Veteran Pittsburgh Sportscaster To Retire

Pittsburgh PA

14 March, 2022

8:16 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA — Guy Junker, WTAE-TV's longtime weekend sports anchor, will retire at the end of April. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported the news. According to his page on the WTAE website, Junker has been with the station since 1984 and has served as a sports producer and sports director. He also was on the Steelers radio network for a decade as pregame, post-game and halftime show host. He delivered Penguins and Pirates post-game shows and is the longtime host of "The Penn State Football Story." For his work on that show, he won eight regional Emmy awards for Best Sports Series. He was also named the Chris Schenkel Award winner by the NFL in 2001. He attended Penn State University and the University of Manchester in England, where he interned at the BBC. Be the first to know what's happening in your community and region. With a free Patch subscription, you'll always be up to date on local and state news: https://patch.com/subscribe.