tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482376402724312298.post5529726946569944375..comments2023-05-16T07:41:13.659-04:00Comments on Tying My Shoes: Pretty WomanTying My Shoes...http://www.blogger.com/profile/08012190505384041568noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482376402724312298.post-8962457054890298542008-03-24T09:36:00.000-04:002008-03-24T09:36:00.000-04:00I left Pittsburgh long before Patti Burns, but I w...I left Pittsburgh long before Patti Burns, but I well remember Bill.<BR/><BR/>He was the original TV newscaster in Pittsburgh and did the noon and 11 p.m. shows. He ruled the Steel CIty.<BR/><BR/>By today's standards, he would have made it. He pronounced Mayor Pete Flaherty's name with an Irish brogue, his arched eyebrows gave his opinions on a story. Yet WTAE and WIIC (later WPXI) tossed Paul Long, Wes Sargensen, Alan Boal, Al McDowell and more at him to no avail.<BR/><BR/>He was unique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com