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Steelers Name Rob King New Play-By-Play Announcer
The Steelers have named a replacement for recently retired play-by-play announcer Bill Hillgrove. Get the details here.
PITTSBURGH, PA — The Steelers have a new radio play-by-play announcer. iHeartMedia, which owns team flagship station WDVE-FM, announced Thursday that Rob King will be join color analyst Craig Wolfley in the broadcast booth.
King has been a member of the Steelers Audio Network's pregame and postgame broadcast team since 2014. , He replaces Bill Hillgrove, who retired from Steelers broadcasts earlier this year after 30 years, but remains the play-by-play voice on Pitt Panthers football and basketball games.
"Rob has done a great job in his 25-year career in the Pittsburgh market and is very respected among his peers in the business," Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a release. "We are excited for Steelers Nation to hear his unique perspective and excitement of making our fans
feel they are in the stadium witnessing the action on the field."
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Said King: "The Steelers hold a special place in this community and across the country. I
look forward to getting started, doing the job well and bringing the enthusiasm of the games to people around the world. I could not be more excited."
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