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>Ken Mease was the No. 2 sports guy (to Dick Stockton) >at KDKA in the late '60s and early '70s. He moved to a >TV job in Rhode Island, then came back to Pittsburgh >around 1974. He did that stretch at WPXI filling in >between Hutchins' departure and Thompson's hiring. He >was also working at WEDO radio at the same time. Then >he became the first AD at Robert Morris when they went >Division I (around 1976). He wound up back at Channel >2 at some point, then moved to a TV job in Washington >DC. Spent many years there, then became a PR guy for a >government agency. Left that, and has been working on >a number of projects since then. Ken is in his early >60s now. > >I worked with him, which is the only reason I know >this. > > > > >>> >>>Both. Hutchins left for California in 1974 and Ken >>>Mease filled the chair while Channel 11 looked for a >>>full-time replacement. He was there for several >months >>>before they made the decision to hire Dee Thompson >>>away from Channel 4. >>> Ken Mease was the weekend man on channel 2 when >>Currie was here (???) wasn't he, then went to >>Baltimore and didn't he come back as the A.D. for >>Robert Morris first? If I am correct did he then go >>to channel 11, then go to Baltimore? >>> >>> >>>>Was Jan Hutchins eventually replaced by either Ken >>>>Mease or Dee Thompson?? >>>> >>>>>>Paul Moyer was at KDKA-TV for a while. I had >>>>>>completely forgotten about him. Then, a few years >>>>ago, >>>>>>I was in LA for a few days and saw him anchoring >>the >>>>>>news on a TV station there. >>>>>Jan Hutchins was the weekend sports anchor at WIIC >>>for >>>>>a few years in the early 1970's(1970 or 71 until >>>maybe >>>>>1972 or 73).

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