Retired Pittsburgh News Anchor Temporarily Returns To TV

PITTSBURGH, PA — Reitred WPXI-TV anchor Peggy Finnegan, who returned to the station briefly last year to assist with the Tokyo Summer Olympics coverage, is back again to help cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

Finnegan will be on the air between now and Feb. 18, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

Finnegan, who joined WPXI in 1990, co-anchored station newscasts with David Johnson for three decades. She retired in November 2020.

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.

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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