Pittsburgh ( /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/, PITS-burg) is the second largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of both Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley. Nationally, it is the 22nd largest urban area in the United States. The population of the city in 2010 was 305,704, while that of the seven-county metropolitan area stood at 2,356,285.Downtown Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, ranking at 25th in the nation for jobs within the urban core and 6th in job density. The characteristic shape of Pittsburgh's central business district is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, which form the Ohio River. The city features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "the City of Bridges" and "the Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.

Matthew Norman Niskanen (born December 6, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the first round, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Niskanen attended the University of Minnesota Duluth. In 2005–06, his freshman season on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs hockey team, he recorded 14 points in 38 games. Before that, Niskanen played for the Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl boy's hockey team and helped bring the Blue Devils to their first state high school tournament appearance. During 2006–07, his sophomore season on the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs hockey team, he recorded nine goals, twenty-two assists in thirty-nine games. Niskanen was named to the 2006–2007 All WCHA First Team, and the All WCHA academic Team.

Niskanen decided to leave college and turn pro after his sophomore season at UMD Bulldogs. On March 19, 2007 he signed an Amateur tryout contract with the Iowa Stars for the rest of the season; he later signed a three-year NHL contract with the Dallas Stars which began in 2007–08. He subsequently made the Stars' 2007–08 roster out of training camp.

Richard "Rick" Sebak (born 1953) is an American film director and producer who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Sebak is the creator of the "scrapbook documentary" genre, many of which he has created for WQED and PBS. Sebak attended Bethel Park High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

Sebak's first foray in the nostalgia documentary is the 1984 documentary Shag for South Carolina ETV, about a dance popular in the region. Four years later at WQED, Sebak produced The Mon, The Al & The O, about the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers, which meet to form at Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle; and Kennywood Memories, about Kennywood, a historic local amusement park.

As of March 2006, 313,227 copies of Sebak's films had been sold or given away as pledge gifts by public television stations nationwide, which WQED credits with largely helping it become financially solvent. Sebak's scrapbook documentary format has been copied by other stations, many of whom see record pledge drive numbers when their documentaries air at pledge time.

Blake Comeau (born February 18, 1986) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.

Comeau played four seasons for the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL in which he recorded increasing point totals in each year. His best year in the WHL was in 2005–06 when he scored 74 points in 60 games.

He was selected to represent Canada at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Vancouver, where he helped lead the Canadian team to the gold medal. He was one of the leading scorers in the tournament with 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 6 games, and led his team in scoring.

He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (47th Overall). He was signed to a three-year contract with the Islanders on March 22, 2006, and joined the Sound Tigers for the 2006 AHL playoffs.

After an impressive NHL training camp, Comeau was assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the start of the AHL season. He was recalled by the Islanders on December 7, 2006, and made his NHL debut that evening. In a separate recall, he scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first assist on December 21 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He would go on to score 8 goals and tally 7 assists in 51 games for the Islanders in the 2007–08 NHL season.

Nicholas Foligno [pronounced Fo-lee-no] (born October 31, 1987) is a professional ice hockey player with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was chosen in the first round, 28th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. His father, Mike Foligno, also played in the NHL, as does his brother, current Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno.

Foligno began the 2003-04 season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program under-17 team, where he had seven goals and 16 points. He moved up to the under-18 team, who played in the NAHL, where in 43 games, Foligno scored eight goals and 20 points. In seven playoff games, Foligno had two goals and three points.

He appeared in four games with the under-18 team in 2004-05, getting two goals and an assist.

Foligno joined the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL, who were coached by his father, Mike Foligno. In his rookie season in 2004-05, Foligno had 10 goals and 38 points in 65 games. He played his first game with the Wolves on September 24, 2004, earning no points in a 3-1 win over the Ottawa 67's. Foligno registered his first OHL point, an assist, in a 6-1 win over the Erie Otters on September 26, 2004. It took Foligno 23 games, but he scored his first OHL goal on November 20, 2004, beating Kitchener Rangers goaltender Dan Turple in a 6-3 loss. In the playoffs, Foligno had five goals and 10 points in 12 games, as Sudbury lost to the Ottawa 67's in the second round of the playoffs.