KDKA Sports Showdown is a weekly
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-based sports talk show airing at 11:35 Sunday nights on
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Pittsburgh.
The show is hosted by Bob Pompeani or Jory Rand, both from KDKA-TV. Frequent guests include
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Columnist Ron Cook,
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web blogger Bob Smizik, Sports Radio 970AM talk show host Joe Bendel,
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reporter Paul Alexander ESPN Radio 1250 Steelers Beat Reporter Ken Laird,
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Penguins Beat Writer Rob Rossi and
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College sports reporter Paul Zeise and Cody "Coby" Kolaja.
Former Panelists include former KDKA-TV sports anchor John Steigerwald,
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personality Tim Benz, and
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sports host
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Since its debut in 1998,
Showdown has held a significant lead over the competition, including
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Action Sports Sunday, by several ratings points. Initially, the show was supposed to last only through the
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, but because of its great success, it was expanded to air each week year-round.