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10/29/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/three-kdka-on-air-staffers-included-in-paramount-layoffs/

More layoffs have been commanded from Paramount’s new parent company. As many as 1000 employees company wide were to be released starting today. Locally Paramount owns KDKA-TV (2) and WPKD (1…

10/27/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/wqed-tv-takes-over-wbpa-ld/

Alert reader Scott checked in Saturday morning with a question to the whereabouts of WBPA-LD (digital channel 12). WBPA started out as W29AH in 1989 and has been owned by Venture Technologies ever …

10/20/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/is-forever-coasting-into-oblivion/

Alert reader Sam emailed the mailbag the other day alerting me of some changes at Forever Media’s Froggy and Pickle stations. Both sets of stations (there are more than one of each) are live …

10/16/2025

CTE, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a brain disease believed to be caused by repeated head injuries.

10/15/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/penn-state-radio-and-tv-to-remain-operating/

Don’t touch that dial…it’s still Virtual Channel 3 in Clearfield and 91.5 FM in State College. And for the foreseeable future, it will remain that way.Penn State’s Board of …

10/14/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/kdka-welcomes-new-meteorologist/

KDKA-TV recently announced the arrival of Rob Wilson as weekend morning meteorologist while filling the void left by Kristin Emery’s retirement in August. This will be a reunion of sorts as W…

10/04/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/noschese-named-kdka-tv-news-director/

After two months without a news director, KDKA-TV has announced the promotion of assistant news director, Cathy Noschese to the top spot. She has the support of her colleagues for Noschese is no st…

09/26/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/notable-departure-and-update/

We note the departure later today of Nicole Ford from WPXI-TV. Ford, who was recently married, has spent ten years in the reporting field. The Pittsburgh area native started out at a couple of regi…

09/16/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/mark-barash-former-wpxi-program-manager/

Mark Barash, 70, passed away last week surrounded by his family. Described as “an extremely creative and innovative individual who never lacked for ideas,” Barash had his own sports new…

09/13/2025

Penn State does not agree to sell WPSU to WHYY and will shut the station down at the end of June 2026 unless other arrangements can be made.

The Pennsylvania State University will close down its campus-based television station next year.After Penn State trustees rejected a plan to sell WPSU to WHYY, that station’s leader called th…

09/04/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/wdve-signage-removed/

File under the category of “It’s about time…” The internet is going wild over the removal of the “102.5 WDVE” sign from the “flashcube” building (the…