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The Auditor General for the state of Pennsylvania was a guest on the Rick Dayton show. Timothy DeFoor is pushing for fiscal literacy curriculum in Pennsylvania schools -- and he really likes the material being taught at Ligonier Valley School District. He told Rick why their one semester required class is helping students have a much better understanding of how to handle money -- and why it matters for our future.

The Drive at Five on Wednesday, May 10th will all the latest headlines in Pittsburgh and around the nation.

Rick's Drive at Five on Tuesday, May 9th, detailing all the latest news at home and across the nation

The President and CEO of the Heritage Valley Health System Norm Mitry joins Rick to detail the removal of mask mandates at the hospital and the latest health news.

Robert Bowers, the suspect in the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting must undergo psychiatric evaluations. That was the opinion of U.S. District Judge Robert Colville. Paula Reed Ward is covering the Bowers trial for the Tribune-Review. She tells Rick Dayton the judge was very specific in his instructions to the prosecution and defense as to what his expectations are for the evaluations, how long they should take and made it clear they are not to interfere with the timeline for the next phase for the trial.

"This is a monumental day for breast health," said Dr. Matt Miller, a guest on the Rick Dayton Show Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40 instead of 50. Dr. Miller is a radiologist and breast imaging specialist with Allegheny Health Network.

Rick's Drive at Five presented by ServiceMaster of Greater Pittsburgh with Monday's top headlines.

Emergency Medicine doctor at Pittsburgh EMS Dr. Lenny Weis joins Rick following the Pittsburgh Marathon. Weiss played a major role in the marathon rapid response team for athletes.

Late last week, the US Food & Drug Administration gave preliminary approval for a vaccine for RSV. It is for people over the age of 60. Dr. Raymond Pontzer, MD is a infectious disease doctor at UPMC. He says 60,00 to 100,000 adults are hospitalized each year and as many as 10,000 older Americans die each year from the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV.) However, Dr. Pontzer told Rick Dayton there is good news on the horizon as it relates to protection for infants from RSV.

Attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch joins Rick from Austin, Texas to detail immigration issues as Title 42 is set to expire.

The Woodlands has been home to thousands of campers for decades, even having kids return as adults. It has been a stable of the Cranberry Township Community for decades and now it will have a new Amphitheater to continue serving the community. Today on the Rick Dayton Show Samantha Ellwood, Executive Director of the Woodlands, joined Rick to talk about the new amphitheater and the impact it will have on the community.

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw tells Rick Dayton the company has already spent $31 million on the clean-up effort in East Palestine. They announced to investors in a recent earnings call they are setting aside $385 million more to rectify the derailment in eastern Ohio. Shaw said the company will do whatever it takes to help the community. Three long-term funds have been established to address these issues. Shaw reaffirmed the safety of rail traffic, but said he personally wants to lead the way to improve safety standards in the United States so something like this does not happen again.

The Brown Mama Monologues is a celebration of motherhood and provides a solid, safe space for women of color to share their stories of tragedy, trauma, and triumph. For 7 years, Muffy Mendoza, the Founder and Executive Director of the Brown Mama Monologues, curated this platform to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences in a one-mic, one story, one speaker theme of powerful performances presented by women from various areas of the country. This year's event is Saturday, May 6 at the Trust Arts Education Center. Six women from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Detroit will hit the stage to share their stories of motherhood through their unique lenses. Muffy Mendoza was a guest on The Rick Dayton Show.

One of the greatest basketball coaches in Western PA has passed away. Rudy Marisa led the greatest era of basketball at Waynesburg University so much so they named the field house in his honor. A few years ago Joe Smeltzer, a reporter for the Observer Reporter, spoke with Rudy and some of his players about what made the great coach a great man. He joined the Rick Dayton Show today to talk about the legacy of one of the great coach's.

Military spouse unemployment is a real issue that impacts thousands of families in the military community. Unemployment for those people is four times higher than the national average -- often because of the frequent moves required for military families. RecruitMilitary is holding a Military Spouse Virtual Job Fair on May 11th from 11 am to 3pm Eastern. Chris Newsome, the Senior Vice President of RecruitMilitary joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the event, who is eligible to participate and how to register.

For more than 30 years, Curtis Stock has covered horse racing in Canada, but even he was amazed by the success of five brothers from a family in New Brunswick. "The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty" is about the five Turcotte brothers who won more than 8,200 races and $60 million as jockeys. Ron Turcotte was aboard Secretariat 50 years ago as the greatest thoroughbred to ever live won the Triple Crown in dominating fashion. Hear from Curtis Stock as he was a guest on The Rick Dayton Show on KDKA Radio.

More than 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America walked off the job this morning. They are on strike for the second time in 15 years. This time, they say their wages are lagging, there are fewer people in the TV writing rooms, and the determination of how to calculate residual income for syndication is out of date. Matt Pelphrey was a screenwriter for MTV's "Skins" and now works as a professor at Point Park University teaching screenwriting. Pelfrey was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show. He said the line between network television and streaming "is gone. That's why the strike is happening."

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity penned a letter to President Joe Biden and FHFA Director Sandra Thompson saying "It is already clear that this new policy will be a disaster." Garrity is referring to a decision by the Biden Administration and the Federal Housing Authority to charge highly-qualified mortgage borrowers extra fees to pay for those borrowers who have lower credit scores. Treasurer Garrity added, "It amounts to a middle-class tax hike that will unfairly cost American families millions upon millions of dollars. And – at a time when the real estate market has already slowed considerably due to high interest rates – it will further depress home sales." The Treasurer was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show talking about why she is opposed to this newest measure.

Millions of non commutative autistic people face challenges everyday with no real way of breaking through their wealth of knowledge to the world. A recent documentary Spellers, that won Best Documentary Award at the Phoenix Film Festival, examines a new way of communicating with non communitive autistic people. Melinda Kutzer, a Pittsburgh mother of a 26-year-old non commutative autistic son, went to a meeting about a new to communicate with her son. She went expecting nothing only for her to leave in tears of joy. She joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the emotional journey she's been on and the small community of "Spellers" in Pittsburgh.

How do you cover a trial that will be as significant as the the Robert Bowers trial in Pittsburgh? Paula Reed Ward has been assigned that task for the Tribune Review. She joined The Rick Dayton Show on Friday afternoon to summarize the first week of jury selection from the federal courthouse downtown. Her live "on-line" reporting has been remarkable.

The Pittsburgh Pirates just wrapped up a very successful homestand. They swept four games from the Cincinnati Reds, then took two out of three from the Los Angeles Dodgers. They wrapped up the homestand with a 6-2 win featuring a pair of home runs -- including a two run bomb from Connor Joe. Minutes after the game was done, Joe was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show.

The first NFL Draft for agent Leigh Steinberg was 49 years ago. Since representing Steve Bartkowski (who starred as the Falcons quarterback) in 1975, he has had 64 clients taken in the first round and eight overall number one picks. Now he is 48 hours away from another draft. Steinberg joined the Rick Dayton Show Wednesday afternoon to talk about how the draft has changed, how the players have changed and how the NIL has not evolved the way the NCAA would have imagined.

In the state of Pennsylvania there are still groups of people that can face discrimination for their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Recently, the Pennsylvania house of representatives passed house bill 300 otherwise known as "The Fairness Act." Openly queer person and district 36 PA State Representative Jessica Benham joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the importance of passing such a bill. Rick and Jessica also get into other issues impacting everyday Pennsylvanians.

Keith Fils Dean of the College of Education Slippery Rock University

The Pirates made a $100 Million Dollar move with the contract extension of Bryan Reynolds. Reynolds is a star outfielder for the "red hot" Pirates and just signed the most lucrative contract in team history. Pittsburgh Post Gazette and 93.7 The Fan Pirates insider Jason Mackey joined the show to break down the big deal and what it means for the Pirates long term,

The Pittsburgh Ukraine Relief Coalition was founded in March 2022. Since then, they have raised more than $100,000 to provide assistance in Ukraine. Now they are working on a fundraising campaign to purchase a playground for special needs children in the western Ukrainian city of Buchach. The town has provided the land and will install and maintain the equipment. Matt Blackburn is the president of the Pittsburgh Ukranian Relief Coalition, and Tetiana Borysenko is a Ukrainian attorney who is doing graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh and is volunteering with PURC. They were guest on the Rick Dayton Show Tuesday afternoon.

A report earlier this year claimed over 50,000 jobs have left Allegheny County. Rob Cherry, CEO of Partner4Work, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about where those jobs have gone. Rob theorizes that what is happening in Allegheny County is similarly happening across the United State.

An overnight crash into a building has provide for great opportunity. After a car crashed into the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh has given the Humane Society some additional media attention. The rescue is operating as normal. Michele Frennier, VP Communications of the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about a scary event and upcoming adoption events coming up.

Is your child interested in law enforcement? This may be the opportunity for kids to learn about law enforcement. Melinda Bondarenka, Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet Director, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about what is included in Camp Cadet. If you think your child would be interested in Camp Cadet? Announced on the Rick Dayton show they are now taking more recruits, you can go to, AlleghenyCountyCampCadet.org, to sign up.

After the firing of General Manager Ron Hextall and President of Hockey Operations fans may see more than just an impact on the ice and the marketing of the team. Dr. Ron Dick, Duquesne University Professor at the Palumboro School of Business, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about impact of front office changes on the marketing of professional sports franchise.

You may have noticed your eyes are watering or your nose is running. You may be among the millions of Americans who are dealing with the arrival of seasonal allergies. Dr. Thomas Kessler, MD, an emergency medicine physician with MedExpress Pittsburgh, joined the Rick Dayton Show to talk about what to do about them -- and whether you can do anything BEFORE you start to feel uncomfortable.

For well over a decade, Saleem Ghubril has focused on the educational futures of thousands of Pittsburgh children as the Executive Director of The Pittsburgh Promise. But there is much more to his calling. He was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show to talk about the Promise, his work with the Pittsburgh Project, and his lengthy friendship with Franco Harris. This weekend, the Promise will honor the late Steeler great and his wife Dana for their years of service.

Are you looking for some last minute tax tips? Rather for you or your kids? Or are you just trying to figure out what your children should be doing with their income? Now is the time to act as tax doom looms over everyone. Today on the Rick Dayton show Chris Carosa, author of 'The Parent's Guide To Turning Your Teen Into A Millionaire,' to talk about options for parents and their children.

Some changes are already in the pipeline for Medicare for 2024. Sean Horn is a Brand Marketing Specialist for Mediconnect, an independent, unaffiliated company that helps seniors choose the right plan based on their individual needs. Horn was a guest on the Rick Dayton Show Thursday afternoon talking about the government contribution, changes in medical coding, pre-authorizations, and rule changes for companies that advertise their products on television.