Author Archives: Tim Benz

23 Oct

Pittsburgh Pop (10/23)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, October 23rd, 2023 – 11:18 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/pop1023.mp3 In this week’s Pittsburgh Pop, Tim Benz and Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh’s declining market size, Killers of the Flower Moon, Only Murders in the Building, and Yellowstone on CBS.

 

16 Oct

Pittsburgh Pop (10/16)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, October 16th, 2023 – 11:03 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/pop1016.mp3 This week’s “Pittsburgh Pop” looks at the regional Emmy winners, “Handy Man from Hell,” NFL numbers on Youtube, and the impact on TV of the prospect of a London Super Bowl.  

 

09 Oct

Pittsburgh Pop (10/9)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, October 9th, 2023 – 11:44 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/popoct9.mp3 This week’s “Pittsburgh Pop” discusses the actors’ strike, the Pirates TV ratings and their broadcast future, and the Pittsburgh tie to “The Bachelor.”

 

02 Oct

Pittsburgh Pop (10/2)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, October 2nd, 2023 – 11:13 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/POPoct02.mp3 In this week’s Pittsburgh Pop, Rob Owen and Tim Benz discuss the end of the writer’s strike. They also get into “Gen V,” the Taylor Swift-ing of the NFL, ‘Messi Meets America,’ and the newest project (?and romance?) for Joe Joe Manganiello

 

23 Sep

Pittsburgh Pop (9/25)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 – 10:58 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/RobOwenPopSat.mp3 This week’s “Pittsburgh Pop” looks at the network TV fall lineup, a special on Willie O’Ree, and how the writer’s strike may even be impacting a non-scripted show.

 

18 Sep

Pittsburgh Pop (9/18)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, September 18th, 2023 – 11:52 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/popMNF.mp3 This week’s Pittsburgh Pop looks at the new season of “The Morning Show,” the end of “Winning Time” on Max, a change at KDKA, and the NFL on Disney.

 

11 Sep

Pittsburgh Pop (9/11)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, September 11th, 2023 – 11:04 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/popsept11.mp3 In this week’s “Pittsburgh Pop,” Tim Benz and Rob Owen talk about the “return” of “Chiller Theatre,” The Walking Dead (in France), Sports on MAX, and an update on the Pirate TV situation.

 

04 Sep

Pittsburgh Pop (9/4)–Tim Benz and Rob Owen

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, September 4th, 2023 – 11:16 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Poplaborday.mp3 Our Labor Day edition of Pittsburgh Pop investigates the purchase of At&t SportsNet by FSG, and what that means for the Penguins and Pirates. We also talk about a new media job for a former Steeler, Tim’s review of Ahsoka, and an update on the morning anchor chair at KDKA.