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KDKA Sports Showdown
The #1 Cochran Sports Showdown is a weekly Pittsburgh-based sports talk show airing at 11:35 Sunday nights on KDKA-TV Pittsburgh.
The show is hosted by Bob Pompeani, Josh Taylor or Rich Walsh, all from KDKA-TV. Frequent guests include Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Columnist Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette web blogger Bob Smizik, Sports Radio 970AM talk show host Joe Bendel, Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh reporter Paul Alexander ESPN Radio 1250 Steelers Beat Reporter Ken Laird, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
4 p.m. slot has been considered a graveyard slot by the networks since the 1980s, and by stations itself since the 1990s.) Today, the only talk show on KDKA-TV is "Dr. Phil", serving as a lead-in to its evening newscast.
Programming Local shows.
- "Hometown High-Q" (2000–present) - "quiz bowl" format show with three teams composed of local high school students
- "#1 Cochran Sports Showdown" (1998–present): – sports talk show