90.5 WESA News Director Patrick Doyle announced Wednesday that veteran Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Chris Potter is joining Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station to lead a new initiative focused on government and accountability. Potter was a staff writer focusing on government and politics at the Post-Gazette and has also appeared on a variety of local and national TV and radio broadcasts. He will helm a four-person government-focused team that will include current WESA reporter An-Li Herring. Candidates for the two additional reporting positions are currently being recruited.
“Chris is a top-notch writer and editor, and we’re glad to have him join our newsroom,” Doyle said. “In his two decades of covering government, he’s repeatedly sought to hold our politicians and officials accountable to the public. We’re looking forward to have him continue that work at WESA.”
