A City Cast Meetup, Boring Buccos Games & PA's Pricey Groceries
It’s the Friday news roundup! Groceries are so much more expensive than they used to be, and new data shows Pennsylvanians in particular are paying more than the rest of the country. Pens and Pirates games have a new TV home, and we’re honoring a remarkable local who devoted her life to public service. Plus, stick around for all the details on City Cast’s next meet and greet on Friday, Dec. 22.
We always cite our sources:
- Consumer Affairs released a grocery analysis that found Pennsylvania is the worst in the nation for price increases.
- USA Today compared grocery prices from Kevin McCallister’s shopping list in the 1990 film "Home Alone" to today.
- Starting next year, you can catch Penguins and Pirates games on a new regional TV network.
- Former assistant police chief Therese Rocco died this week at 97. This week’s guest, Kevin Gavin, talked to her a few years ago when she published a memoir about the discrimination she experienced in the bureau, and how she dedicated her life to finding missing children in spite of the professional challenges.
- City Cast Pittsburgh is opening its office doors to WZUM for Kevin Gavin’s 47th annual all-request holiday radio show. Come by, meet the team, and have a cookie or four!
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