Oliver Morrison | WESA
Oliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the University of Oxford and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
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Pittsburghers of Iranian descent had a difficult time choosing which team to support in Tuesday’s World Cup match. WESA’s Oliver Morrison says their focus was more on politics than the final score. -
As the election enters its final week, WESA’s Oliver Morrison sat down with Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman. The interview was one of his first after a difficult debate last week. Fetterman used closed captioning during the video interview.
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With two weeks to go until election day, US Senate candidates Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman meet for their only debate tonight. WESA’s Oliver Morrison says there’s increased interest this year.
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U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s doctor says the Democrat is in good health. WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports Fetterman is healthy enough to serve in office, according to his doctor.
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Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called out his opponent in Pittsburgh today [Friday] for not taking questions. WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports.
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Political ads have attacked Senate candidate John Fetterman for using his spot on a state pardon board to release people from prison. But as WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports, Fetterman's rival seems to agree some sentences are unfair.
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Should the state send $2,000 checks to Pennsylvanians? WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports that Harrisburg politicians can’t agree.
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U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman spoke publicly Tuesday for only the second time since he had a stroke in May. WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports that his appearance in Downtown Pittsburgh likely won't put an end to questions from his opponent about his health.
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Republican candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano, is courting votes on the platform Gab. WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports that this is the same site that the Tree of Life synagogue shooter used in 2018.
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The Environmental Protection Agency released a new health advisory for a class of chemicals known as PFAS. WESA’s Oliver Morrison reports that a third of Pennsylvania’s drinking water systems have tested above the new advisory.
