Biography

Rich Walsh is the weekend sports anchor for KDKA-TV (CBS) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Walsh also makes appearances on KDKA-FM, 93.7 "The Fan." Before accepting the job at KDKA-TV, Rich was the primary studio and game day intermission host for the Pittsburgh Penguins and also a sideline reporter/host for ROOT Sports Pittsburgh. Walsh has spent the last 12 years working in Pittsburgh as a Sports Anchor/Host/Reporter. Rich has 13 years of sports anchoring and reporting experience. Rich also worked at Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh and worked as an anchor at WTRF-TV in Wheeling, West Virginia.

During his career, Rich has had the opportunity to cover four Super Bowls, two Stanley Cup Championships, two Winter Classics, two U.S. Opens, The Final Four, an MLB All-Star game and countless other memorable events, including Sidney Crosby's first game in the NHL. Rich is in the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates locker rooms on a daily basis and has developed many contacts throughout the years.

Rich is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a former captain of Pitt's track and cross country teams. Rich still enjoys running, but most of his free time now is spent on the golf course. He is highly involved in the Pittsburgh community. Rich serves on several boards, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and University of Pittsburgh Varsity Athletics. Rich has won awards for broadcasting and his charity work. He was just recently recognized as Pittsburgh's 40 under 40 for raising more than $200,000 in memory of his father, Tom, who passed away from Leukemia in 2009.
- IMDb mini biography by: KDKA