MEET NATALIE
Natalie Bencivenga is a socially conscious, Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominated, award-winning journalist and entrepreneur who uses her platforms to bring attention to issues that build equity in our communities.
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Outside of her work as co-owner of XSquared Media, she launched "In Conversation with Natalie Bencivenga" in September 2023. The show airs every Saturday afternoon on 100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA. Listeners can stream it live or listen after it airs on the Audacy App or at kdkaradio.com.
She hosts two shows for the Harrisburg-based nonprofit news site, Pennsylvania Capital Star. One is called “Facts Over Fear”: This weekly video series turns the focus away from fear and gets straight to the facts surrounding hot-button issues happening in Pennsylvania. Watch a new episode every Thursday on Instagram or on the Pennsylvania Capital Star website and YouTube channel.
She also hosts “Dare to Care”: Have you ever scrolled past an article or turned off the news because a story didn't interest you? Maybe you thought, “this has nothing to do with me. Why waste my time?” With this show, she hopes to get you to think twice next time. Watch a new episode each month on Instagram or on the Pennsylvania Capital Star website and YouTube channel.
Natalie is a regular contributor on “TALK Pittsburgh,” KDKA’s newest afternoon talk show, with her own segment, “Be Inspired with Natalie B.” She highlights organizations and ways to get involved and give back to our communities.
She was recognized in 2022 by City & State PA as one of “four influential Pittsburghers changing the city through media, art and activism.” She pens the nationally digitally syndicated "Ask Natalie" advice column for the Universal Press Syndicate. She was also the recipient of Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 Under 40 in 2020 and won Multiplying Good's "One in a Million Award" for her work on her show, “Five Minutes With …” that ran for 76 episodes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Natalie won a Golden Quill in 2020 for her podcast “The BROADcast" that she co-produced and co-hosted with veteran journalist, Kim Lyons. She is widely utilized across the community for emceeing events and moderates panels. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok: @NatalieBencivenga