Author: Eric O'Brien

September 14, 2020 Off

WTAE at 62

By Eric O'Brien

At age 62, WTAE is the youngest of the four VHF (analog, of course) stations in Pittsburgh. It took a…

September 11, 2020 Off

Where were you?

By Eric O'Brien

I remember it like it was yesterday. 19 years ago I was 24 – almost 25 – and was at…

September 8, 2020 Off

And… the results are in..

By Eric O'Brien

Our crack staff (actually Radio 9’s Jay Thurber) took the research challenge yesterday after we posted about Jackson Armstrong‘s record…

September 4, 2020 Off

Bell off the air

By Eric O'Brien

After some comments which severely “stirred the pot” this week, KDKA-AM (1020) afternoon drive host Wendy Bell has been taken…

September 3, 2020 Off

History Tidbit

By Eric O'Brien

This photo (submitted to us by Jason Togyer; but credited to Rex W. Athey) shows the WPEZ van in 1979…

September 2, 2020 Off

Tidbits

By Eric O'Brien

Given the social media post by KDKA-TV yesterday, things really must have been crazy at their switchboard. I can certainly…