WITF Music: NORA.

From Central PA to Nashville

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  Joe has been interested in audio and music since he was a kid. What started as a fascination with his parents’ vinyl records and cassette tapes turned into a love of both performing and recording. He grew up in Elizabethtown, Pa. and moved to Pittsburgh in 1999 where he majored in Photography at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
  In 2004, he attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences in Tempe, AZ. He returned to Pittsburgh to work at a recording studio.
  
  In 2008, Joe arrived at WITF, where his skills have found a good home as an on-air host, audio engineer and producer of WITF Music. In 2016, Joe earned a National Edward R. Murrow award for Best Use of Sound.

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NORA. performing at WITF Music on December 22, 2025.

Nashville recording artist Nora travelled back to her hometown of Harrisburg over the holidays and stopped by the WITF Music studio to perform two songs and talk about her experiences. She talks about growing up, her move to Belmont University, her struggles with corporate life, and her return to music. She opens up about her inspirations, the importance of vulnerability in her lyrics, and the challenges she faces with people-pleasing and comparison. Nora’s EP, Just Words is out January 30th.

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