Paul Steigerwald
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Paul Steigerwald (born August 6, 1954) is an American
Minor leagues
Steigerwald became a hockey fan growing up in Pittsburgh's South Hills. One of his neighbors was
Steigerwald was later the radio play-by-play announcer for the Altoona Curve, the AA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 2005 to 2007.[citation needed]
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins hired Steigerwald as their marketing director at age 25, and he became their radio color analyst in 1985.
On 16 May 2017, Root Sports and the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that, starting in the 2017-18 hockey season, Steigerwald would transition to the Penguins' front office in a new role with the communications and marketing department.[4] Steve Mears replaced Steigerwald as the network's TV play-by-play broadcaster for Penguins games.[citation needed]
Cameo
Steigerwald appeared in the Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie Sudden Death. Playing himself alongside Mike Lange, he provided commentary for a hockey game during which Van Damme's character fought off terrorists.[citation needed]
Personal life
He is the brother of fellow Pittsburgh sports media member, John Steigerwald, former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review libertarian columnist Bill Steigerwald, and blues rock guitarist Danny Stag.
He was raised, and continues to live, in the Pittsburgh suburb Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.[5]
References
- ^ "TV voice started in area » Pro » the Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Steigerwald and Errey to return as Penguins' TV broadcasters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Paul Steigerwald out as Penguins broadcaster; Root Sports hires Steve Mears". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ Lois Thomson (January–February 2011). "The Voice of the Penguins". Mt. Lebanon Magazine. pp. 44–46.