Through a fantastic partnership with La Ti Do's Don Mike Medoza, we were able to put together a CD Release and Listening Party for our brand new "On Air" album at KDKA Radio Studios in Pittsburgh, PA last month! We packed the pugs in the car and headed north on October 29th and arrived in the afternoon with plenty of time for a pit stop in Wilkinsburg to see the spot where Frank and Flora Conrad lived one hundred years ago...
Now a Wendy's, this is the spot where their house and garage once stood. It felt sort of unceremonious to find a fast-food chain standing where the radio pioneer once broadcasted music on air, but that's what 100 years can do.
About a block up you will find the historical marker that marks (not quite) the spot. I still felt pride and excitement staring at this historical marker. Proof that someone still might glance up and see his name, and learn what he did one hundred years ago.
We then drove to KDKA Studios with pugs in tow. They stole the hearts of EVERYONE that they met, needless to say. A DJ even mentioned them on the radio as we were leaving the station. But let's go back to the actual party...
We were joined on the trip by cast member and Radio Personality, Robert Aubrey Davis, who partook in the post-party discussion. The audience was warm and receptive and dedicated to bringing On Air to Pittsburgh in 2020 as part of the KDKA 100th Anniversary Celebration.
We were so happy to have Robert with us, as his knowledge of radio history is unparalleled, and he has also been a dear friend and champion of our work for years and years.
As you can see, the pugs were sleeping soundly on our laps and very well behaved through the event. Of that, I was amazed.
Many special thanks to Don Mike Mendoza, KDKA Radio, Robert Aubrey Davis, and everyone who joined us at the studio. We hopped back in our car the next morning and were off to Virginia again to get ready for the Creative Cauldron On Air CD Release Party on Halloween! Goodbye for now, Pittsburgh! We will be back soon!
