The new year’s TV offerings bring two reality series with Western Pennsylvania ties with the debut of TLC’s “I Am Shauna Rae” (10 p.m. Tuesday) and the return of Netflix’s “Cheer” for its nine-episode second season Wednesday. ‘Cheer’ James Thomas, a 2017 graduate of Union Area High School in New
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Andre Jones, left, director of business operations for Built Different, and Jordon Rooney, founder and chief executive officer, display the international awards the Pittsburgh-based creative agency recently won. Both men are graduates of Union Area High School.
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Jordon Rooney, a 2008 graduate of Union Area High School, is founder of Built Different, a Pittsburgh-based creative agency, which received earned several international awards for its work.
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As his alma mater s commencement speaker, Jordon Rooney provided something he says he didn t see much as a student. There weren t as many role models in the community, those who made it out of a small town, but were willing to show others how to make it, too, said the 2008 graduate of Union Area High School who addressed the Class of 2020.