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At WQED, we blend tradition and innovation through inspiring stories and educational experiences. As the nation’s first community-supported TV station, we’ve proudly championed the communities we serve. We’re more than just a broadcaster, we’re your neighbor.

06/02/2026

Joe Negri Was the Show 🎸

Today, WQED producer Minette Seate caught up with former President and CEO of Bill Isler to reminisce about Joe Negri. Here’s a portion from that conversation where Bill recounts about Joe’s Magical guitar playing. ✨

06/01/2026

Jim on Joe 📻🎸

With the passing of our dear neighbor “Handyman” Joe Negri, Artistic Director .cunningham893 shares a few memories on how Joe managed to inspire the world through music.

We’ve also put together a special episode of our Voice of the Arts podcast sharing two of Joe’s previous interviews from the years past where he recounts his start as a studio musician, his experiences with notable musical guests on Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, and more. You can listen to that now at wqed.tv/RememberingOurNeighborJoe. ❤️

06/01/2026

Joe Negri (June 10, 1926 – May 30, 2026) 🎸

It’s been a sad few days in the neighborhood since we heard of the passing of our dear friend Joe Negri this past Saturday, just a few days shy of his 100th birthday.

Many of you knew Joe best from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood ()where he portrayed both Handyman Negri, the fix-it man in the Land of Make Believe, as well as himself as the owner of Negri’s Music Shop, where he introduced children to a wide variety of genres and instruments through performances from musical guests.

Others knew Joe from his tenure as a dedicated educator who taught jazz guitar at , , and , one of the first to do so in higher education.

Pitt professor of music Deane Root put it best in this quote from : “Joe Negri radiates life as an art form. He crosses generations and he brings out the best in the musicians he plays with.”

To our beloved friend, thank you for sharing your love of music with us, all of southwestern Pennsylvania, and the rest of the world. ❤️

05/31/2026

Pittsburgh Taiko 🇯🇵🥁

​ .taiko is dedicated to bringing the art of Japanese group taiko drumming (kumidaiko) to Pittsburgh through both regional Japanese drumming styles arranged for the group as well as their own original compositions. At ’ ’s recent AAPI Heritage Month Celebration, we talked to the group about what taiko means to them.

“Sounds of the Neighborhood” with the Fred Rogers Institute! 🎹The Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College is host...
05/31/2026

“Sounds of the Neighborhood” with the Fred Rogers Institute! 🎹

The Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College is hosting a concert that features the pianos of Fred and Joanne Rogers on Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:30pm! The Institute’s Director, Emma Swift Lee, came by the studio and spoke with Jim Cunningham about the evening on the Voice of the Arts Podcast.

Listen to the episode: https://www.wqed.org/podcasts/sounds-of-the-neighborhood-with-the-fred-rogers-institute/
Get your tickets: https://www.fredrogersinstitute.org/sounds-of-the-neighborhood

05/30/2026

Squonk’s Joy Machine at Three Rivers Arts Festival | Voice of the Arts 🎭

’s Joy Machine is coming to Three Rivers Arts Festival to celebrate the grand opening of Arts Landing with ! Their most interactive spectacle yet, they’re reimagining the boisterous art of play and music making by inviting audiences to power the performance with their energy . 🤸

📅 6/5 - 6/7
📍 Three Rivers Arts Festival

05/30/2026

Dad’s Dog and Burger | What’s Cookin’ 🔪

The regulars at stop by 3-4 times a week and after one bite, it becomes quite clear why that’s the case. 🌭

05/29/2026

An Unlikely Refuge: Surviving the Holocaust in Shanghai

In this documentary, we examine the Pittsburgh connections to a little-known story of the Jewish people that found refuge in Shanghai during the Holocaust. Hear the stories of a Chinese diplomat who saved thousands of lives by providing visas, a woman who taught scores of refugee children, and the remembrances of a Pittsburgh man born in the Shanghai ghetto.

An Unlikely Refuge: Surviving the Holocaust in Shanghai, now streaming on WQED+ (wqed.org/plus).

🚨 It's the last day to get your votes in for the 2026 Writers Contest's Reader's Choice!Don't delay, vote today! 🗳️ → wq...
05/29/2026

🚨 It's the last day to get your votes in for the 2026 Writers Contest's Reader's Choice!

Don't delay, vote today! 🗳️ → wqed.tv/writerscontest

And don't forget that this year's winners will be announced at Pgh Book Fest tomorrow, we can't wait to see everyone who will be stopping on by! 🫂

05/28/2026

Westinghouse High School Turns 100 🎂

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Westinghouse High School’s building anniversary. Over the course of the past century thousands of amazing alumni have graduated from “The House” such as Patricia Prattis Jennings, the first African American woman to earn a contract with an American national symphony when she joined as principal keyboardist.

This clip of Patricia singing the Westinghouse Forever chant comes from our 2005 Black Horizons Special “Westinghouse High School: A Legacy of Excellence.” In honor of this momentous date, we’re rebroadcasting this special documentary tonight at 9:00PM on WQED and also have it available to stream on WQED+ right now. 🫶

Many thanks to and for their assistance in helping us to digitize and archive our stories from over the years.

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