Bill O'Driscoll | WESA
Bill is a long-time Pittsburgh-based journalist specializing in arts and the environment. Prior to working at WESA, he spent 21 years at the weekly Pittsburgh City Paper, the last 14 as Arts & Entertainment editor. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and in 30-plus years as a journalist has freelanced for publications including In Pittsburgh, The Nation, E: The Environmental Magazine, American Theatre, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Bill has earned numerous Golden Quill awards from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania. He lives in the neighborhood of Manchester, and he once milked a goat.
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Pittsburghers are recalling the life of Pirates great and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, who died 50 years ago this week, on New Year’s Eve. WESA’s Bill O’Driscoll spoke with one keeper of Clemente’s legacy about his connection with another Pittsburgh sports hero. -
Many consider Romare Bearden among the most important American artists of the 20th century. WESA’s Bill O’Driscoll says a new exhibit explores Bearden’s social activism and touches on his Pittsburgh connections. -
An Andy Warhol series depicting the musician Prince is the subject of a copyright dispute headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. WESA’s Bill O’Driscoll reports.
