09/07/2026
Tuesday night, we have the awesome opportunity to host Andrew Conte! Please join us for an intriguing evening discussing his book "The Color of Sundays"! Andrew will be at the library from 6 to 8 pm discussing the book and answering questions!
About the speaker:
Andrew Conte serves as founding director and editor of NewsWorks Lab, an experimental newsroom started by Trib Total Media. Previously, he started the Center for Media Innovation at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. Previously, he worked as an investigative journalist, and he has authored several nonfiction books, including Death of the Daily News (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2022).
As a journalist, Andrew worked as an investigative reporter at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, where he won numerous national, state and local awards. The Pennsylvania Society of Professional Journalists and the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania each recognized Andrew with its top award four times. The Scripps Howard Foundation honored Andrew with the William Brewster Styles Award for outstanding national business and economics reporting.
Andrew’s book, "The Color of Sundays", explores the role of race in the National Football League by describing how the Pittsburgh Steelers identified undervalued players at historically black colleges and universities. The Independent Book Publishers Association recognized the book with a Silver Benjamin Franklin Award and Netflix optioned it for a possible movie.
Andrew also authored Breakaway, a bestseller about how the Penguins hockey team built a championship franchise and a new arena. He wrote All About Roberto Clemente, an illustrated children’s book about the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball outfielder and native of Puerto Rico.
Andrew holds a Ph.D. in Community Engagement from Point Park University, a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College.
In his free time, Andrew enjoys long-distance bicycling trips, kayaking, camping with his wife in their VW bus, international travel, and time with his grown children, who live in Brooklyn.
