Steelers Tap Rob King as the New Play-by-Play Voice on the Radio
The broadcast veteran replaces Bill Hillgrove, who called the games for 30 years before retiring in February.
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Rob King, a member of the Steelers game day broadcast team for more than a decade, will be the Steelers new play-by-play voice on the radio.
He replaces the legendary Bill Hillgrove, 83, who retired from that role last February after calling the plays from the radio booth since 1994. Hillgrove will continue to call Pitt games.
Rob King has been named the Play-By-Play Voice of the #Steelers game audio broadcasts.
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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 18, 2024
King made the announcement Thursday morning on the Steelers flagship station, WDVE-FM, a media partner of IHeartMedia Pittsburgh.
“Rob has done a great job in his 25-year career in the Pittsburgh market and is very respected among his peers in the business,” said Steelers Team President Art Rooney II in an announcement. “We are excited for Steelers Nation to hear his unique perspective and excitement of making our fans feel they are in the stadium witnessing the action on the field.”
King will join color analyst Craig Wolfley in the broadcast booth.
“The Steelers hold a special place in this community and across the country,” King said in a WDVE release. “I am thankful to Art Rooney II, the Steelers and iHeartMedia for giving me this incredible opportunity to be a meaningful part of one of the greatest organizations in professional sports.”
