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WHEREAS, Christopher T. Moore (Chris), a television producer, radio host, and long-time promoter of Pittsburgh’s African American community, earning 8 EMMY Awards for his work highlighting the stories that have shaped Pittsburgh, including Uniting and Healing: The Tree of Life Tragedy, The Good Fight, Pittsburgh and the Great Migration, Pittsburgh’s Soul Food, Wylie Avenue Days, Prescription RX for a Healthy Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Jail Host, among others; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moore was heard in 36 states on weekends and earned awards ranging from The National Academy of Television Arts and Science Gold Circle Award in 2025, The August Wilson House Legacy Award in 2024, the NATAS Silver Circle Award in 2018, to being inducted into the Grambling State University Hall of Fame in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he started his career at KETS-TV, before moving to St. Louis, Missouri, where to worked as a Producer and Journalist, and finally joining WQED in Pittsburgh in 1980; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moore founded the educational committee of the Frank Bolden Urban Journalism Workshop of the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation, serves as CEO of Chris Moore Communications, Inc., and a supporter of his wife Joyce’s New Horizon Theater, Inc.’s company - a Cultural Treasure, producing live stage productions and events since 1992, and
WHEREAS, Mr Moore, through his long-running programs, has provided a critical platform for addressing and elevated local issues, especially in Pittsburgh’s black communities, has earned him a place in Pittsburgh’s history,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare that Chris Moore has made an incalculable impact on Pittsburgh’s journalism, radio, and culture broadly.