Episode 6: The Media

Episode 6: The Media Matthew Dowling 45:27

Join Commonalities host Matt Dowling with Pittsburgh Media Figure John Steigerwald for a discussion on the importance of media in politics on Thursday, December 15th following the local, district, and statewide news on WMBS Radio 590AM / 101.1FM or on Facebook LIVE (https://www.facebook.com/MatthewDowlingPublic) at 11:15AM or download at: www.Commonalities.online.

Steigerwald is a Pittsburgh-based sports reporter, commentator, and former sports anchor and second oldest member of the Steigerwald media family that includes his older brother Bill and younger brothers Paul Steigerwald and rock guitarist Dan Steigerwald. John worked on the sports anchor team at WTAE-TV (ABC), along with other Pittsburgh notables such as Myron Cope and Bill Hillgrove. He later moved to KDKA-TV (CBS) in 1985 and was an anchor and primary Pittsburgh Steelers reporter for 30 years. KDKA chose not to renew his contract in 2007. Until 2015 he was a “Sports Talk” host on the radio website of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He writes a weekly column for The Daily Caller and his web site is JustWatchtheGame.com. John’s brother Bill Steigerwald is an ex-newspaperman and book author (“30 Days a Black Man” and “Dogging Steinbeck”) who worked at the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in the 1990s and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in the 2000s. Paul Steigerwald, also a former KDKA-TV sports reporter, held the position of Pittsburgh Penguins’ television play-by-play announcer from 2006 until 2017.

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Matthew Dowling Author, Host, Speaker, Personality

Matthew Dowling was born and raised in these Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. He calls our hills and mountains “home” – this region is where he’s chosen to build a business and a family. A husband, father, and former non-profit executive, Matt loves his community and has spent years fighting for the growth and betterment of Fayette County and Southwestern Pennsylvania. His show Commonalities focuses on finding common ground in all things including politics through uncommon conversations.