Paulsen Leaves Town, McDowell Retires: Pittsburgh Media Roundup

PITTSBURGH, PA - Former WDVE-FM morning show host Scott Paulsen hasn't been on a local radio station regularly for years. But the outpouring of sentiments after word broke that he had departed Pittsburgh for a job at a Virginia station is a testament to his enduring popularity here.

"I left Pittsburgh 26 years ago, but always made it a point to listen to Scott whenever I returned
home. I woke up to him every morning as a teen and young adult," Caitlyn Rooney commented on a Facebook post on Paulsen's new gig. "Best of luck to you, sir."

Wrote Michael Kobierecki: "Scott, you are a Pittsburgh legend. You will be missed!"

"I recall first hearing Scott when he did afternoons at 96.1 WHTX (or whatever WTAE's FM was called back in '86)," wrote Dan Simon. "So entertaining!"

For details on Paulsen's new job, click on the link.

Other recent Pittsburgh TV and radio developments:

(Photo via WDVE.)

Chad Tyson is WDVE's new afternoon drive DJ. He replaces the legendary Sean McDowell, who retired.

(Photo via YouTube.)

After nearly four decades at the station, veteran KDKA-TV reporter Ralph Iannotti retired.

KDKA-TV reporter Dave Crawley has filed a lawsuit against the Three Rivers Regatta and others over injuries he contends he suffered in a regatta river stunt gone awry in 2017.