Patrick Doyle is WESA’s interim reporter for Keystone Crossroads. He teaches journalism at the University of Pittsburgh and has written for a variety of national and regional publications, including Pittsburgh Magazine, Backpacker, MIT Technology Review, Outside, PublicSource, and Matter. He previously worked as the executive editor for Boston Magazine and the digital/senior editor for 5280, Denver’s city magazine.
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