Roger DuPuis | WVIA News
Deputy Editor / Multimedia ReporterDeputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. He has a lifelong interest in urban transit, particularly light rail, and authored a book about Philadelphia's trolley system.
He has won statewide awards for his work at WVIA, including his stories about Pennsylvania’s new distracted driving law and the impact of pharmacy benefit managers on community pharmacies around the state, and was part of the WVIA News team that received a 2025 Keystone Professional Media Award for Excellence in Reporting on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. His contribution to that effort was a story on women in Pennsylvania politics.
You can email Roger at rogerdupuis@wvia.org
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While dozens signed up to speak about I-81/I-476 linkage proposal in November 2024, only a handful did so Wednesday night at Pittston Area High School as revisions to plan were put before the public. -
Pennsylvania’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, said the state "expects everyone observing polling places to follow all state and federal laws" — and those laws don't give monitors authority to police voters themselves. -
The hearing will take place at Pittston Area High School, 5 Stout St., Yatesville on Wednesday. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m., with plans on display for public viewing. Public testimony is scheduled to be taken from 5:30 to 8 p.m. -
We will hear what's on the minds of Shamokin coach Marc Persing and Blue Mountain coach Chuck Kutz as they prepare their teams for tonight's matchup of their two state-ranked 4A teams. "They both lead their respective districts, they both are the top seeds right now, and they both have a lot of speed," FOX56's Bob Ide says. -
Matchup between congressional candidates will be simulcast live on WVIA-TV and WVIA-FM, with news coverage at wvia.org. -
FOX56's Bob Ide and WVIA's Roger DuPuis are in the podcast studio this week previewing the Syracuse men's basketball season. Bob also reviews his top 10 high school football teams and previews the Friday Night Rivals game of the week, Crestwood at Dallas. -
Pocono Twp. police are investigating a double homicide in a guest room at Great Wolf Lodge in Monroe County. -
Bob Ide's top 10 for the week, USC at Penn State — he says, "Nittany Nation is up in arms" — and District II tennis. -
Members of the public can join the live audience at WVIA on Thursday, Oct. 8 for a panel discussion and recording of "Conversations for the Common Good: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project." -
Roger DuPuis is in the WVIA podcast studio with FOX56's Bob Ide, looking ahead to the Oct. 2 Friday Night Rivals high school football game of the week: Abington Heights at Scranton Prep.
