PITTSBURGH - Despite an intimate knowledge of the construction schedule and exclusive access to the facility, WPXI was still beaten to the punch by the other local new stations in reporting the opening of its new headquarters. Both KDKA and WTAE reported the opening of the North Hills location and congratulated their rival.
WPXI news director Corrie Harding was clearly disappointed that his journalists were not able to break the story.
“Perhaps we were just a little too close to the story,” Harding offered. “We’re constantly on the look out for stories to fill our 11 minutes of uninterrupted news. But this one just slipped through the cracks.”
WPXI plans to make up for the gaffe by referring to the studios as “new” on-air for the next five years, as opposed to the one year they had originally planned.
WPXI news director Corrie Harding was clearly disappointed that his journalists were not able to break the story.
“Perhaps we were just a little too close to the story,” Harding offered. “We’re constantly on the look out for stories to fill our 11 minutes of uninterrupted news. But this one just slipped through the cracks.”
WPXI plans to make up for the gaffe by referring to the studios as “new” on-air for the next five years, as opposed to the one year they had originally planned.
