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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe
Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

‘Rock the shot’ in Fishbowl

Written By Melissa Garlock, Staff Writer • October 16, 2024
The Point Park Student Health Center turned up the volume this past week during their “Rock the Shot” flu shot clinic. The clinic was held in partnership with WPPJ and Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), providing flu vaccines and popular rock music at the same time. The clinic was available to all students and faculty.
Inside the WPPJ radio studio, where the computer that had a malfunction led to two songs being on loop for an entire weekend.

WPPJ’s soundboard leaves two songs on loop

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor • January 31, 2024

Students on campus the weekend of Jan. 20 might have noticed something unusual about the music playing on the sound systems: it was the same two songs looping over and over again.    On January...

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December 24, 2018



The Globe staff settles into its contemporary newsroom. The new offices, combined with the WPPJ studios, represent a new era for Point Park media.

The Globe and WPPJ establish new campus headquarters

Written By Emily Bennett, Editor-In-Chief • August 28, 2018

New changes accompany new semesters. The Globe and WPPJ, Point Park’s on-campus newspaper and radio station, respectively, have found contemporary homes for its offices and collaborative spaces. Originally...

Chris Copen and Krist Muñoz-Malavé, freshmen cinema majors, recording their show “Radio Somewhere.”

New WPPJ radio show injects humor, music

Written By Dannys Marrero • October 3, 2017

A new WPPJ radio show was founded on a unique idea: it imagines what it would be like if WPPJ frantically gave time slots to random people they have no confidence in. The new show, “Radio Somewhere,”...

Alexander Popichak, Vinnie Ferrainola and Brandon Cross pose with their trophy for best celebrity interview at the Intercollegiate Broadcast System Awards in New York City Saturday, March 4.

WPPJ continues winning legacy with one win, three finalists

Written By Michael Richter, Co-News Editor • March 7, 2017

WPPJ, Point Park’s student-run radio station, won one award and finished as finalists in three other categories at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) award ceremony in New York City at the...

WPPJ captures the voices of a nation divided

Written By Vincent Ferrainola and Sam Morrison • January 24, 2017

Watch: NPR’s Diane Rehm visits Point Park

Written By Alexander Popichak, Editor-Elect • November 15, 2016

The Point Park Globe's Editor-Elect Alexander Popichak had the chance to speak with NPR's Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU-FM in Washington, D.C.. Rehm visited Point Park University November...

WPPJ News Update Sept. 22

WPPJ News Update Sept. 22

Written By Ty Polk, WPPJ News • September 22, 2016

Ty Polk delivers the WPPJ News Update for Sept. 22. For more, head to WPPJRadio.com  

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