Ricky Sayer

News Reporter @KDKA in Pittsburgh | Working to inform, build community | Alum: @LEX18News @SyracuseU '21 @CitrusTVNews | Formerly the youngest person around

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I can't stop watching the footage I shot Saturday inside U.S. Steel's historic Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock.

As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, U.S. Steel gave journalists incredibly rare access to film a tour of the mill, Andrew Carnegie's first.

@KDKA story ⬇️

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For the last two years @KDKA, I've been lucky enough to call one of my closest friends a co-worker - a friendship that goes back nearly 6 years to @CitrusTV @SyracuseU.

Join me in congratulating @CAdeleTV on his move to our sister station @CBSPhiladelphia. I'm so happy for him!

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SOME NEWS: I've joined the team @CBSPhiladelphia as a multi-skilled journalist.

My first story yesterday was about a gas-powered leaf blower ban that is starting in Lower Merion.

It's supposed to be slowly phased in over the next couple of years.

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Today's Pittsburgh sunrise from the North Side featured the sun shining off PPG Place.

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Details: https://t.co/JsgQQn3u2a

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NEWS: Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal review, Pittsburgh Public Safety confirms to @KDKA.

The review stems from allegations against the chief involving his management of the dept, per sources.

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JUST IN: Joe Negri, the jazz musician known to generations of kids as “Handyman Negri” on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, has died - just weeks shy of of 100th birthday, Fred Rogers Productions has confirmed to KDKA-TV.

I’ll have reaction to his passing tonight on @KDKA.

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Details: https://t.co/pdXWAMxksI

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33-year-old Deshawn Davis has been identified as the man who died in yesterday's dirt bike crash involving a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.

Our @KDKA story last night. ⬇️

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I asked Visit Pittsburgh CEO Jerad Bachar if, when looking toward post-NFL Draft big events, there's something they/the city can do messaging-wise to help set expectations at a realistic level.

"Absolutely. I think that communication piece is critical." https://t.co/MLPipAnOvz

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I asked Visit Pittsburgh CEO Jerad Bachar if, when looking toward post-NFL Draft big events, there's something they/the city can do messaging-wise to help set expectations at a realistic level.

"Absolutely. I think that communication piece is critical." https://t.co/MLPipAnOvz

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The CEO of Visit Pittsburgh told me he's aware of the businesses who faced disappointing foot traffic during the NFL Draft.

"That's certainly very much expected for an event like this. People who are coming here... all want to be in & around the footprint itself."

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Draft Deep Dive: Did Pittsburgh's NFL Draft live up to the hype?

The CEO of Visit Pittsburgh & analyst from a local think tank disagree.

In our @KDKA TV story & in-depth article, we examined new attendance data, hotel occupancy figures, & challenges local biz faced.

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Gamrat: "Someone said to me, 'Why would those politicians do that?' Well, because they were spending public money. If you're going to spend public money, you have to justify it, and you have to justify it by touting all the wonderful benefits."

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One person has died in a dirtbike crash involving a PRT bus in Homewood North, per Pittsburgh Public Safety.

I’m live at 7 on @KDKA with what we know.

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@steelersluvver @PittPete4 @KDKA What's your source on that figure?

It's not something Visit Pittsburgh released.

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75% of hotel rooms county-wide were filled on average during the NFL Draft.

The exec director of the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy called that disappointing, saying it's only 10% higher from where hotel occupancy usually sits - 65%.

Details ⬇️

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Draft Deep Dive: Did Pittsburgh's NFL Draft live up to the hype?

The CEO of Visit Pittsburgh & analyst from a local think tank disagree.

In our @KDKA TV story & in-depth article, we examined new attendance data, hotel occupancy figures, & challenges local biz faced.

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Clear blue skies over The Point in Pittsburgh to start your weekend.

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NEW: A 16-year-old is being charged in connection with an assault in East Liberty. https://t.co/kJdmCSrcpE

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UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the attack on a man next to the Whole Foods in East Liberty, per Pittsburgh Police.

He's charged with Aggravated Assault - as a juvenile.

The victim is now in stable condition at a hospital.

@KDKA story last night ⬇️