Arts & Entertainment
WTAE-TV Adds New 4 P.M. Newscast
The station is adding an afternoon newscast and shifting the time slots of several syndicated programs.
PITTSBURGH, PA — WTAE-TV debuts a new hour-long 4 p.m. afternoon newscast Tuesday, with Andrew Stockey, Kelly Sasso and meteorologist Jeff Verszyla anchoring the program.
The coronavirus outbreak is largely responsible for the new programming, according to WTAE-TV president and general manager Charles Wolfertz III.
“Viewers schedules have changed since the pandemic, we determined now is a perfect opportunity to provide those viewers with additional time options to watch Pittsburgh’s Action News 4,” he said in a post on the station's website.
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The news expansion will change WTAE's current program schedule as follows; Tamron Hall moves to 10 a.m. from 3 p.m.; Ellen moves to 3 p.m. from 4 p.m.; and Dr. Oz moves to 1:05 a.m. from 10 a.m.
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