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Retired Pittsburgh News Anchor Returns To TV
One of the city's longest tenured anchors prior to retirement is making a temporary comeback for a special occasion.
PITTSBURGH, PA — It's a happy homecoming for Peggy Finnegan. The longtime WPXI-TV co-anchor, who retired from the station last year, is making a temporary return to the station to provide coverage of the Toyko Olympics.
Finnegan, who joined WPXI in 1990, co-anchored station newscasts with David Johnson for three decades.
In 2015, the Western Pennsylvania Press Club recognized Finnegan and Johnson with the President's Award, for their lifetime achievements in journalism. The pair also were honored by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters as the 2016 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Broadcasters of the Year, the first time two people were honored together for the award.
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Finnegan also has received the Carlow College Women of Spirit Award, the Leadership Award in Communications from the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh, the Courageous Woman Award from
Mom's House, and the Source of Life Award from Magee Women's Hospital.
She has been involved with several charities, including Mother's Hope, Angel's Place, Family Resources and Presents for Patients.
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