@boazf

Filmmaker, writer, gardener, host of 'Yinzer Backstage Pass' for @nextpittsburgh, curator of a small kazoo museum and curious human.

 Pittsburgh, PA
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Joined July 2008
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My dream for 2022 is to start my own TV show about plants and gardening. That hasn't happened yet so in the meantime, I'm starting this substack about plants and culture and history! Sign up here and I'll promise to send you interesting things! rootbound.substack.com/p/wel…
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☠️🦜 AHOY MATEY! Gather round and watch @boazf's visit to PNC Park to get to know the Pirate Parrot. @Pirates cbsloc.al/3ZwQbiH

Ahoy matey! Boaz stops by PNC Park to get to know the Pirate Parrot

Boaz Frankel was all hands on deck for this story. He headed across the river over to PNC Park to learn a little about what makes the iconic Pittsburgh mascot - the Pirate Parrot - tick, er, squawk.

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COOKING WITH BOAZ: We're throwing you for a loop this week! Rania Harris visits @boazf's kitchen to make his wife's favorite cookies. cbsloc.al/3MzMtgu
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Almost didn't make it onto that horse!
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🎠 Round and road @boazf goes at the West Alexander Fair! From food to livestock to rides and more, we're getting a look at the six-day, family-friendly event! MORE HERE >> cbsloc.al/3Mv2Qut  @WestAlexFair
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🍪 Our Cookie Correspondent Boaz Frankel is on location at the West Alexander Fair looking for some blue ribbons treats, including the crookie, a cookie-croissant mashup. @WestAlexFair @boazf cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video…

Cookie Quest at the West Alexander Fair

In this episode of Cookie Quest, Boaz tries some blue ribbon cookies at the West Alexander Fair.

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🚲 Ride like the wind, @boazf! Even though the weather has turned kind of rainy, @BikePGH hosted Bike to Work Day . Our own bicycling enthusiast made his way to the station on his own bike. Talking with BikePGH >> cbsloc.al/3QD9JfZ Boaz arrives >> cbsloc.al/4aiYhNk
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20 YEARS AGO: Ahead of our 20th anniversary, @boazf is taking a look back at how PTL got started. Stay with PTL for our 20th Anniversary Special as it begins airing on May 10. cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video…

Behind-the-scenes look at how Pittsburgh Today Live began

Boaz took us on a behind-the-scenes look at how PTL started 20 years ago.

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Did you solve our MYSTERY MONDAY? Boaz had us stumped with this artifact. INTRODUCTION >> cbsloc.al/3UjiDBG THE REVEAL >> cbsloc.al/3w20hel @KDKAHeather @boazf cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video…

Mystery Monday: Your guesses (Pt. 1)

Talk Pittsburgh's Boaz Frankel is back with another mystery object to stump us this Monday! Can you guess what it is.

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We ❤️ kazoos in the newsroom! Thanks for showing us the way Betty and the Rockers! WATCH HERE >> cbsloc.al/48Qyg8a @KDKAHeather @DavidHighfield @boazf
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📚 On the hunt for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life? @boazf is at White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield (@whitewhalebks), where they can help you find the perfect title. WATCH HERE >> cbsloc.al/3MwzsVd
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Hey, @kenricekdka, what's for lunch?! Go inside the fridge at @KDKA and much more in Your Backstage Pass to Talk Pittsburgh! @KDKAHeather @boazf @NEXTpittsburgh WATCH HERE >> cbsloc.al/3P7MR8f
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How did 250-million-year-old forests lead to Pittsburgh's steel industry? Hear all about it from @boazf at the upcoming Pittsburgh Humanities Festival presented by @CitizensBank. GET YOUR PASS ➡️ TrustArts.org/HUMANITIES Video production by @wqed
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There are millions of 🍅 varieties in the world so how am I supposed to pick just a few to plant in my garden? I asked experts like @meristemgrows, @BriePlantLady, @DanMasoliver & others for help! Learn all the tomato secrets here--> rootbound.substack.com/p/how…
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Can't wait for this! Hooray for Brooke, meerkats and pizza!
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Welp, looks like @KirkusReviews loves @brooke_rene of @_sadanimalfacts as much as we do, shocker—NOT! 😍 buff.ly/3ToRQki Come to the launch of HOW DO MEERKATS ORDER PIZZA? (@simonschuster) on 11/30, 7pm in-store—preorder your copy on our site! buff.ly/3MTF22L
[ID: From meerkats to bettongs, a look at animals all over the world.]

ALT [ID: From meerkats to bettongs, a look at animals all over the world.]

[ID: Orange, yellow, and green flyer with navy whale graphic in the top left corner. Text reads, "WHITE WHALE BOOKSTORE. BOOK LAUNCH! How Do Meerkats Order Pizza?: Wild Facts about Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them by Brooke Barker of Sad Animal Facts. November 30 at 7pm ET. White Whale Bookstore. For more information and to RSVP: whitewhalebookstore.com/events" There is an image of Brooke's book cover and a headshot of Brooke.]

ALT [ID: Orange, yellow, and green flyer with navy whale graphic in the top left corner. Text reads, "WHITE WHALE BOOKSTORE. BOOK LAUNCH! How Do Meerkats Order Pizza?: Wild Facts about Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them by Brooke Barker of Sad Animal Facts. November 30 at 7pm ET. White Whale Bookstore. For more information and to RSVP: whitewhalebookstore.com/events" There is an image of Brooke's book cover and a headshot of Brooke.]

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So amazing that this historical site exists just outside of Pittsburgh!
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Humans have been hanging out at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village for 19,000 years and this week on Yinzer Backstage Pass @boazf gets a special tour! nextpittsburgh.com/latest-ne…

Discover a 19,000-year-old campfire at Meadowcroft

Arriving at Meadowcroft Rockshelter is like stepping into a time machine. Humans have been camping out in this very spot for 19,000 years.

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There's a secret garden in Pittsburgh that's not normally open to the public. But if you want to take a peek, I'll let you in today. #GardeningTwitter #pittsburghgardens rootbound.substack.com/p/i-f…
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I discovered the Disneyland of gardening. And it was completely overwhelming. And I made a video about it. #GardeningTwitter #FLORIADE rootbound.substack.com/p/wel…
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I've dyed shirts with blackberries on accident before. But this time I did it on purpose. This week, I chatted with Frances Tophill (from @gwandshows) about dyeing, hummingbirds and fast fashion! #gardenersworld #GardeningTwitter rootbound.substack.com/p/a-g…
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In case you were curious, wearing a thick canvas beekeeping suit in 90 degree weather is sweatier than you imagine.
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We're putting on a netted hat and meeting some bees this week. Follow along with @boazf as he gets a tour of the hives at @PBGarden and takes a stroll through their gardens.🐝 nextpittsburgh.com/latest-ne…

The secret life of bees at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Beekeeper Joe Zgurzynski let us tag along as he harvested the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden's spring honey and treated the hives for mites.

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Heading to my first ever plant conference and they just sent an email telling us to "wear your favorite perennial plant of the year t-shirt on Wednesday." I'm worried I'm going to be underdressed. #GardeningTwitter #ppasymposium
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Pittsburgh's downtown convention center has been home to a lot of things: 🧮math conferences 🏓pickleball tournaments 🚙RV liquidation sales and, now, a small field of corn. 🧵 #GardeningTwitter rootbound.substack.com/p/the…
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There was a raised bed with culinary herbs, another was brimming with edible flowers and another packed with a variety of peppers.
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And that's just the beginning. To continue reading about what I discovered on the roof of the convention center: rootbound.substack.com/p/the… #gardening
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