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07/01/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/tidbits-21/

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…

06/28/2025

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…

06/25/2025

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…

06/18/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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…

06/07/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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…

06/06/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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 …

05/29/2025

Alan Boal has died at age 95.

https://www.pbrtv.com/in-memoriam-alan-boal/

05/25/2025

The PBRTV Podcast has returned! Today we talk to Ken Hawk who recently announced his retirement from radio as he donates his SSaxonburg Radioto Knoch School District.

https://www.pbrtv.com/pbrtv-podcast-ken-hawk/

05/25/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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…

05/22/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/mark-roberts-raymond-peckich-has-died/

PBRTV understands long time SAG-AFTRA member and WTAE Radio exec Mark Roberts (Raymond Peckich) has died seemingly unexpectedly. We will have more as we hear it.

05/18/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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…

05/16/2025

https://www.pbrtv.com/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…