Former congressman becomes 4th Pennsylvania politician to be diagnosed with rare, incurable disease

Name: Former congressman becomes 4th Pennsylvania politician to be diagnosed with rare, incurable disease
Uploaded: 2026-09-24T19:32:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 54 s
Description: This weekend is the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race, named for the late, former Pittsburgh mayor. The annual event continues to raise money to fight the disease that took his life at age 56 — a disease few at the time had ever heard of. Ron Klink, a former congressman, talks to KDKA-TV's Ken Rice about his recent diagnosis.

This weekend is the Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race, named for the late, former Pittsburgh mayor. The annual event continues to raise money to fight the disease that took his life at age 56 — a disease few at the time had ever heard of. Ron Klink, a former congressman, talks to KDKA-TV's Ken Rice about his recent diagnosis.