Show overview
Rick Dayton launched in 2023 and has put out 500 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 8 min and 9 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2023, with 355 episodes published. Published by Audacy.
From the publisher
Rick Dayton brings his journalistic expertise to KDKA Radio every weekday afternoon. A 30-year veteran of broadcast journalism, Dayton returned to Pittsburgh over a decade ago and continues to engage and inform the community with his unique style and energy. Rick is an insightful interviewer and a beloved Pittsburgh personality.
Latest Episodes
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Atrial fibrillation in young people
Dr. Aditya Bhonsale, a cardiac electrophysicist at UPMC, joined the program to talk about a concerning trend in atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib, among young people.
Drive at 5: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Simply Lies | David Baldacci
"Simply Lies" is the fourth David Baldacci book I have read in the past year -- and there is a lot to like in this psychological thriller. Mickey Gibson, single mom and former Jersey cop is now juggling the demands of her two small children as she works remotely for a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats. When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled. That is, until she arrives at the mansion to discover a dead body in a secret room—and that nothing is as it seems. On top of that, there is no Arlene Robinson -- and the victim in the house is a former mob informant.
Metal Water Bottles and The Environment
On Earth Day, Sara Alessio Shea joined The Rick Dayton Show on KDKA Radio to talk about many things that people may not know about recycling and reusing products instead of just tossing them in the trash. Recycling of plastic is a huge issue these days -- but Sara says many times we end up with too many metal water bottles too. And if you are thinking that you would like to do more, she has suggestions of how to get started when it comes to "Thinking Green."
Drive at 5: Monday, April 22, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Monday, April 22, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Drive at 5 Friday, April 19,2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, April 18, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Drive at 5: Thursday, April 18, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, April 18, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Sipping into spring
Alison Morris, founder of Francey Not Fancy, joined Rick to give some recommendations on spring reds as the weather gets warmer.
Drive at 5: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Drive at 5: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh
Drive at 5: Monday, April 15, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Monday, April 15, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Covering the OJ trial
In the wake of OJ Simpson's death, retired KDKA reporter Ron Olsen joined Rick to talk about his experience covering the OJ Simpson trial for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.
Spring Gardening Tips
Doug Oster, the Gardening Guru, joins the Rick Dayton Show in preparation for the spring gardening season.
Preventing falls for senior citizens
Doctors Yong Choi and Stephen Handler from the University of Pittsburgh joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about different ways of preventing falls for senior citizens.
Drive at 5: Thursday, April 11, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Thursday, April 11, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Removing the "buts" in attending live theatre
The Pittsburgh CLO is making some adjustments to get people back to the theater this summer. CLO Executive Producer Mark Fleischer tells Rick Dayton that since the pandemic, attendance at CLO shows is down 20 percent. That's why they are introducing three measures to get people back to the Cultural District this summer. It includes $10 trolley rides, $10 tickets for kids and a way to get responsible child care while you attend the events.
Clarification on Tylenol and autism
There is no evidence acetaminophen use during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. Dr. Grace Ferguson, MD is an OB/GYN at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. She joined the Rick Dayton Show to discuss findings from analysis on 2.4 million children born in Sweden. Ferguson says the fact that many of these children are siblings is significant -- as siblings share genetics and upbringing. That allows researchers to weed out other variables that might lead to autism, ADHD and developmental delays.
Drive at 5: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, sponsored by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.
Drive at 5: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Drive at 5: Monday, April 8, 2024
It's the Drive at 5 for Monday, April 8, 2024. The stories driving headlines every day at 5, presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh.