 From 1983 to 2009, he was full-time theater critic and theater editor at the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette", covering theater not just in Pittsburgh but also irregularly in New York, London and the Canadian theater festivals.In 1984, he started the annual Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh) Performer of the Year Award, now (2019) in its 36th year.In 2009, he semi-retired, continuing as that paper's part-time senior theater critic.