News Radio 1020 KDKA/Pittsburgh Announces Lineup Changes

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

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Changes start January 3rd.

KDKA-AM (News Radio 1020) Pittsburgh announces changes to its lineup, effective January 3. Wendy Bell and Lynne Hayes-Freeland will be join the Entercom outlet's on-air team as afternoon host and midday host, respectively. In addition, the station will expand its local weekday news coverage to 8pm ET daily and will add local morning newscasts on the weekends.

"The new KDKA News Radio 1020 will serve our community in a way that reflects the energy and pulse of Pittsburgh in 2019 and beyond," said Entercom Pittsburgh Senior VP/Market Manager Michael Spacciapolli. "These programming additions will help elevate KDKA as the go-to destination in Pittsburgh for news, weather, traffic, business, sports and opinion."

Bell will co-host afternoons with station veteran Marty Griffin, weekdays from 2-6pm. Bell joins Entercom after spending 18 years as an anchor and reporter for WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh. She's a 21-time Emmy and five-time Edward R. Murrow Award winner.

Hayes-Freeland will host the midday slot from 10am-2pm. Hayes-Freeland previously served as a reporter, producer and talk show host for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh since 1977. The move marks Hayes-Freeland's second stint with KDKA, having begun her broadcast career as a producer for the station in 1976.

 

[PHIL Z]

KDKA should FIRE all their on air people go to Point Park College hire Students to be hosts and News Staff.

 

[inorm99]

Or put PJ Maloney on the air during afternoon drive

 

[PHIL Z]

Or put PJ Maloney on the air during afternoon drive

PJ holds Court Daily at Ritters Dinner .

 

[inorm99]

Ritter's Diner?
Great pierogies

 

[DavidZ]

I’ve been listening to Lynne Hayes-Freeland on KDKA since shortly after noon today.

As for the changes, other than the new show times and hosts, I would now describe KDKA as a mostly news station with a little talk around the news. In addition to their traffic on the 5s, they have added a weather report, so we now have traffic & weather together on the 5s.

Previously the news at the bottom of the hour was just the headlines. Now it is more of a complete newscast. And at 15 & 45, they have traffic & weather together, a full sports report from 93.7 The Fan, news headlines, and either a lifestyle report or business report.

That leaves only about a minute or two before the next traffic & weather together report.

In my early brief sample, it sounds more like the KQV news format than the former KDKA prior to the changes.

 

[patryk1243]

And i'm hearing the old CBS News sounder (the one used from early 2000's) used for TOH/BOH newscasts.

 

[PHIL Z]

I wonder if they're going to have live people this weekend giving info on the "Snowstorm, "?