On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that Rob King will be the team’s new play-by-play voice for radio broadcasts, replacing Bill Hillgrove, who had called games for the past 30 years and retired this offseason.
King has been with the Steelers broadcast team since 2014. Here’s what team president Art Rooney II said about King:
“We are very excited to announce Rob King will be the new play-by-play broadcaster for the Steelers beginning this season after the retirement of long-time broadcaster, Bill Hillgrove, earlier this year. Rob has done a great job in his 25-year career in the Pittsburgh market and is very respected among his peers in the business. We are excited for Steelers Nation to hear his unique perspective and excitement of making our fans feel they are in the stadium witnessing the action on the field. He has big shoes to fill with the legendary broadcasters that have come before him, but we are thrilled to have Rob step into his new role to bring Steelers football to our fans across the world.”
Rob King has been named the Play-By-Play Voice of the #Steelers game audio broadcasts.
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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 18, 2024
Hillgrove will join color analyst Craig Wofley in the booth for the local broadcast of every Steelers game.
