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Tate Blanchard

Tate Blanchard

Tate Blanchard serves as a host of Comcast Newsmakers in West Virginia and eastern Ohio. His career began at WTRF-TV in Wheeling, where he worked as a news anchor and reporter.

Blanchard volunteers his time with organizations including Relay for Life, The American Heart Association and WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.

Blanchard is a graduate of West Liberty University, where he earned a B.S. in Communications.

All Videos hosted by Tate Blanchard

8:04

Growth in State College

Growth in State College

In this special edition, guest Ezra Nanes, Mayor of the borough of State College, PA, talks about growth opportunities, including bike and pedestrian infrastructure connectivity, serving as a welcoming community, and being part of a college environment, with host Tate Blanchard as part of the 2022 Municipal Leadership Summit in Pittsburgh, where leaders in many of Pennsylvania’s cities, towns, townships and boroughs gathered, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML), the PA State Association of Township Commissioners (PSATC) and the PA Career Fire Chiefs Association. statecollegepa.us, pml.org

5:52

Butler Township Still Battling Speeding Control

Butler Township Still Battling Speeding Control

In this special edition, Dave Zarnick, President of the Board of Commissioners for Butler Township, talks about the township’s frustration in trying to control speeding, process of issuing liquor licenses, and retaining volunteer firefighters, with host Tate Blanchard as part of the 2022 Municipal Leadership Summit in Pittsburgh, where leaders in many of Pennsylvania’s cities, towns, townships and boroughs gathered, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML), the PA State Association of Township Commissioners (PSATC) and the PA Career Fire Chiefs Association. butlertwp.org, pml.org

6:52

Group Rescues Communities After Businesses Leave

Group Rescues Communities After Businesses Leave

The Mon Valley Initiative has been coming to the rescue of communities along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers in Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania after businesses in its industrial economy moved or closed decades ago. Guest Laura Zinski, CEO of the Mon Valley Initiative, talks with host Tate Blanchard about ways her organization is improving life in Mon Valley. monvalleyinitiative.com

4:52

Volunteering:More Than A Helper's High

Volunteering:More Than A Helper's High

Being a Girl Scout volunteer is more than just a helper's high, with 90 percent saying they feel they make a difference, according to the Girl Scouts Research Institute. Guest Emily Ruffing, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator of Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, discusses with host Tate Blanchard that girls aren’t the only ones who benefit from Girl Scouts, that there’s something in it for the volunteers and troop leaders. gswpa.org

8:57

Array of Services Help Victims of All Types of Violence

Array of Services Help Victims of All Types of Violence

A small task force against rape and sexual assault in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, created a hotline that answered its first call in late 1976. Renee Reitz, Executive Director of the Blackburn Center, tells host Tate Blanchard how it has grown and developed an array of services to help thousands each year, vowing to offer shelter, counseling, and advocacy services, as long as there are victims of all types of violence. blackburncenter.org

7:59

Critical Digital Skills For Underresourced Youth

Critical Digital Skills For Underresourced Youth

The digital global economy is here to stay. And while nearly 90% of teachers believe that computer science is critical to future students, the same percentage of schools do not offer this coursework, according to the STEM Coding Lab in Pittsburgh. Executive Director Casey Mindlin talks with host Tate Blanchard about bringing computer education into underresourced schools through a variety of programs to spark interest amongst young students. stemcodinglab.org

6:09

How Small Businesses Can Have A Better Chance At Success

How Small Businesses Can Have A Better Chance At Success

The failure rate of a small business in its first year is 20%. Within five years 50% of small businesses fold. That's all according to the Small Business Administration. Guest Dorothy Lane, Director of the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center tells host Tate Blanchard how small businesses can have a better chance at success with proper planning and help from more than 1,000 small business development centers in the United States who partner with a college or university to offer services to small businesses based on local needs and economic development strategies. wilkes.edu/sbdc

7:04

Local Programs Connect Kids In Different Ways

Local Programs Connect Kids In Different Ways

In addition to national programs, there are more than 150 formal mentoring programs in Western Pennsylvania that connect young people with caring adults, according to the Executive Director of the Mentoring Partnership of Western Pennsylvania. Guest Colleen Fedor tells host Tate Blanchard what the organization provides to these local programs to help mentors be the best they can be. mentoringpittsburgh.org

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