PITTSBURGH (Newsradio KDKA) - If ever there was a person created for one job or vice versa, this is it! His family roots in our region date back to our founding and his passion and knowledge for our history are unequalled.
However, his first book had nothing to do with us. It was about the Civil War and the West. Why? And, how does a historian feel about evolving neighborhoods like the Strip District or the tearing down of monuments dedicated to the past? Is he a picker? Do we focus too much on sports? How important was our Whiskey Rebellion for America? How did the voice synonymous with Western Pennsylvania history find its love of the past? And, how does ice tie together Washington County’s earliest inhabitants, his office, and a boyhood treasure hunt that sparked a lifelong devotion to preserving, presenting, and teaching about the treasures that tell our amazing story?
I hope you enjoy this edition of ‘Kevin Battle Goes One-On-One With: Andy Masich, President & CEO of the Heinz History Center.'