In 1979 , newsman Fred Honsberger began working at KDKA , and went on to host a successful evening talk show plus a top-rated afternoon drive program . Also in 1979 , KDKA covered the Three Mile Island nuclear accident , first reported by Harrisburg newsman Mike Pintek . By 1982 , Pintek joined the KDKA News staff and later became one of the station 's most popular talk hosts , although he was let go at the end of 2005 as part of a programming overhaul . In 2007 , he became the host of Night Talk on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel . As of January 2009 , Pintek was rehired at KDKA to host a talk show in the 6 pm to 10 pm timeslot , and , following the death of Fred Honsberger , took over the 12 PM-3 PM timeslot in January , 2010 . In July , 2017 , Pintek took a leave of absence to receive treatment for pancreatic cancer . Pintek passed away on September 12 , 2018
Three Mile Island nuclear accident
Three Mile Island accident
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