Getting To Know New Morning Show Co-Host Kevin Battle

PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Pittsburgh native Kevin Battle has joined Larry Richert as the new co-host of the KDKA Radio Morning Show. He was previously a news anchor and journalist at "Fox News Headlines 24/7."
Before Fox, Battle served as Program Director and on-air personality for sister station 105.7 The Fan (WJZ-FM) in Baltimore. He has also held the roles of Director of Marketing and Promotions and on-air personality for two radio stations in Pittsburgh and news anchor for WNEW-FM (now WDCH-FM) in Washington D.C.
Here is a little bit more information on Kevin:
Where were you born?
St. Clair Hospital.
Where did you go to high school?
Thomas Jefferson.
What was your first job?
Paperboy at The Pittsburgh Press.
Do you have any pets?
Betta Fish named Randy.
What's your favorite food?
Pizza.
What's your favorite movie?
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
What's your favorite band?
Ozzy Osbourne.
Do you have a hero?
Jesus Christ.
What sports did you play growing up?
Baseball, ran track, and a little bit of football (essentially I was benched most of the time).
When your not working, how do you like to spend your time?
Cooking.
What is your favorite part about working in radio?
Conveying information and meeting listeners.
What is your first KDKA Radio memory?
School closings and 90-to-6.
You can listen to Kevin weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. by streaming the station on the website or by downloading the RADIO.COM app and favoriting KDKA Radio. You can also tell your smart speaker to "play KDKA Radio."
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