Pittsburgh-region students and educators will soon be heading back to school. Families are stocking up on school supplies (need help with those or want to donate? click here)  and afterschool programs are gearing up for a busy season. To help make this a great fall and winter for everyone, Kidsburgh is here to bring local families all the news they need.

This week, we’re excited to invite folks from local schools, nonprofits and child-serving organizations to attend our story pitch session. Got news for local families? Tell us about it!

At Kidsburgh, we’re always looking for story ideas that offer parents and other caregivers information to help them, inspire them or teach them something about the good things happening in our region for kids and families. Right now, we are planning our editorial calendar for the fall and the holiday season, but we welcome story ideas for any time period.

Here are the details:

Kidsburgh Story Pitch Event 

Date: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Click here to register
Location: Virtual via Zoom (a link will be sent after you register)

At this fast-paced session, each organization will have two minutes to pitch their ideas to the Kidsburgh editorial team comprised of our executive editor Melissa Rayworth (Kidsburgh), our producing partner Kristine Sorensen (KDKA-TV), and our colleagues Larry Berger and Alexa Bocek (Saturday Light Brigade), who mentor Kidsburgh’s Youth Reporters.

This event is limited to 25 participants (only one pitch per organization, please). When pitching, consider:

Why would this be a good story for families and youth?
What is the time frame? Is there a particularly timely hook?
Who might be a good interview?
If you’re thinking this might be a good TV story, do you have video or photos that could be included in the segment?

If you can, please email your info (kidsburghpgh@gmail.com) ahead of time to the editorial team. It helps us prepare questions.

Need a specific pitch time during our 90-minute event? Include that information in the comments when you register and we’ll do our best to accommodate. And we know folks are busy: You are welcome to stay for as long as you like, and welcome to leave when you need to go.

If you want to share specifically about an event (virtual or in-person), we suggest you add it to the Kidsburgh calendar (submitting events is free and the calendar is the third most visited page on the website) and also send the details to info@kidsburgh.org, rather than attending the pitch event (though if you’d like to come, we welcome you!).

Not able to make it to this week’s pitch event? No worries! You can always send story ideas to the Kidsburgh team throughout the year. Our contact info is:

We can’t wait to hear about the great work and interesting things coming up for kids and families in our region. Come share your story idea with us!