Rick Sebak
Rick Sebak is an American public broadcasting television producer, writer and narrator who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Rick makes unusual television programs. His slightly wacky documentaries celebrate various aspects of modern American life and the unexpected charms of Pittsburgh. Audiences have learned to recognize his friendly narrative style and the unusual topics that he obviously loves. Sebak is the creator of the "scrapbook documentary" genre, many of which he has created for WQED and PBS. This scrapbook style incorporates lots of old films, home movies, postcards, old photos and memorabilia of all sorts. Rick does not appear on-camera in these programs, but audiences have learned to recognize his voice and distinctive narrative style.
Houses Around Here
(Narrator)
no more room in hell
(Broadcast announcer)
Pittsburgh From the Air
((Narrator))
Pittsburgh From the Air II
((Narrator))
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
(Narrator)
An Ice Cream Show
(Narrator)
A Hot Dog Program
(Narrator)
A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
(Narrator)
Great Old Amusement Parks
(Narrator)
Kennywood Memories
(Narrator)
Things That Aren't There Anymore
(Narrator)
Downtown Pittsburgh
(Narrator)
The Strip Show
(Narrator)
A Flea Market Documentary
(Narrator)
Sandwiches That You Will Like
(Narrator)
Breakfast Special
(Narrator)
Pittsburgh A to Z
(Narrator)
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
(Narrator)
Shore Things
(Narrator)
A Few Good Pie Places
(Narrator)
A Few Great Bakeries
(Narrator)
A Cemetery Special
(Narrator)
To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig
(Narrator)
Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets
(Narrator)
Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere
(Narrator)
North Side Story
(Narrator)
Something About Oakland
(Narrator)
What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?
(Narrator)
The Mon, The Al & The O
(Narrator)
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
(Narrator)
Holy Pittsburgh!
(Narrator)
Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
(Narrator)
The Pennsylvania Road Show
(Narrator)
It's the Neighborhoods
(Narrator)
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
(Narrator)
Underground Pittsburgh
(Narrator)
South Side
(Rick Sebak)
Things That are Still Here
Why Do You Live in Pittsburgh?
North Side Sandwiches
Squirrel Hill Tunnels
The Joys of Millvale
Gingerbread Lane
What Makes Rick Tick?
It's Pittsburgh & A Lot of Other Stuff: Best of Season One
Miss Springmaid
(Narrator)
Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere
(Director)
Flying Off the Bridge to Nowhere
(Writer)
North Side Story
(Director)
North Side Story
(Writer)
Something About Oakland
(Director)
Something About Oakland
(Writer)
What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?
(Writer)
What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?
(Director)
The Mon, The Al & The O
(Director)
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
(Writer)
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
(Director)
Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh
(Producer)
Holy Pittsburgh!
(Writer)
Holy Pittsburgh!
(Producer)
Holy Pittsburgh!
(Director)
Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
(Director)
Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
(Producer)
Pennsylvania Diners and Other Roadside Restaurants
(Writer)
The Pennsylvania Road Show
(Writer)
The Pennsylvania Road Show
(Director)
The Pennsylvania Road Show
(Producer)
It's the Neighborhoods
(Writer)
It's the Neighborhoods
(Producer)
It's the Neighborhoods
(Director)
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
(Writer)
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
(Director)
Invented, Engineered, and Pioneered in Pittsburgh
(Producer)
Underground Pittsburgh
(Writer)
Underground Pittsburgh
(Producer)
Underground Pittsburgh
(Director)
South Side
(Director)
Houses Around Here
(Producer)
Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets
(Writer)
An Ice Cream Show
(Writer)
A Hot Dog Program
(Director)
A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
(Producer)
Kennywood Memories
(Director)
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
(Director)
A Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
(Director)
An Ice Cream Show
(Director)
Stuff That's Gone
(Director)
A Flea Market Documentary
(Director)
Breakfast Special
(Director)
Things That Aren't There Anymore
(Director)
Great Old Amusement Parks
(Producer)
Great Old Amusement Parks
(Writer)
A Few Good Pie Places
(Director)
A Few Good Pie Places
(Writer)
A Few Great Bakeries
(Director)
A Few Great Bakeries
(Writer)
A Few Good Pie Places
(Producer)
A Few Great Bakeries
(Producer)
A Hot Dog Program
(Writer)
A Hot Dog Program
(Producer)
Kennywood Memories
(Writer)
Kennywood Memories
(Producer)
Things That Aren't There Anymore
(Writer)
Things That Aren't There Anymore
(Producer)
Downtown Pittsburgh
(Director)
Downtown Pittsburgh
(Writer)
Downtown Pittsburgh
(Producer)
The Strip Show
(Director)
The Strip Show
(Writer)
The Strip Show
(Producer)
A Cemetery Special
(Producer)
A Cemetery Special
(Director)
A Cemetery Special
(Writer)
Great Old Amusement Parks
(Director)
A Flea Market Documentary
(Writer)
A Flea Market Documentary
(Producer)
Sandwiches That You Will Like
(Director)
Sandwiches That You Will Like
(Writer)
Sandwiches That You Will Like
(Producer)
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
(Producer)
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
(Writer)
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
(Writer)
A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff
(Producer)
Breakfast Special
(Writer)
Breakfast Special
(Producer)
Pittsburgh A to Z
(Producer)
Pittsburgh A to Z
(Director)
Pittsburgh A to Z
(Writer)
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
(Director)
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
(Writer)
Return to Downtown Pittsburgh
(Producer)
An Ice Cream Show
(Producer)
Shore Things
(Director)
Shore Things
(Producer)
To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig
(Director)
Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets
(Director)
25 Things I Like About Pittsburgh
(Director)
Slightly Wacky Aussie Doco
(Producer)
George Romero & the City of the Living Dead
(Producer)
Shag
(Writer)
Shag
(Producer)