Pittsburgh Steelers Radio and TV Announcers

Pittsburgh Steelers Radio announcers tonight are former offensive lineman Craig Wolfey and play by play caller Bill Hillgrove.

The Steelers have a roster of notable radio and TV broadcasters who have covered their games over the years.

In the early years, Steeler’s games were broadcast on various radio stations with different announcers providing coverage.

The Iconic Myron Cope joined the Steelers radio team in 1970 and became a beloved color commentator known for his passionate and distinctive style.

Similarly, Jack Fleming was also part of the Steeler’s radio broadcast as a play-by-play from 1970 to 1997.

Bill Hillgrove joined the Steelers radio team in 1994 and has been there since. He is known for his detailed and enthusiastic coverage of the games.

Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Broadcast

Pittsburgh Steelers team consists of Bill Hillgrove and Craig Wolfley for the radio broadcast.

They are typically available on both Radio and TV. Steelers have a flagship station WDVE 102.5 FM for radio and CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN for TV.

Bill Hillgrove

Steelers radio broadcast member Bill Hillgrove was known as a sports broadcaster, radio personality, and sports journalist. Hillgrove’s voice has become synonymous with University of Pittsburgh football over the last 3 decades.

He is the main play-by-play broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers football network 102.5 WDVE and the University of Pittsburgh sports network 93.7 “The Fan”.

Hillgrove complete his high school education at Central Catholic High School and obtained a journalism degree from Duquesne University in 1962.

While in college, he worked as a student sports broadcaster for Duquesne Basketball games, and Bill’s first job was as a disk jockey with WKJF and then joined WTAE-TV as the station’s booth announcer in 1968.

In 1994, Hillgrove was personally selected by Steelers owner Dan Rooney to take over as the Play-by-play broadcaster, succeeding the retiring Jack Fleming.

He was granted the Chris Schenkel Award, presented by the National Football Foundation, for his contribution as a Pittsburgh football broadcaster.

Craig Wolfley

Former American Football player and current color analyst Craig Wolfley played ten seasons with the Pittsburgh and two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.

Wholfey played as an offensive lineman from 1976 to 1979 at Syracuse University, where he won numerous honors in football.

Besides Football, Wolfley competed in professional boxing, sumo wrestling, weightlifting, and martial arts. In 1981, he held fifth place in the World’s Strongest Man Competition.

Wholfey began his broadcasting career in 2002 as a sideline reporter for the Steelers Radio network and co-hosted the In The Locker Room Show with his friend Tunch Ilkin.

Moreover, in 2021, he moved into the radio booth as a color analyst for Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh Steelers Commentators List

Pittsburgh Steelers commentators are listed below:

  • Charlie Batch
  • Edmund Nelson
  • Terry Bradshaw
  • Bill Cowher
  • Jerome Bettis

Charlie Batch former American Football player, currently serves as a pre-game analyst for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh as well as an analyst for their preseason games.

Similarly, Batch also served as a color analyst for Champs Sports Network for WPIAL high school football and basketball broadcast and co-hosted the Steeler Post-Game Show with Savran on WDVE Radio.

Charlie was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft and spent 15 seasons in the NFL, primarily serving as a backup for Pittsburgh Steelers.

In Addition, he was granted two Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII with Pittsburgh Steelers.

Edmund Nelson, a former American Football defensive lineman, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots for seven seasons.

Edmund worked as the color analyst for Steelers’ pre-season games. He participated as a co-host to Bob Pompeani in KDKA-TV’s regular season pre-game program Steelers Kickoff until retiring in 2015.

Former American quarterback Terry Bradshaw has been a television sports analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday since 1994.

In 1984, Bradshaw started his broadcasting career by signing a television agreement with CBS, where he became an NFL game analyst.

Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and has won three Sports Emmy Awards as a studio analyst for his work in broadcasting.

Throughout his professional football tenure, Bradshaw earned a reputation as a tough competitor and possessed one of strongest throwing arms in the history of the NFL.

American former football player and head coach of the Steelers Bill Cowher began his broadcasting career in 2007 with The NFL Today on CBS as a studio analyst.

Cowher served as a head coach in the NFL for 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1992 to 2006. Bill succeeded legendary Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Noll very early.

Jerome Bettis also called “The Bus” played 13 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played 192 regular season games in his 13-year career and holds the record for sixth-most rushing yards in NFL history.

In 2006, Bettis had been signed as a studio commentator for NBC’s new Football Night in America Sunday night pregame show and since 2007, he was on WPXI-TV.

Steelers Sideline Reporters For 2023 Season

Steelers sideline reporters are Missi Matthews and Max Starks. They both provide updates, insights, and interviews from the field during the game.

Missi and Max have working experience with Bill Hillgrove and color analyst Craig Wolfey on the Steelers Radio Network.

Missi Matthews

Missi Matthews is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and on-air personality known for her work in sports media. She has covered various sports, including football, and has contributed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ media coverage.

Matthews began her professional journey as an Associated Producer for WTAE-TV in 2006 and she has covered the Steelers Network as a reporter, host, and producer since 2012.

She was born in the 1990s, grew up in a family of athletes, and obtained a media and professional communication degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Matthews works for Pittsburgh Steelers Network as a radio sideline reporter on WDVE 102.5 FM.

Max Starks 

Max Starks joined the Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network as the sideline reporter in 2021, replacing the former Steelers lineman Tunch Ilkin.

During games, Starks collaborates with Missi Matthews. Additionally, Starks co-hosts the Steelers National Radio weekly show with Wolfley during the season on WBGG.

Former American professional player Starks played as an offensive tackle in the NFL for ten seasons. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft and won two Super Bowl Championship with Steelers.

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