Patty Satalia
Senior Producer / HostPatty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.
In her 30 years at WPSU, Patty conducted around 6,000 interviews and hosted a variety of programs, including Take Note, Pennsylvania Inside Out, and the Lobby Talk series, which was recorded before a live audience in the lobby of the Outreach Building. For eight seasons, Patty produced the Emmy award-winning game show, The Pennsylvania Game, as well as a number of award-winning documentaries, including: Children and Autism: Time is Brain; Creating Health: Childhood Obesity; and Farming from the Heart, to name a few. She was co-producer/host of the half-hour public affairs program, Conversations from Penn State, and a reporter for WPSU-FM.
Patty graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1980. She and her husband, Ed Satalia, a building contractor, have two grown sons.
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In Pennsylvania, and around the country, voters don't choose their elected officials; instead, politicians choose their voters. The process that allows… -
Thirty-one million Americans experience lower back pain. What’s the secret for long-term back health? We’ll talk with a classically trained spine surgeon… -
Scientists agree that climate change is happening here and now--and that the sooner we act, the lower the risks and costs of catastrophic climate impacts.… -
The fabulous, Mike McGrath, host of WHYY’s gardening show, You Bet Your Garden, shares his knowledge on everything gardening. McGrath launched his hit… -
Fake news stories are posted and relayed on social media—sometimes reaching audiences that rival major news outlets. A recent Pew Research Center study… -
When the brain is harmed by injury or disease, neurons die or degenerate. A Penn State researcher has developed an innovative technology for regenerating… -
NOTE: This interview was recorded on March 2nd, prior to release of the Republican Plan to replace the affordable care act, therefore there’s no… -
Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent than ever and obesity is epidemic. Today’s guest makes a compelling case that the root cause of these, and… -
So what does an undocumented immigrant look like—and how do they get here? Julissa Arce comes out of the shadows in her new book, My (Underground)… -
Martin is to guitars what Stradivarius is to violins. The Pennsylvania-based Martin Guitar Company commemorates the 100th anniversary of its dreadnought…
