WPXI’s 4PM newscast begins September 13

July 13, 2021 Off By Eric O'Brien

One must have read the writing on the wall at WTAE when they seemed to have “ambushed” the market with the announcement of their 4:00 p.m. newscast less that a week before its start last week. With Judge Judy ending production, WPXI will add a 4:00 p.m. newscast on September 13. Both will go head to head with KDKA-TV who has had a 4 o’clock newscast for a few years.

Anchoring WPXI’s 4:00 p.m. will be former WTAE consumer reporter and former KDKA-TV anchor Susan Koeppen whom KDKA let go last year at the same time they released Rick Dayton. Dayton now does afternoon drive at KDKA Radio. Koeppen is the first person in quite a while to complete the Pittsburgh news trifecta – putting her in a league with Eleanor Schano and Adam Lynch.

Joshua Axelrod – Post-Gazette