It was sixty years ago this month that WQED went on the air as one of the nation’s first public television stations. The idea that a station did not run commercials, but instead relied on public ...
Pittsburgh philanthropist Elsie Hillman, a former chair and trustee emeritus of the WQED Board, died Aug. 4 at home. She was 89 years old. Hillman “was part of the WQED family since before its ...