New News Director Named in the Burgh

While the KDKA General Manager is still busy trying to find who is leaking stories to FTVLive. The Pittsburgh CBS O&O finally got around to naming a new News Director.

Shawn Hoder has been working as the Deuce at Tegna’s WTSP in Tampa since 2019. Now, he comes to KDKA has the new news boss.

Hoder is no stranger to Pittsburgh, he and I worked at WPXI at the same time, where he got his start as a Photographer.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Shawn back to Pittsburgh,” KDKA GM Chris Cotugno said. “Shawn possesses nearly three decades of tremendous experience in local news, beginning with being a photojournalist and producer here in Pittsburgh, then working on camera as an investigative and consumer reporter and, most recently, serving as a producer and manager. As is the case with Kathy, Shawn is first and foremost a compassionate and caring leader who also loves the news business and being of service to the community. We look forward to having this be a very smooth transition for both Shawn and everyone in our news department.”

“I am humbled and honored to receive this opportunity to work with all of the great people who make KDKA one of the finest stations in the country. I look forward to working alongside talented storytellers and other team members who do so much on a daily basis to make KD part of the fabric of the community. While I left Pittsburgh years ago to work in newsrooms across the country, my heart has always stayed with the Steel City. I am eager to come home and support my new colleagues as they continue to do an outstanding job of producing relevant and impactful content for our audiences across all of our platforms.

He starts the new gig in July.