KEVIN ACKLIN ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF VETERAN REPORTER ANDY GASTMEYER AS PRESS SECRETARY
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Contact: Andy Gastmeyer, Press Secretary
412.327.6951 cell | 412.481.3150 office
KEVIN ACKLIN ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF VETERAN REPORTER ANDY GASTMEYER AS PRESS SECRETARY
PITTSBURGH – Independent Mayoral Candidate Kevin Acklin announced today that veteran news reporter Andy Gastmeyer will join his mayoral campaign and serve in the position of Press Secretary.
"I'm honored that someone of Andy’s impeccable reputation and journalistic integrity has agreed to join our campaign team. Andy has always been committed to making our city a better place, and I’m grateful that he’s joining our effort," Acklin said.
"Kevin Acklin has what it takes to win this race and be a tremendous mayor for the city of Pittsburgh. I've covered Pittsburgh politics for many years, and I've seen first-hand how Grant Street runs. I know we can do much better. So I look forward to this new challenge, to working with many of my former colleagues in a new capacity, and to bringing Pittsburgh the kind of leadership it deserves," said Gastmeyer.
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Andy Gastmeyer was a reporter for NBC Affiliate WPXI in Pittsburgh for over twenty-four years. He was a member of WPXI’s Investigative Unit and regularly covered Pittsburgh city politics. Andy retired from WPXI in December 2008. Pittsburgh City Council declared December 9, 2008, “Andy Gastmeyer Day,” to honor him for decades of excellence in reporting.
A native of New York, Andy graduated with a double major in History and English from Old Dominion University and did post-graduate work at New York University. Andy also worked as a reporter for WAVY-TV in Norfolk, VA, for Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV from 1976–1982, and as a White House reporter for two news services.
Andy has received many awards for his reporting, including four first place awards from the Pennsylvania Associated Press. He also received an Ed King Memorial Award, and has been honored with a National POW/ MIA League Humanitarian Award.
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