Following the retirement of Bill Hillgrove, the Pittsburgh Steelers took their time to name his replacement, but it was announced on WDVE this morning that Rob King will take over and work alongside Craig Wolfley. Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reported that King was announced as the choice on WDVE.
King has done Steelers and Pirates games in the past, and also has worked pre and post-game shows for the Pirates. This offseason, he’s been involved with one-on-one interviews for the Steelers team site and also interviewed former players for their Time Machine series.
He’s a natural choice to replace Hillgrove as a local name who’s seemingly liked and respected among the fanbase and in media circles.