Category: Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh-specific news items

October 23, 2012 Off

WGBN seeking power increase

By admin

WGBN-AM (1150 New Kensington) is seeking to increase daytime power now that WASP-AM (1130 Brownsville) has gone permanently silent. The…

October 22, 2012 Off

YEP expands “Morning Mix”

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Public station WYEP-FM (91.3) announced an addition to its Morning Mix program. Joey Spehar, a long-time volunteer host at the…

October 12, 2012 Off

Notes

By Eric O'Brien

WPXI-TV (11) anchor Todd McDermott has departed the station for WPBF, a Hearst station in West Palm Beach, Florida. The…

October 11, 2012 Off

In memory: Beano Cook

By Eric O'Brien

Local radio announcers and the college football community are mourning the loss of Carroll H. “Beano” Cook this afternoon. Cook…

October 11, 2012 Off

WTAE wastes no time

By Eric O'Brien

WTAE-TV (4) wasted little time hiring a new news director after the departure of Alex Bongiorno. The Post-Gazette reported today…

October 6, 2012 Off

Bongiorno to leave WTAE

By Eric O'Brien

The Post-Gazette reports this morning that Alex Bongiorno is stepping down from her position as news director at WTAE-TV (4).…

September 24, 2012 Off

Delilah featured…

By Eric O'Brien

Nighttime radio host Delilah (heard locally on WSHH-FM 99.7) is featured in Patricia Sheridan’s “Breakfast With…” Post-Gazette column. Delilah was…