fairview.
The Pennsylvania Lottery is launching Keno, a new fast-paced game with drawings every four minutes, on May 1. Pennsylvania Lottery executive director Drew Svitko explains the new game and why the Lottery is choosing to introduce it now.
When Carl Prindle's 12-year-old daughter came to him with the information that one of her classmates was being bullied, it wasn't something he took lightly. The boy, a seventh grader at Strong Vincent Middle School was getting teased for only having one hoodie. Prindle took the matter into his own hands and contacted First Amendment Tees Company, FAT-Tee, owner Mark Biletnikoff. What Biletnikoff did next will leave you in tears.
Bryan Lake, 57, of Pittsfield, Pa., won the April 6 $4.5 million Match 6 jackpot. He discusses his win and what he'll do with the winnings.
Erie Day of Code will bring together the region's software developers. Two of the lead organizers, Sara Sheehan and Matt Machuga, answer questions about the event and why they are staking their hopes on Erie.
Listen to Millcreek and Erie police responding to a Millcreek homicide at 5843 Forest Crossing on March 8 and then tracking down John Gravioli, 44, at St. Peter Cathedral. Audio credit: www.broadcastify.com
As part of its community schools model, Erie School District is renovating rooms at five of its schools to set aside space for parents and students. Hear from Jamilia Gates, the community schools director at East Middle School, and sixth-grader Mikhail Lauris, who uses the room at East.
Erie Schools Superintendent Brian Polito discusses the district's reaction to Governor Tom Wolf's proposed budget that includes a $15 million boost for the 11,500-student district.
Take a step inside the Sarah A. Reed Children Center's Sanctuary Based Learning program at East 10th Street and East Avenue. The Erie School District is expanding a program for students with severe emotional issues to include students in kindergarten through fifth grade on Monday. Audio recorded by reporter Ed Palattella, edited by online reporter Sarah Grabski.
Erie Times-News hockey reporter Victor Hernandes interviews Harborcreek Township resident Bill Wager, who was Erie native and U.S. Olympian Ryan Zapolski’s goaltending coach at as a youth player, in high school and at Mercyhurst University.
Gary Horton, Erie chapter president of the NAACP, speaks on racial inequality, his family's background and more through the lens of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday being observed Jan. 15, 2018.