Rick Sebak
Birthday: 1953-06-05
Place of Birth: Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Biography: Rick Sebak is an American public broadcasting television producer, writer and narrator who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Rick makes unusual television programs. His slightly wacky documentaries celebrate various aspects of modern American life and the unexpected charms of Pittsburgh. Audiences have learned to recognize his friendly narrative style and the unusual topics that he obviously loves. Sebak is the creator of the "scrapbook documentary" genre, many of which he has created for WQED and PBS. This scrapbook style incorporates lots of old films, home movies, postcards, old photos and memorabilia of all sorts. Rick does not appear on-camera in these programs, but audiences have learned to recognize his voice and distinctive narrative style.
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Houses Around Here
Looking in other people’s houses can be fun. And in southwestern Pennsylvania, it doesn’t matter if ...
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no more room in hell
"no more room in hell" began with initial research conducted at the archive of horror director Georg...
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Pittsburgh From the Air II
Featuring stunning autumn colors and the fresh greens of spring, the much-anticipated Pittsburgh Fro...
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Pittsburgh From the Air
Whether you've walked its neighborhoods, driven around its streets, hiked and biked through its surr...
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A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
A travelogue featuring oddly-shaped buildings (and the folks who live in, work in, own and admire th...
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An Ice Cream Show
Everybody loves ice cream. It’s cool, sweet and delicious. It’s also the tantalizing topic of this h...
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A Hot Dog Program
Enjoy an all-American celebration of what may be the country's most popular fast food. From Connecti...
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A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was established in 1913 as America’s first coast-to-coast paved highway. It conn...
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Great Old Amusement Parks
On a Hot Summer day, there may be no better place on earth than a traditional amusement park. A plac...
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Kennywood Memories
It’s roller coasters! French fries! And lots of good times! It’s a high-flying, double dipped, scree...
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Breakfast Special
This documentary from PBS travels throughout America in search of the best breakfast places the coun...
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Downtown Pittsburgh
This documentary explores the wonders of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rick Sebak narrates whil...
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Things That Aren't There Anymore
Remember when Forbes Field was the world’s greatest ballpark? When the Dips roller coaster at West V...
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A Flea Market Documentary
A Flea Market Documentary is a new PBS special and an all-American celebration of open-air shopping ...
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Sandwiches That You Will Like
Maybe it's Pittsburgh's chipped-beef "Slammer" you're craving. Or Iowa's Maid Rite "loosemeat"? Loui...
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The Strip Show
The Strip District is a delicious old neighborhood in Pittsburgh. On most Saturday mornings, its one...
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Shore Things
People love going to the beach for lots of different reasons. The sun. The sand. The salt-water taff...
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Pittsburgh A to Z
Here are twenty-six Amazing, Beautiful, Captivating and Delicious pieces of a great medium-sized cit...
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Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
In this sequel to his 1992 documentary Downtown Pittsburgh, Rick Sebak takes viewers on a tour of a ...
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A Few Good Pie Places
There's something tasty, often sweet, fruity and all-American about a really good piece of pie. In t...
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A Few Great Bakeries
Bakeries are popular places. They smell great. They are full of wonderful things to eat, from crusty...
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A Cemetery Special
A documentary profiling cemeteries and cemetery-related businesses and events across the United Stat...
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To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig
A celebration of market houses, market places and farmers' markets across the United States. Rick Se...
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Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets
Mmm, smell the bacon! Order the grits with red-eye gravy! Get the lobster hash! Try the veggie omele...
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What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?
It’s a question with no real easy or definitive answer. There are countless factors that make the Pi...
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Something About Oakland
It started when Mary Schenley donated land for a beautiful wooded park. Soon Andrew Carnegie built a...
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Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere
Pittsburgh is often called The City of Bridges, and it's easy to see why. With three mighty rivers a...
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North Side Story
t’s a show full of ketchup and beer, beautiful houses and ice balls, exotic birds, barbecue and hist...
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The Mon, The Al & The O
A slightly goofy look at the three rivers that help define Pittsburgh...
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Holy Pittsburgh!
Pittsburgh’s churches are full of sacred treasures, unforgettable people, and wonderful ways of pres...
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Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh looks at some of the things that make the end of the year and the start...
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The Pennsylvania Road Show
This somewhat zany travelogue is full of surprising places, friendly people, and lots of unforgettab...
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Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
In an age when every fast food place seems the same, diners have remained distinctive, fun places to...
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Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
What connects Ferris Wheels with state of the art nuclear power plants? Why is there a connection be...
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Underground Pittsburgh
Ever wonder what's below the surface of western Pennsylvania? Come for a hike into Laurel Caverns, i...
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It's the Neighborhoods
Where you live is important. What makes it a pleasant and unforgettable place depends on many factor...
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South Side
Whether you live here, shop here, come to eat and drink here or just enjoy people-watching here, the...
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Things That are Still Here
Take a big bite of an Oram's Donut. Go for a refreshing swim at Ligonier Beach. Sit and stare at the...
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Why Do You Live in Pittsburgh?
As Rick has gathered interviews for IT'S PITTSBURGH episodes over the last 2 seasons, he has often e...
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North Side Sandwiches
The North Side Leadership Conference held a special North Side Sandwich Week competition at the Penn...
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Squirrel Hill Tunnels
We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels! Looking at history, t...
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The Joys of Millvale
Rick Sebak's documentary explores the history and some of the wonderful surprises you can find in Mi...
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Gingerbread Lane
It's a giant sort-of-Victorian holiday village covered in candy! It's an astounding work of folk art...
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What Makes Rick Tick?
Rick Sebak is a Pittsburgh treasure whose award-winning documentaries have entertained and educated ...
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It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One
It's true. Pittsburgh is seldom the city you expect. And in the first season of It's Pittsburgh & A ...
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Miss Springmaid
"Colonel" Elliott White Springs spearheaded an innovative ad campaign to sell bed sheets that change...
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