By Ann Curran, Pittsburgh Magazine

He’s lived in a six-block radius for all of his 60 years, yet Pittsburgher of the Year William E. “Bill” Strickland Jr. has influenced not only our city but also the world beyond.

There’s something magical about Bill Strickland. On our single meeting, he was tired, patient beyond belief answering dozens of familiar questions, and plagued by a hoarseness that would prevent a planned recorded reading from his book, Making the Impossible Possible, published at the end of 2007….

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