- Paul Steigerwald
Paul Steigerwald (b.
6 August 1954 inScott Township ,Pennsylvania ) is an American sports announcer.The radio color analyst for the
Pittsburgh Penguins since 1985,FSN Pittsburgh hired him on29 June 2006 as its TV play-by-play announcer after it declined to renew the contract of fellow Penguins broadcasterMike Lange , who was later hired by the team exclusively as its radio play-by-play announcer. Steigerwald has also been the radio play-by-play announcer for theAltoona Curve - the AA affiliate of thePittsburgh Pirates - since 2005.Steigerwald became a hockey fan growing up in Pittsburgh's South Hills. One of his neighbors was Penguins general manager Jack Riley, who would provide tickets for the poorly-attended games. Steigerwald developed an interest in hockey and even played at the club level while attending
Kent State University . Before he became part of the broadcast team, Steigerwald held a variety of front office positions with the Penguins.He appeared in "Sudden Death". His brother, John, has an evening talk show on KDKA radio.
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0825338/ Paul Steigerwald on imdb.com]
* [http://www.altoonacurve.com/contactus/staff/index.html?staff_id=22 Altoona Curve Paul Steigerwald page]
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