A busy intersection is closed in the Pittsburgh area, a shooting in Penn Hills and more headlines for Friday, August 7, 2026.

Why should high school kids be looking into the trades for a career instead of college? How far along is Pittsburgh's major Esplanade project? And the NFL is back tonight, and of all people Kenny Pickett will be starting at QB for ones of the teams! All that and more on the Big K Morning Show!

Lucas Piatt, Chief Executive Officer of Piatt Companies, joins to discuss his progress on the Esplanade and Rock, Reggae and Relief this weekend

Jeff Nobers, Executive Director, Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania, joins to discuss why high schoolers should consider a career in the trades

Strong storms bring power outages, a local opera house partially collapses and more headlines for Pittsburgh.

With reports of produce costs increasing as much as 50%, how is a local farm like Janoski's faring during this time? Rich Fitzgerald joins live from Philly with news from around the region. And how is it possible for you to be able to call plays in a game against the Robert Morris Colonials football team? All that and more on the Big K Morning Show!