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Tidbits We were on vacation last week and we had a couple of big stories break during that time. But we had a couple of smaller ones too. We reported it back in April, but now Forever Media has completed t…

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01.07.2025 13:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In Memoriam: Jack Etzel Long-time Channel 11 reporter Jack Etzel died Tuesday at the age of 91 according to Pittsburgh Magazine writer, Sean Collier. Etzel joined what was then WIIC in 1974 until retiring from the same st…

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28.06.2025 01:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WORD & WPIT to end music formats At the end of June, Salem-owned WORD-FM (101.5) and WPIT-AM (730) will drop their long-time music formats. The move is part of Salem’s cost cutting measures to avoid going bankrupt. In 2024 S…

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25.06.2025 17:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In memoriam: Vicki Cohill The sadness continues as we report yet another death in the market. After a brave and long fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Vicki Cohill has died. She not only battled the disease on…

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18.06.2025 01:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In Memoriam: Dick Skrinjar Most people who knew, or knew of Dick Skrinjar, likely remember him as being the “PennDOT guy” on the news. Mr. Skrinjar passed away Thursday at age 74. A Point Park College graduate an…

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07.06.2025 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jay Harris announces cancer diagnosis; Local stations win Murrow Awards. Thursday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America, ESPN Sports Center anchor Jay Harris announced his battle with prostate cancer. Harris will have surgery next week and will be off the air for …

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06.06.2025 01:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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29.05.2025 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The PBRTV Podcast has returned! Today we talk to Ken Hawk who recently announced his retirement from radio as he donates his Saxonburg Radio to Knoch School District.

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25.05.2025 22:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Latrobe Polka DJ Dies A beloved Latrobe polka DJ has died.Joseph Kozenko, best known by his on-air handle “Joey Kaye”, was a staple on Latrobe radio stations WQTW (now WXVE) and WTRA (later WCNS, now WJFG) s…

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25.05.2025 03:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Remembering Robin Marshall PBRTV has just learned of the death of Robin Marshall. Marshall’s father was the late Perry Marshall who was a mainstay at KDKA, KQV, WJAS and WEEP. Robin, after dealing with her father&#8217…

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19.05.2025 12:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WJFA and WJFG Translator back somewhat after lightning strike Nick the Engineer checked with us the other day about the status of the two AMs owned by Disruptor Radio. WJFA (910 Apollo) is currently operating at low power after a lightning strike took them of…

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18.05.2025 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Saxonburg radio station donated to school After ten years, Saxonburg’s online/micropower radio station will come under new ownership. Ken Hawk at work in the studio of SaxonburgRadio.com Signal Communications Partners, headed by vete…

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16.05.2025 02:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dimitri adds a station; Oxenreiter not returning to TV Over in the Ohio Valley region Dimitri Vassilaros, the man who is “Live and Dangerously Local,” has another outlet for his brand of muse. Ohio Midland Newsgroup is simulcasting the prog…

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15.05.2025 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Most storm damaged stations have returned… WJFA (910 Apollo) was the first station to go down in last week’s wild weather. But it wasn’t due to the high winds we had on Tuesday. According to Patrick Cloonan at The Indiana Gazett…

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08.05.2025 13:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No power? For radio, that can be a major problem. Tuesday Afternoon: Major storms swept through the Western Pennsylvania region, with winds reaching the intensity of a weak hurricane, though the duration was brief. Saturday Morning: Many are still…

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03.05.2025 14:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Now we know… We were surprised to see the WLSW callsign return to it’s original home of 103.9 in Decmeber. Of course when Ludwig Stanley Wall started it in 1971, the call letters stood for his name and it…

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28.04.2025 03:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tidbits Just a few notes before this editor goes into Holy Week hiding for his “Job #1”. (Not that he needs a reason to hide… but at least this hiding has a viable excuse! By the way&#823…

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12.04.2025 14:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pittsburgh Radio Legend Quinn Dies Longtime Pittsburgh disc jockey and talk show host Jim Quinn has died.Quinn died early this morning…about a month after undergoing open heart surgery. He was 82.Though not a Pittsburgher by b…

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30.03.2025 23:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nostalgia Fix: Bob Prince Bob Prince was known for his Pirates Play-by-Play, but as PBRTV Colleague and WEDO (810) and WIXZ (1360) (… and all those other stations he’s been a part of) alumnus Bill Korch points o…

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26.03.2025 15:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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23.03.2025 00:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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KDKA + WPKD hire native for General Manager role CBS has appointed Western Pennsylvania native Julie Eisenman as the new General Manager at KDKA-TV (2) and WPKD-TV (19). She will take over for the retiring Chris Cotungo. Eisenman is a 1997 gradua…

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18.03.2025 22:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wolfley dies, Meador out at WAMO Former Pittsburgh Steeler and broadcast host Craig Wolfley has died following a brief illness. He was 66 at the time of his death on Monday. In recent years, Wolfley spent time in radio – esp…

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10.03.2025 16:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bogut & Johnson to enter PA Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame Pittsburgh radio legend Jack Bogut and recently retired WPXI-TV anchor David Johnson will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame at an event scheduled to be held…

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07.03.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Elista exits WBZZ It seems the Pittsburgh cluster of Audacy is no stranger to the latest round of job cuts the company is conducting nationwide. WBZZ (100.7 New Kensington) midday host Elista has departed the Foster…

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07.03.2025 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mike Lange dies Well-known Pittsburgh Penguins announcer Mike Lange has died at age 76, WPXI reported Wednesday. Known for his catch phrases, Lange worked as the team announcer for several decades before retiring …

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20.02.2025 02:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Radio Dhoom Returns…Technical Issues Cited After almost a month of silence, South Asian formatted WMNY (AM 1150) has returned to the air.The station, licensed to New Kensington, was first reported silent January 21st. PBRTV.com reached out …

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20.02.2025 01:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WESA appeals to audience Anticipating facing further uncertainty in Washington, D.C., WESA (90.5) – and likely other public radio stations across the country – have begun appealing to the community for non-fina…

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14.02.2025 15:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Loesch named iHeart Market President Bobbie Loesch has been named Market President of iHeartMedia’s Pittsburgh cluster. Loesch has spent two decades with the company starting in 2004 as an account executive. She was promoted to …

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06.02.2025 17:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ed Blank, local paper reporter and columnist PBRTV has received word of the death of Ed Blank at age 81. An Army veteran, Blank was an alumnus of the Sacred Heart Elementary School, what was then called “South Hills Catholic” (tod…

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23.01.2025 18:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Indiana Receives Third LPFM License Indiana County has received a license for its third low-power FM license, making it the third such station to come on the air within the past 25 years.Worldwide Pants, Inc., the license of the new …

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15.01.2025 22:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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