Lynn Cullen

Who is Lynn Cullen?

Lynn Cullen is an American liberal radio talk show host in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Most recently, she hosts an internet radio talk show on the Pittsburgh City Paper's website on weekdays from 10 - 11am. She is also a regular panelist on WQED's Friday evening program, 4802. Prior to this, Cullen was briefly on radio station WAMO-AM 860 weekdays from 5-7 p.m. EST. As of May 15, 2009, WAMO and several sister stations are in the process of being sold, and Cullen and all other employees were abruptly laid off. On July 7, 2009, it was announced that she will broadcast a one-hour Internet radio show on the Pittsburgh City Paper's website starting on August 18, 2009

From 1999 until a format change on August 2008, Cullen was a radio talk show host on radio station WPTT-AM 1360.

Cullen's reporting for WTAE-TV from 1981 to 1992 garnered her numerous awards, including a 1991 Emmy award, four Golden Quills for Journalistic Excellence from the Pittsburgh Press Club, and three Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcaster Awards for feature reporting. She also received the Printer's Devil Award from Women in Communications for her ability to see humor in the world and to puncture the pompous among us. In addition, the YWCA honored her for her rigorous work against racism and bigotry. Her best TV work had a literate sense of irreverence that was unlike anything else in the Pittsburgh market at that time.