The city has life

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My father Ross was a photojournalist. As a child I would ask my dad…. What did you do today? Dad told me stories of places and people he met. For me, that was cool, and I wanted to do that. My life led me to Penn State, where I earned a degree in film. While at Penn State, I watched the Gulf War on CNN. And I knew I wanted to work for CNN. After Penn State, I started working at CNN. Entry level, but then I moved up. I was able to see the world! But while I was …

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Steelers flash back

Photo by Ross A Catanza

It’s NFL draft day. And I thought this would be a great time to look back on the Steelers of my childhood. As a kid in Pittsburgh, I loved the Steelers. Every Sunday, I wore a Bradshaw jersey. And when I out grew it….. I moved on to Lynn Swann. Sundays in the fall started with church. Then breakfast and talk about the Steelers. Around 10am Dad would head to work. Dad was a photojournalist, and his assignment was the Steelers! Around 1pm I would start cheering the Steelers. I watched them on TV. The games back then were on …

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