03/06/2025
Join Richard Utley & The Did You Know Podcast for a special interview with: John Luciew | [email protected].
John Luciew is an award-winning writer specializing in compelling true crime narratives and in-depth enterprise stories for PennLive.com based in Harrisburg, Pa. He hosts the Steelers Update Podcast from PennLive. And he’s the author of more than 10 mystery/thriller novels, including Fatal Dead Lines, published by Simon & Schuster. As an old-school newspaper reporter with 35 years in the business, Luciew says he prefers face-to-face over Facebook, conversation over tweeting, and genuine storytelling over quick online posts, adding: “I write to be understood, always, but know that delivering emotion is the most powerful form of communication ever invented. After all else fades, readers will remember how you made them feel.” Notable journalism and writing honors: Twice named Pennsylvania’s Distinguished Writer by the Pa. News Media Association. Finalist for the national Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Storytelling given by the Scripps Howard Foundation. Winner of the Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi Award.
