A new class of inductees will receive bronze stars on the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame this fall.<\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Walk of Fame announced its second class of 10 honorees Wednesday. They will be inducted during a ceremony on Oct. 13, when each will receive a bronze star embedded in the Strip District Terminal sidewalk along Smallman Street.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s inductees are:<\/p>\n
Myron Cope (1929-2008): color commentator for the Pittsburgh Steelers radio broadcasts for 35 years and creator of the Terrible Towel
\nMartha Graham (1894-1991): modern dancer and choreographer, founder of the Martha Graham Dance Company and The Graham School, the oldest professional school of dance in the country
\nCharles \u201cTeenie\u201d Harris (1908-1998): photographer who chronicled Pittsburgh\u2019s Black community from the 1930s to the 1980s in more than 80,000 images that appeared in The Pittsburgh Courier
\nFranco Harris (1950-2022): running back and Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, scoring the \u201cImmaculate Reception\u201d touchdown in 1972, as well as civic leader
\nH.J. Heinz (1844-1919): entrepreneur behind the H.J. Heinz Company, known for its ketchup, pickles and more; pioneered national food safety regulations and progressive welfare standards for his workers
\nShirley Jones (1934-): actress and singer known as the ing\u00e9nue in the 1955 film Oklahoma!, as well as leading roles in Carousel, The Music Man and Elmer Gantry (Academy Award); later known as Shirley Partridge, the mother in the popular 1970s TV series, \u201cThe Partridge Family.\u201d
\nMario Lemieux (1965-): Hockey Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Penguins and served as the team\u2019s owner; philanthropist championing cancer research
\nHenry Mancini (1924-1994): composer, conductor, arranger and pianist who won four Academy Awards and 20 Grammys for works such as \u201cMoon River\u201d and \u201cThe Pink Panther Theme,\u201d began his career writing musical arrangements for bands at the Stanley Theatre, now the Benedum Center
\nJimmy Stewart (1908-1997): actor and decorated World War II bomber pilot who was in 80 films, known for \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d \u201cMr. Smith Goes to Washington,\u201d \u201cHarvey\u201d and several Alfred Hitchcock classics; won an Academy Award for \u201cThe Philadelphia Story.\u201d
\nGeorge Westinghouse (1846-1914): inventor, engineer and industrialist known for creating the railway air brake and pioneering AC electrical power, received 360 patents for his inventions and established 60 companies, most in the Pittsburgh area, including Westinghouse Electric Company in Cranberry.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone involved in creating this visitor attraction is delighted with the choice of these ten honorees,\u201d said Nancy Polinsky Johnson, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Pittsburgh Walk of Fame. \u201cThis dynamic group really represents the diversity of the talented people who have come out of southwestern Pennsylvania and made a noteworthy mark on American culture. And that\u2019s what this walk is designed to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each star is accompanied by a narrative plaque that describes the inductee\u2019s contribution and ties to the Pittsburgh region.<\/p>\n
Lemieux will appear at the induction ceremony in person, and other individuals will be there to accept the honor for the other inductees.<\/p>\n
The nomination process for the inductees was public, and then a curated list was sent to a selection committee of nearly 150 leaders from colleges and universities, cultural institutions, news outlets, historical societies, chambers of commerce, community development associations, and visitors bureaus from the 10-county southwestern Pennsylvania area.<\/p>\n
The new 10 will join the first class of inductees from last year:<\/p>\n
George Benson, a famed jazz musician born in the city\u2019s Hill District
\nNellie Bly, a pioneering investigative journalist, who was born in Armstrong County
\nAndrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the steel industry in the late 19th century
\nRachel Carson, a conservationist and writer, who was born in Springdale
\nRoberto Clemente, the Pittsburgh Pirates legend, who also is remembered for his humanitarian efforts
\nMichael Keaton, the Oscar-nominated actor who has played Batman, Birdman and Beetlejuice
\nFred Rogers, who was born and raised in Latrobe and hosted the iconic children\u2019s TV show \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u201d
\nJonas Salk, who led the University of Pittsburgh medical research team that developed the polio vaccine
\nAndy Warhol, who was raised in Oakland and is considered among the most important artists of the 20th century
\nAugust Wilson, a Hill District native and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright best known for plays chronicling the experiences of America\u2019s Black community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new class of inductees will receive bronze stars on the Pittsburgh Walk of Fame this fall. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244181,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-244180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}