You may have seen the face of Michelyn Hood Tinor throughout the city of Pittsburgh in several different advertisements for MedExpress, Comcast Spotlight, as the Mount Ararat Baptist Church spokesperson and more. But one of the things she’s most proud of is creating and hosting the show “Pittsburgh Spot.””
The show is a web-based interview show that highlights Pittsburgh’s business owners, entrepreneurs and innovative leaders.
“For the past three years our mission has been to inspire and cultivate a sense of community and togetherness,” said Tinor.
“Pittsburgh Spot” was awarded start-up funding through an Urban Innovation21 grant in late 2012. It has maintained their relationship with Urban Innovation21 as well as fostered new ones with other corporate and nonprofit sponsors.
“The show recently partnered with Local Pittsburgh which is a popular human interest magazine that focuses on telling the untold stories of the people in Pittsburgh. Local Pittsburgh is distributed to more than 30,000 readers and they also have an online magazine where you can find ‘Pittsburgh Spot’ episodes,” Tinor said.
She is no stranger to the media industry. She has been successful in media for 10 years. She is the 2009 recipient of Whirl Magazine’s Pittsburgh’s 50 finest, a 2015 award recipient of Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 under 40 and a 2016 recipient of the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Fab 40 award. Her work has reached national levels and received much recognition.
“My awards and accolades belong to my husband, brother, mother, family, friends, Mount Ararat Baptist Church and all of the people who continue to support ‘Pittsburgh Spot,’” Tinor said. It also belongs to all of the amazing people that have been on the show and help to produce it. Most importantly, it belongs to God.”
As the CEO of the show, she recently had the opportunity to meet First Lady Michelle Obama, Pittsburgh Steeler Head Coach Mike Tomlin’s wife, Kiya Tomlin, and Hollywood actress Lynn Whitfield.
Tinor concluded, “I enjoy producing this on-line interview program that spotlights the people who make Pittsburgh great. We exist to put your light on the spot.”
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