Brian Siewiorek
Director, Creative Services and host of The GroovesDirector of Creative Services and host of The Grooves Brian Siewiorek came to WYEP in 2004 from WCBU in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked as a journalist, hosting All Things Considered and managing operations. His award-winning career has included stints in rural Alaska as well as WKSU at Kent State in Ohio.
Siewiorek became a radio nerd through his love of music. He is an avid collector of vinyl and music memorabilia.
Where it All Began: His first concert was Dead Milkmen performing at Peabody’s Down Under in Cleveland in 1993.
Memorable Interviews: Talking to Kim Gordon about her soundtrack for Andy Warhol’s silent film, “Kiss.”
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Tom Waits recent turned 75, and 10 years ago, we unearthed a 1976 interview with a then 26-year-old Waits. It was conducted by former WYEP DJs at a Howard Johnson's Restaurant in York, Pa. -
How is a record made? What materials go into its creation? Who’s behind the work? Join WYEP’s Brian Siewiorek as we take a tour of Hellbender Vinyl, Pittsburgh’s vinyl record pressing plant in Lawrenceville! We’ll look at the specific functions of the vinyl pressing machine, see how the labels are “baked” and watch how quality control is done at Hellbender. -
The inaugural “Sudden Little Thrills” festival, set to take place in Pittsburgh at Hazelwood Green on Sept. 7-8 has been canceled. -
“Before you could even play any record from that library, you could smell it first” — WYEP’s Rosemary Welsch -
Pittsburgh's own Rachel Ann Bovier stopped by the WYEP studios to record her poem about the station's 50th anniversary. -
Sudden Little Thrills is a new music festival from C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits) taking place in Pittsburgh at Hazelwood Green on Sept. 7-8. -
Broadcasting live concerts on WYEP wasn’t new. In fact, we aired live gigs from around the community during the station’s earliest months of existence, including daily broadcasts from the Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street in August 1974. -
WYEP officially began broadcasting on April 30th, 1974. We're looking back at the first on-air transmission from the station. -
Look back at early WYEP hosts: DJ 'Mad' Mike, 'Buck' Brice, 'Harry the Wire' Wagner & 'Big' Al SmithAs we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we look back at four early WYEP hosts and the shows they aired. -
In 1983, WYEP moved to a transmitter in Hazelwood where its broadcast capabilities were significantly increased. We also switched over to 91.3 FM!
