Biz 'Burgh
Hosted by Kathy Emmons
Biz Burgh is where Pittsburgh's business community takes center stage. Hosted by Kathy Emmons of 101.5 WORD-FM, each episode features conversations with local business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators who are helping shape the future of the Pittsburgh metro area.
From family-owned businesses and startups to established companies and community leaders, Biz Burgh highlights the people behind the organizations that are creating jobs, serving their neighbors, solving problems, and strengthening the local economy. Hear the stories behind the success, the lessons learned along the way, and the values that drive Pittsburgh's business community forward.
Whether you're a business owner, professional, entrepreneur, or simply interested in what's happening across the region, Biz Burgh offers practical insights, inspiring stories, and a closer look at the people making a lasting impact throughout the Pittsburgh metro area.
Biz Burgh is a production of Salem Media Group, Pittsburgh.
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About Kathy Emmons
KATHY EMMONS
Since the day her parents met at the H.J. Heinz ketchup factory, Pittsburgh has been the locus of all things for Kathy Emmons. Trained as a Steelers, Penguins and Pirates fan from babyhood, she grew up in the city, lived within the banks of all three rivers as a Pitt broadcasting student, then diverted to the recruiting field at the University after graduation. Responding to a pang for the artistic life, Kathy studied Interior Design at Pittsburgh’s Art Institute, left academics behind, and launched into the lavish living rooms of city dwellers. After years of custom draperies, fabric swatches, and imported area rugs, she traded it all in for daughters Anna and Katie Rose, who occupied her energies in a full-time way for a decade. In 2007, the circumnavigation ended with her return to broadcasting as The Ride Home with John & Kathy was cast onto the Pittsburgh airwaves at 101.5 WORD-FM. Garnering friends and fans from across the country but most especially from the city they love, John & Kathy talk daily from 4-6 pm on any subject at all, but always with faith as its core. Married to Eric for 24 years and serving as Worship Leader in one of Pittsburgh’s historic churches, Kathy can be found in the off-hours creeping the corners of local consignment shops and searching for that One Great Find in used book stores near and far.
