Health & Fitness
Pittsburgh TV Broadcaster Undergoes Heart Surgery
A veteran Pittsburgh TV broadcaster is recovering from open heart surgery.
PITTSBURGH, PA — WPXI-TV sportscaster Alby Oxenreiter is off the air while recovering from open heart surgery, the station announced.
Oxenreiter "developed a major blood infection that traveled to his heart," a post on the station's website stated. The surgeon replaced two heart valves, but other complications from the surgery have delayed his recovery."
WPXI said a full recover "will be a long road ahead."
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Oxenreiter has been with the station since 2006.
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