Koeppen returns to market

September 13, 2011 Off By Eric O'Brien

KDKA-TV (2) announced two new hires who will take anchor chair once occupied by Patrice King Brown.

Susan Koeppen – former consumer reporter for CBS and WTAE-TV (4) – will co-anchor the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. news with Stacy Smith and Ken Rice respectively. Meanwhile, Kimberly Gill will assist Smith as the co-anchor of the 12:00 Noon and 4:00 p.m. newscasts. Gill comes from Cleveland’s CBS affiliate where she co-anchored the morning news. Koeppen is expected to begin September 19 while Gill will debut shortly thereafter.

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