NEW YORK (AP) — Florence Sando Manson, a pioneering newscaster in radio and the early years of television journalism, has died at age 95. Manson died Monday from complications related […]
Ratings Race Tight For KDKA, WTAE, WPXI
Pittsburgh TV News Is A Tight 3-Way Race
Some say the Steel City is the most competitive news market in the country. Three stations — WTAE, KDKA and WPXI — are serious competitors that fight hard for stories and viewers. WPXI’s Ray Carter: “It’s a roller coaster ride here,” he says. “You can be No. 1 at 5 p.m. in November and No. 3 by February. Every daypart is close, and it’s never dull.”
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KDKA Tops In News At Noon, 4, 5, 6 And 11 P.M.
KDKA Anchor Susan Koeppen Plans Heart Surgery
Pittsburgh Media Players Catch Up In Digital
Digital spending is slightly behind the national average in Steeler Nation, but two newspapers and a market leading ABC affiliate WTAE are making big moves to capitalize on inevitable growth, as local online spending in the Steel City is expected to grow 74% by 2016.
KDKA’s Koeppen To Undergo Heart Surgery
KDKA’s Koeppen Off Air; Station Mum On Cause
KDKA Anchor Susan Koeppen Suffers Heart Attack
KDKA Pittsburgh’s Loday Going To WCVB Boston
Longtime Westinghouse Broadcasting television executive Carolyn Wean, who died last Friday at 68, was best-known for her strong ties to Pittsburgh and to Group W flagship station KDKA. The phrase “first woman” is unavoidable when recalling her career. But Carolyn treated sexism as a mere distraction. She won over skeptics through her enormous talent and competence and bulldozed detractors with her fierce competitive drive and sheer intellect.
News directors of WPXI, WTAE and KDKA are considering signing a joint agreement on coverage policies regarding Pittsburgh’s black community as part of an effort to add positive messages to the news as an offset to crime coverage.
