The annual Art Rooney Award Dinner and Auction honors "Pittsburgh's champions" across business, sports, religion and other fields. It also supports the Catholic Youth Association.
Five people will be honored at this year's event, which is celebrating its 50th year.
Award winners include:
The Art Rooney Award: Art Rooney II, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Bill Burns Award: Larry Richert, KDKA Radio
The John E McGrady Award: Helen Hanna Casey, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
The Bob Prince Award: Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills
The Patricia Rooney Award: Karen Feinstein, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
CYA board member and event emcee Michael Bartley announced this year's winners on the Big K Morning Show.
He said CYA remains an important part of the Rooney family.
"[Art Rooney's] favorite charity was CYA, the Catholic Youth Association. To this day, the Rooney's are so close to it and support it. The Art Rooney Awards Dinner, every penny goes to the CYA. They do elder care, transportation, healthcare."
Richert will be honored for journalistic integrity. Previous winners of The Bill Burns Award include Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley, Lynn Hayes-Freeland and Bob Pompeani.
Richert reflected on his relationships with both Bill Burns and the Rooney family.
"I stepped back when I got the call [from Bartley] and then received the official letter because when I first started at KDKA Television, was Bill Burns' last year," he said. "I thought about Bill Burns was the first TV anchor in this city, so the connection is extraordinary."
The event is September 12 in the FedEx Great Hall at Acrisure Stadium. Tickets are available on the event's website.