DAYS. NOW CELEBRATING THE LIFE, CAREER AND LEGACY OF MYRON COPE. TODAY, THE SECOND ANNUAL MYRON COPE DAY AT POINT PARK UNIVERSITY, I JOIN RETIRED BEAUTY ANCHOR SALLY WIGGIN AS PANELIST. AS WE DISCUSSED MAYA’S IMPACT, NOT JUST HERE IN PITTSBURGH, WE’RE IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY. THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AT POINT PARK SAYS ASPIRING BROADCASTERS TODAY CAN LEARN A LOT FROM COPE’S CAREER. THE BIGGEST LESSON IS TODAY. MYRON STARTED AS A PRINT JOURNALIST, LATER BECAME A RADIO JOURNALIST, A TV JOURNALIST, AND THEN A SPORTS BROADCAST MASTER. I THINK FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE GRADUATING TODAY, YOU NEED TO LEARN A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRICKS BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT FIRST JOB IS GOING TO BE. IT COULD BE IN RADIO, COULD BE IN TV, COULD BE IN SOCIAL MEDIA. AND I THINK THE LESSON FOR MYRON’S CAREER IS TO BE READY TO CHANGE. FORMER PITTSBURGH’S
Myron Cope Day held at Point Park University in Pittsburgh
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Updated: 5:22 PM EST Feb 20, 2023
Point Park University marked its second annual Myron Cope Day on Monday, celebrating the career and legacy of the late Steelers broadcaster.Watch the report from Point Park: Click the video above.Pittsburgh's Action Sports director Andrew Stockey and retired WTAE anchor Sally Wiggin were invited as panelists to discuss Cope's impact in Pittsburgh and on the broadcasting industry.Bernie Ankney, dean of the School of Communication at Point Park, said that aspiring broadcasters can learn a lot from the career of Cope."Myron started as a print journalist, later became a radio journalist, a TV journalist and then a sports broadcaster," Ankney said. "I think, for our students who are graduating today, you need to learn a lot of different tricks because you don't know where that first job is going to be. It could be in radio, it could be in TV, could be in social media. I think the lesson from Myron's career is: Be ready to change."Guy Junker, retired Pittsburgh's Action Sports anchor, served as emcee for Monday's event.
PITTSBURGH — Point Park University marked its second annual Myron Cope Day on Monday, celebrating the career and legacy of the late Steelers broadcaster.
Watch the report from Point Park: Click the video above.
Pittsburgh's Action Sports director Andrew Stockey and retired WTAE anchor Sally Wiggin were invited as panelists to discuss Cope's impact in Pittsburgh and on the broadcasting industry.
Bernie Ankney, dean of the School of Communication at Point Park, said that aspiring broadcasters can learn a lot from the career of Cope.
"Myron started as a print journalist, later became a radio journalist, a TV journalist and then a sports broadcaster," Ankney said. "I think, for our students who are graduating today, you need to learn a lot of different tricks because you don't know where that first job is going to be. It could be in radio, it could be in TV, could be in social media. I think the lesson from Myron's career is: Be ready to change."
Guy Junker, retired Pittsburgh's Action Sports anchor, served as emcee for Monday's event.
