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KDKA people (17 P) Pages in category "Radio personalities from Pittsburgh" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
Regis John Cordic (May 15, 1926 – April 16, 1999) was an American radio personality and actor, also known and credited as Rege Cordic. His career in entertainment was divided roughly in half. From 1948 to 1965, he was the dominant morning drive-time radio host in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . [ 1 ]
People associated with radio station KDKA (AM) &/or television station KDKA-TV — both based in Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania. Pages in category "KDKA people" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Myron Sidney Kopelman (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), known professionally as Myron Cope, was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being "the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers". Cope was a color commentator for the Steelers' radio broadcasts for
Bill Burns – KDKA anchor (1953–1989) Patti Burns – KDKA anchor with her father Bill; Bill Cardille – broadcaster known as Chilly Billy, host of Chiller Theatre and Studio Wrestling; Murray Chass – sportswriter; Beano Cook – ESPN college football analyst; Myron Cope – sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster
Multiple people have held temporary positions as broadcasters, including former players Don Hoak, Dave Giusti, Willie Stargell, and Pittsburgh Penguins' broadcaster Mike Lange. [8] WWSW-FM broadcast Pirates' games on the radio during the 1940s and 1950s until KDKA became the franchise's flagship station in 1955. [9]
A year later, he swapped jobs with WTAE Radio announcer Del Taylor, wishing to get back into radio. In the mid-1960s, he served for a short period of time as "proprietor" (the name given to the host) of "The Place", a television show on WQED (Channel 13) that was a coffee-house style format.
Robert Ferris Prince (July 1, 1916 – June 10, 1985) was an American radio and television sportscaster and commentator, best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, with whom he earned the nickname "The Gunner" and became a cultural icon in Pittsburgh.