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53-558: Paul Welrose White was born June 6, 1902, in Pittsburg, Kansas , the son of Paul Welrose White and Anna (Pickard) White. His early newspaper experience included reporting for The Pittsburg Headlight in 1918 and The Salina Journal in 1919, and working as a telegraph editor of The Kansas City Journal in 1920. White studied at the University of Kansas for two years (1920–21) before transferring to Columbia University. He received

106-469: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ) bordering on a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ). Summers are hot and humid, with as many as 73 mornings per year staying above 68 °F or 20 °C and eight mornings remaining above 77 °F or 25 °C – indeed in July 2012 the temperature did not fall below 69 °F or 20.6 °C. The hottest morning, however, was on August 10, 2006 when

159-536: A journalist at KOAM-TV , covered the local story of a fried chicken war between Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's on the Travel Channel . The competition began in 1941 when Chicken Mary's opened across the street from Chicken Annie's (founded 1934). The friendly rivalry continues, with members of each restaurant's founding family, who married, running a third restaurant. Cecil Brown (journalist) Cecil Brown (September 14, 1907 – October 25, 1987)

212-636: A Bachelor of Literature degree (1923) and a Master of Science degree (1924) from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism . While studying at Columbia he reported for The New York Evening Bulletin and was a contributor to the New York Sunday World . White became a correspondent for the United Press , covering stories ranging from the sensational trials of Ruth Snyder , Earl Carroll and

265-455: A book, where he hoped that the young — students and professionals — would find them and learn from them. And so he wrote News on the Air . For a long time it was the definitive textbook on broadcast journalism. It influenced three generations of radio and television reporters, including the present generation — and specifically including this reporter, who devoured the book in college." Since 1956

318-731: A center of broadcast media for southeastern Kansas. Two AM and five FM radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from the city, and it is the second principal city of the Joplin -Pittsburg television market . The market's CBS and Fox network affiliates both broadcast from the city along with an independent station . Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Pittsburg include actor Roy Glenn , chemical entrepreneur Kenneth A. Spencer , and broadcast journalism pioneer Paul White . In late 2012, NBC news anchor Brian Williams , who started his career in Pittsburg as

371-524: A city of the second class, in 1905 Pittsburg attained the rank of first class. The first dwelling was built by J. T. Roach in July 1876. The first post office in Pittsburg was established in August, 1876. The post office's name was shortened from "New Pittsburgh" to "Pittsburgh" in 1881 and to "Pittsburg" in 1894. The latter renaming came after the United States Board on Geographic Names , in

424-538: A day has been 13 inches (0.33 m) on December 13, 2000, and the most snow on the ground 14 inches (0.36 m) on February 4 and 5, 2011 and March 17, 1970. Spring weather is changeable and often suspect to severe storms: Pittsburg lies in the heart of “ Tornado Alley ”. The changeable weather from hot to cold can be accompanied by frequent heavy precipitation: Pittsburg can expect 20.24 inches or 514.1 millimetres of precipitation between March and June, approximately what Dodge City or Liberal further west receive in

477-505: A long illness. Published in 1947, White's book News on the Air was still used as a textbook at the time of his death in 1955. Reviewing the book in The New York Times , Jack Gould wrote, "The name Paul W. White probably is not familiar to most radio listeners, but for thirteen years he had a direct and influential hand in regard to the news and opinion which they heard on the air. … Under Mr. White's administration, in fact,

530-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 49.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 26.2 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 27% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 17.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

583-418: A multitude of parks inside its city limits Pittsburg is a charter city of the first class with a commission/manager form of government. The City Manager oversees all City operations and is responsible for all City departments and employees. City Hall is located at 201 West 4th Street. Offices are open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, but are closed on most holidays. The responsibilities of

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636-506: A population of 50,000 or more. Before long White was receiving inquiries from small newspapers about whether they could transcribe CBS radio reports and use them in print; and he found a few instances of newspapers doing just that, without attribution. Within the year the conventional press wanted to compromise. In December 1933 the Press-Radio Bureau was created — with another set of restrictions that were soon disregarded. "This

689-499: A whole year. Temperatures warm up during the spring: the first temperature of 80 °F (26.7 °C) can be expected on March 27, but the first of 90 °F (32.2 °C) does not normally occur until May 28. The 2020 United States census counted 20,646 people, 8,268 households, and 4,123 families in Pittsburg. The population density was 1,578.9 per square mile (609.6/km ). There were 9,650 housing units at an average density of 738.0 per square mile (284.9/km ). The racial makeup

742-439: Is far from the influence of hot chinook winds . Arctic outbreaks bring temperatures to or below 0 °F or −17.8 °C on average once per winter, while maxima over 70 °F or 21.1 °C can be expected four times between December and February. Winter weather is less dry than in most of Kansas since moist Gulf air often penetrates without reaching most of the state: December 2015 saw 7.91 inches (200.9 mm) of rain, and

795-757: Is situated in a once productive coal field. It now relies heavily on education and government-related employment. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.90 square miles (33.41 km ), of which, 12.80 square miles (33.15 km ) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km ) is water. Pittsburg sits in the Ozark Highlands region, a mix of prairie and forests. It lies 90 miles (140 km) west of Springfield, Missouri , 124 miles (200 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri , and 137 miles (220 km) northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma . Pittsburg has

848-621: The 1932 presidential election . The American Newspaper Publishers Association retaliated by closing the wire services to radio. In March 1933 White was named vice president and general manager in charge of news at CBS. "Paul White was building an organization that would take on an almost legendary reputation," wrote radio historian John Dunning . He organized the Columbia News Service, operating out of Studio Nine in New York, and produced three news broadcasts per day. Creating

901-731: The Hall–Mills murder case to the historic flights of Charles Lindbergh , Ruth Elder and Richard E. Byrd . He worked his way up to editor of United Features Syndicate . In 1929 the Columbia Broadcasting System began making regular radio news broadcasts — five-minute summaries taken from reports from the United Press, one of the three wire services that supplied newspapers with national and international news. In December 1930 CBS chief William S. Paley hired White away from United Press as CBS's news editor. Paley put

954-610: The Missouri state border. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 20,646. It is the home of Pittsburg State University . On October 23, 1864, a wagon train of refugees had come from Fort Smith, Arkansas , and was escorted by troops from the 6th Kansas Cavalry under the command of Col. William Campbell. These were local men from Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon counties. Their enlistment

1007-712: The Radio Television Digital News Association has presented the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement as its highest honor. Recipients include Christiane Amanpour , Tom Brokaw , Pauline Frederick , Charles Gibson , Charles Kuralt , Edward R. Murrow , Dan Rather , Tim Russert , Bob Schieffer , Chris Wallace and Lesley Stahl . Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County , Kansas , United States, located in southeast Kansas near

1060-415: The 8,268 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18; 31.1% were married couples living together; 32.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.4% of households consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher

1113-669: The CBS newsroom gained a reputation as the most competent and alert in radio." White's book argues that radio's chief value in journalism was its clear and informal presentation of news, in contrast to the cumbersome style employed by many newspapers. "Paul White was a teacher as well as a working pro," said Dan Rather , recipient of the Paul White Award in 1997. "He taught Murrow and the Murrow Boys , and he taught at Columbia University from 1939 to 1946. And it's worth noting that Paul White didn't merely practice high standards — he put them in

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1166-537: The City Commission are to pass ordinances and resolutions, establish policies for the city, approve the annual budget, appoint members of citizen advisory boards and committees, and appoint the City Manager. Elections for the City Commission are held every other year. In each election, three seats are vacant on the City Commission. The two candidates acquiring the most votes receive four-year terms, while

1219-461: The Kansas mines closed). In September 2007, Chevron which owned the company, merged it with its Molycorp Inc. coal mining division to form Chevron Mining, thus ending the Pittsburg corporate name. Midway referred to a coal camp in eastern Crawford County, Kansas that was "midway" between Baxter Springs, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas . Kenneth A. Spencer , whose father was among the founders of

1272-717: The News. He left CBS in May 1946 to write a textbook, News on the Air (1947), and for health reasons he moved to San Diego, California, in 1947. He accepted the position of associate editor of The San Diego Journal and became news director of KFMB radio and television in 1950. He covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago for CBS in 1952. White died at his home in San Diego July 9, 1955, after

1325-743: The United States for the Mediterranean and Black Seas where he worked as a seaman. He eventually returned to the United States where he worked as a journalist at several small newspapers. By 1937 he was back in Europe working as a freelancer. CBS hired Brown in 1940 as their correspondent in Rome, where he openly criticized the regime of Benito Mussolini. In 1941 the Italian government cited Brown's "continued hostile attitude" and expelled him from

1378-617: The absence of the Mayor, the President of the Board fulfills the duties of the Mayor. The city is served by Pittsburg USD 250 public school district, which operates the following schools: The Pittsburg Morning Sun is the main newspaper in the city, published five days a week. In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the Collegio . Pittsburg is

1431-503: The age of 18 and 8.8% of those ages 65 or over. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $ 86,800. The percent of persons age 25 years or older with a high school diploma was 90.8%. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,233 people, 8,142 households, and 4,087 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,580.7 inhabitants per square mile (610.3/km ). There were 9,210 housing units at an average density of 719.5 per square mile (277.8/km ). The racial makeup of

1484-429: The area's public and private school teachers. In 1879, two miners from Joplin began the first commercial attempts at mining in close proximity of Broadway Street. A relic of the city's coal mining days was the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company , founded in 1885, and one of the oldest continuously running coal companies in the United States (even though its headquarters moved several years ago to Denver, Colorado after

1537-456: The candidate obtaining the third most votes secures a two-year term. The City Commission annually elects the Mayor and President of the Board. The Mayor, who has the same authority as the other commissioners, presides over the commission meetings, provides the official signature on documents, represents the City at official and ceremonial functions and presents the annual State of the City address. In

1590-581: The capital ships of Force Z were subjected to a sustained aerial attack by land-based Japanese bomber aircraft. Repulse was sunk at 04:33 GMT (12:33 SGT), followed by the crippled Prince of Wales at 05:13 GMT (13:18 SGT), less than sixty hours after the commencement of the Attack on Pearl Harbor . Of 1309 sailors on board Repulse , Brown was one of only 513 survivors. His experiences in his long journey and dealings with Italian, British, and other censorship authorities led him to write Suez to Singapore which

1643-477: The city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. Little Balkans Days is a three-day festival celebrating the community's European ethnic heritage, held on the Labor Day weekend. It features games, entertainment, competitions, and arts and crafts. The Pittsburg Art Walk takes features vendors, artists, and musicians; it occurs multiple times per year on Broadway Street in Pittsburg's downtown district. Pittsburg hosts

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1696-448: The city was 87.1% White , 3.3% African American , 0.9% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 3.0% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population. There were 8,142 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had

1749-425: The company was to play an important role in Kansas and Missouri philanthropy. Pittsburg was also the most heavily unionized city in Kansas at the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to some coal mining, the economic base of the city now rests on industry. The city has a rich cultural heritage from many Southern and Eastern European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg and Southeastern Kansas. It

1802-554: The country. After his expulsion from Italy, CBS sent Brown to Singapore. In December 1941, while Brown was in Singapore, he was invited to join the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS  Repulse and her consort, the brand-new battleship HMS  Prince of Wales as they sailed to counter-attack Japanese invasion forces threatening Malaya, attempting to intercept and destroy convoys. On December 10, 1941, at 03:13 GMT (11:13 SGT),

1855-546: The enthusiasm for this war is evaporating into thin air." Announcing his resignation Brown said that he could not subscribe to what he characterized as CBS' policy of "non-opinionated" news. After leaving CBS Brown covered the rest of the war at home, in the United States, for the Mutual Network . When World War II ended, Brown continued to work in broadcast journalism as a correspondent for Mutual, NBC and ABC . He retired from broadcasting in 1967 and went to work as

1908-516: The fall season, temperatures cool off fairly rapidly: the last 90 °F or 32.2 °C temperature can be expected on September 22, and by the end of October temperatures have usually fallen to a comfortable level. Heavy rainfall from frontal systems or remnant tropical storms are common during this period: the wettest day with 8.77 inches (222.8 mm) was on September 25, 1993, a year which saw 47.85 inches (1,215.4 mm) between April and September as against only 10.54 inches (267.7 mm) during

1961-424: The interest of standardization, recommended that the 'h' be dropped from place names ending in "burgh". Pittsburg is the home to Pittsburg State University , founded in 1903 as a normal training institution . Through the years the college became more diversified in its aims and goals, so that it became a multi-purpose institution. It has always had a strong manual and industrial arts program and has trained many of

2014-422: The median household income was $ 34,353 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 3,233) and the median family income was $ 45,946 (+/- $ 5,025). Males had a median income of $ 20,107 (+/- $ 2,989) versus $ 17,708 (+/- $ 3,426) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 19,176 (+/- $ 2,042). Approximately, 18.6% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.9% of those under

2067-473: The process, he assumed a central role in the establishment of a new broadcast division within CBS consisting of sixty four stations which distributed vital news, music and cultural programming in support of Pan-Americanism for the government's Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs chaired by Nelson Rockefeller . White and CBS received a 1945 Peabody Award for Outstanding Reporting of

2120-554: The radio network's news operation at the same level as entertainment, and authorized White to interrupt programming if events warranted. Along with other networks, CBS chafed at the breaking news embargo imposed upon radio by the wire services, which prevented them from using bulletins until they first appeared in print. CBS disregarded an embargo when it broke the story of the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932, using live on-the-air reporting. Radio networks scooped print outlets with news of

2173-537: The radio news service was the suggestion of General Mills , which agreed to pay half the cost. The Dow Jones & Company ticker service was purchased, along with a subscription to an international news agency in London, the Exchange Telegraph . Bureaus were set up in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, and those bureau managers hired part-time correspondents to cover every U.S. city with

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2226-414: The same period in 1980. September 1993 was also the wettest month on record with 19.37 inches or 492.0 millimetres, while the wettest calendar year overall has been 1985 with 66.52 inches (1,689.6 mm) and the driest 1963 with only 21.50 inches (546.1 mm). As with all of Kansas, winter weather is extremely variable, although extreme maxima are not as hot as in the southwest of the state as Pittsburg

2279-487: The temperature did not fall below 83 °F (28.3 °C), and the hottest temperature has been 115 °F (46.1 °C) on July 13 and 14, 1954. Heavy thunderstorm rains often punctuate the heat with heavy rainfall: 7.93 inches or 201.4 millimetres fell on July 30, 2013. Periods of hot weather without much rain are not uncommon: only trace precipitation fell between July 28 and September 10, 2000, and only 0.22 inches (5.6 mm) between July 7 and August 20, 1984. During

2332-460: The time give the town's name as "New Pittsburgh". George Hobson and Franklin Playter are credited with being the city's founders, establishing a government after its beginnings as a coal mining camp in the 1870s. The city was incorporated in 1879. The “New” was dropped upon incorporation of the city as a third class city on June 21, 1880, with M. M. Snow as its first Mayor. In 1892 it was advanced to

2385-511: The very cold January 1979 saw sixteen days with at least 0.01 inches or 0.25 millimetres of measurable precipitation. Because the moister air masses are warm, heavy snowfall is uncommon in Pittsburg: the mean is 11.9 inches or 0.30 metres and only twelve months have seen more than 10 inches or 0.25 metres, with the most in a month being 24.5 inches (0.62 m) in January 1979. The most snow in

2438-406: Was 77.27% (15,954) white or European American (74.95% non-Hispanic white ), 3.74% (773) black or African-American , 1.07% (221) Native American or Alaska Native , 1.78% (367) Asian , 0.76% (156) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 5.38% (1,110) from other races , and 10.0% (2,065) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.53% (2,174) of the population. Of

2491-653: Was an American journalist and war correspondent who worked closely with Edward R. Murrow during World War II. He was the author of the book Suez to Singapore , which describes the sinking of HMS  Repulse in December 1941. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to radio. Brown was born Cecil Broida Brown on September 14, 1907, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania . After graduating from Ohio State University in 1929, Brown left

2544-420: Was estimated to be 17.3% of the population. 21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 103.3 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that

2597-496: Was getting its ducks in a row for the biggest news story in history, World War II", wrote radio historian John Dunning. As early as 1940, White embarked upon a collaboration with Edmund Chester under the direct supervision of William S. Paley in the establishment of CBS' "La Cadena de las Americas" (Network of the Americas), in an effort to offset the proliferation of Nazi propaganda throughout South America during World War II. In

2650-403: Was over, and they were on their way to Fort Leavenworth to be dismissed from service. They ran into the 1st Indian Brigade led by Maj. Andrew Jackson Piercy near the current Pittsburg Waste Water Treatment Plant. They continued to the north when a small group of wagons broke away in an unsuccessful rush to safety. The Confederate troops caught up with them and burned the wagons. The death toll

2703-618: Was published in 1942. His criticism of the British in Singapore caused him to have his "war corresponent" credentials revoked and made him a persona non grata. He narrowly escaped from Singapore before its fall to the Japanese. He was part of a larger group of reporters known as Murrow's Boys . In September 1943, Brown resigned from CBS after being rebuked by CBS news director Paul White for expressing an editorial opinion during an August 25 news broadcast. Brown had stated that "a good deal of

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2756-511: Was the last hurrah in the attempt by the press to control radio news," wrote radio historian John Dunning. "Radio had discovered its own capability." In 1935 White hired Edward R. Murrow , and sent him to London in 1937 to run CBS Radio's European operation. White led a staff that would come to include Charles Collingwood , William L. Shirer , Eric Sevareid , Bill Downs , John Charles Daly , Joseph C. Harsch Cecil Brown , Elmer Davis , Quincy Howe , H. V. Kaltenborn and Robert Trout . "CBS

2809-587: Was three Union soldiers and 13 civilian men who had been with the wagon train. It was likely that one of the Confederates had also been killed. A granite marker memorial for the "Cow Creek Skirmish" was placed near the Crawford County Historical Museum on October 30, 2011. Pittsburg sprang up in the fall of 1876 on a railroad line being built through the neighborhood. It was named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and maps of

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