Tyler Pratt
Assistant news editorI’m the assistant news editor at LehighValleyNews.com who hails from West Texas. You may have heard my voice as WLVR’s former All Things Considered news anchor. I’ve spent more than a decade telling audio stories at public radio stations across the U.S., including KUT and KUTX in Austin; WNYC in New York; KCBX in California, and the Southern Foodways Alliance podcast Gravy. I’m a Columbia Journalism School alum with a passion for reporting on criminal justice, social justice, politics and LGBTQ+ issues. When I’m not helping run the newsroom, I love New Orleans Saints football, dance floors, barbecue, tasting new wines and trying out taco spots in the Lehigh Valley. I live in Easton with my sweet little dog, Tater, and I’m always on the hunt for my next vacation destination.
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Summer concerts were cancelled last year due to COVID but now some of Allentown's “big bands” have returned. -
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh paid a visit to the Lehigh Valley on June 2 as part of an ongoing effort to promote President Biden’s $2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan. And the trip emphasized the importance of home health care workers.
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June 1 marked the start of Pride Month, a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. And it was announced that Lehigh Valley Pride will return to in-person activities, after going virtual last year.
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U.S. Speciality Formulations, based in Bethlehem, is preparing to launch Phase 1 trials of an oral, liquid COVID-19 vaccine that could change how people get future COVID vaccines.
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One of The Lehigh Valley’s largest and longest running events is returning. The Great Allentown Fair is slated to come back in September.
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PBS39 and WLVR’s Allentown mayoral debate May 6 was focused on Latino affairs and revealed the candidates' strong opinions about policing in Pennsylvania’s third-largest city.
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Starting April 27, drivers face steeper fines for failing to move over for responders to roadside emergencies.
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Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said the incident began on Route 22 near the exit for Route 309 and Cedar Crest Blvd. when an adult male driving a white Toyota Corolla allegedly shot at a white car being driven by a woman.
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A small group of Black Lives Matter activists from the Lehigh Valley gathered in downtown Allentown on April 20 after Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was announced.
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Allentown families dusted off their backpacks and lunch boxes as elementary students returned to in-person learning on April 19. They’ve been virtual for more than a year.
