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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. >> >> Thank you JM for clearing up my confusion. I >remember talking to him at the floor of the arena >while he was the AD at Robert Morris, but I thought I >was at a Condor game. I must be mixed up again. Thanks >again. >> >> >>>> >>>>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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