Who are the nightly newscasters for the KDKA local news in Pennsylvania?
Anchors Patrice King Brown Patrice King Brown co-anchors KDKA-TV News at Four and Six with Stacy Smith and KDKA-TV News at Eleven with Ken Rice. Patrice joined KDKA-TV in October 1978 as co-host of the award winning Talk and variety show “Pittsburgh 2 Day.” For 12 years Patrice interviewed national superstars and local celebrities, delivering their stories into the home of television viewers. Ten of the 12 years Patrice served as co-host, “Pittsburgh 2 Day” was the highest rated local program broadcast in the Pittsburgh market. Patrice entered the broadcast industry as an account executive with a local FM radio station. Since joining KDKA-TV, Patrice has earned many awards for her work as a reporter, talk show host and as an news anchor woman. Patrice was named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in PA” for the years 2007 and 2004. Patrice along with Stacy Smith received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for their dedicated coverage of the “Crash of Flight 427” in Beaver County. Born and raised in
Anchors * Sonni Abatta – KDKA from 5-7 A.M. & noon; WPCW from 7-8 A.M. * Patrice King Brown- 4, 6 & 11 P.M. * Keith Jones – KDKA from 5-7 A.M.; WPCW from 7-8 A.M. * Ken Rice – KDKA @ 5 & 11 P.M.; WPCW @ 10 P.M.; host, Hometown High-Q & KD/PG Sunday Edition * Stacy Smith – Noon, 4 & 6 P.M.; host, KD/PG Sunday Edition * Kristine Sorensen – 5 P.M.; host, Pittsburgh Today Live [edit] Anchor/Reporters * Brenda Waters – anchor, Saturday mornings from 6-8 A.M.; also every :25 & :55 of the hour during the CBS Early Show * Stephanie Watson – anchor, KDKA weekend evenings; 6, 7, 11 & WPCW @ 10 P.M. [edit] Weather * Dennis Bowman – AMS NWA meteorologist: KDKA from 5-7 A.M., noon, & Pittsburgh Today Live; WPCW from 7-8 A.M. * Jon Burnett – weathercaster: weekends; also, host, Pittsburgh Today Live * Dave Trygar – AMS freelance meteorologist: weekend, weekday morning fill-in * Jeff Verszyla – chief meteorologist: weekdays @ 4, 5, 6, & 11 P.M. on KDKA; 10 P.M. on WPCW [edit] Sports * Bob Pompeani –
Ken Rice is the 5 and 11 P.M. weekday news anchor at CBS owned and operated KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, and anchors KDKA on WPCW at 10 P.M. In addition, Rice hosts Hometown High-Q, KDKA-TV’s Saturday morning quiz show for local high school students and shares hosting duties on the public affairs program KD/PG Sunday Edition. Patrice King Brown was hired at KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh in 1978 as a host for Pittsburgh 2Day (1978-1990), a popular talk/variety show, which was also the highest rated local program broadcast in the Pittsburgh market for ten of the twelve years Patrice was co-host. With the job, she had the privilege of interviewing local and national superstars of that time. After hosting Pittsburgh 2Day Patrice began anchoring at KDKA. She currently anchors top-rated newscasts alongside Stacy Smith at 4 and 6 P.M. and with Ken Rice at 11 P.M. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
