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Pittsburgh Music Moments

July is Love Pittsburgh Music Month, and we’ve got a new feature to share. Gretchen Unico is your host every Monday night at 9 for Pittsburgh Music Moments, a deep dive into the eras and genres of music that shaped our city’s history.

July 4: The Jazz Era

Starting in the 1920’s, Pittsburgh was host to a vibrant scene for jazz artists.

Pittsburgh Music Moments - Jazz

July 11: Doo-Wop

In the 1950’s, Pittsburgh artists and radio stations were on the ground floor of a new genre of music called Doo-Wop.

Pittsburgh Music Moments - Doo-Wop

July 18: Garage Rock and Garage Rock Revival

An explosive new sound made its way onto the scene in the 60’s, and echoed throughout the decades that followed in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Music Moments - Garage Rock and Garage Rock Revival

July 25: Pittsburgh New Wave

New wave music with a Rust Belt rock n’ roll edge was on the rise in Pittsburgh in the 70’s and 80’s.

Pittsburgh Music Moments - New Wave

Gretchen Unico joined WYEP in January 2022, but her love of music and radio began as a teenager growing up in Pittsburgh, listening to the local oldies stations and collecting vinyl records from the 1960s and ‘70s. Since earning her B.A. in Communication, she has hosted and produced at both commercial and public music stations throughout Ohio—in Sandusky, Cleveland, and Akron—and even worked in education and programming at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, before returning to her hometown.