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KDKA Sports Director Bob Pompeani and former Steelers QB Charlie Batch handle the broadcast duties. Coach Mike Tomlin's weekly press conference is shown live on KDKA-TV's sister station WPKD-TV, channel 19. National NFL Network broadcasts are shown locally on KDKA-TV, while national ESPN broadcasts are shown locally on WTAE, channel 4.
The Steelers franchise has a rich history of producing well-known sportscasters over the years: the most famous of whom was Myron Cope, who served as a Steelers radio color commentator for 35 seasons (1970-2004). Additionally, several former players for the Pittsburgh Steelers picked up the broadcast microphone:
In 1994, Hillgrove was handpicked by Steelers owner Dan Rooney to succeed the retiring Jack Fleming as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers.. After working for many years alongside famous color broadcaster Myron Cope, his Steeler broadcast partners now include former Steelers players like Merrill Hoge (former color), Tunch Ilkin (former color), Craig Wolfley (color), and ...
Here's what you need to know about how to watch the Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game.
Check out the announcers, channels and times for every NFL Week 9 game, starting with the Titans at Steelers on Thursday Night Football.
KDKA-TV retained secondary affiliations with NBC until WIIC-TV (channel 11, now WPXI) signed on in 1957, and ABC until WTAE-TV (channel 4) signed on in 1958. Despite the ending of its commercial VHF monopoly, KDKA-TV did welcome competitor WIIC-TV on the air. [16] KDKA-TV became the flagship station of Westinghouse's broadcasting arm, Group W.
Cope waves a Terrible Towel at Heinz Field – October 31, 2005. In 1968, Cope began doing daily sports commentaries on what was then WTAE-AM radio in Pittsburgh. [11] His unique nasal voice, with a distinctive Pittsburgh area accent, was noticed by the Steelers' brass, and he made his debut as a member of the Steelers' radio team in 1970.
Check out the announcers, channels, times and television information for every game on the NFL Week 5 schedule.