Pittsburgh’s AM News Battle Heats Up

• Entercom’s venerable KDKA (News Radio 1020)/Pittsburgh welcomes veteran broadcaster Kevin Battle to The KDKA Radio Morning News with Larry Richert, weekdays from 5-9am ET, effective March 9.

In making the announcement, Michael Spacciapolli, SVP/Market Manager, Entercom Pittsburgh, said, “As we celebrate the centennial of KDKA Radio, the world’s first radio station, we were focused on adding a host that can reflect the energy and pulse of where Pittsburgh is in 2020 and beyond. Kevin Battle is the perfect person to join Larry Richert on the KDKA morning show and tell the story of our great city.”

Battle, a Pittsburgh area native, is a news anchor, journalist and a member of the inaugural staff of Fox News Headlines 24/7. Battle previously programmed Sports-Talk sister WJZ (105.7 The Fan)/Baltimore and served as Director of Marketing & Promotions and on-air personality for WDVE and WRRK/Pittsburgh and news anchor for WNEW-FM (now WDCH-FM)/Washington.

Battle commented, “There have been three morning hosts at KDKA Radio in my lifetime — Jack Bogut, John Cigna and Larry Richert, and I’m thrilled I get to work with one of them. Larry is part of the fabric of Pittsburgh. I have been a fan of KDKA for a long time and fondly remember listening with my family each morning. I cannot wait to help our listeners start their day off well-informed.”