Advertisement. Advertise with us

Cooperstown Central School graduate Rob King is the new “Voice of the Steelers.” (Taylor Ollason/Pittsburgh Steelers)

King Trades Orange for Yellow as ‘Voice’ of Steelers Football

By KRISTIAN CONNOLLY
COOPERSTOWN

No team in National Football League history has more Super Bowl victories than the six earned by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over the 50 years since the franchise won its first Lombardi Trophy, only two broadcasters served as the “Voice of the Steelers.” Now there will be a third.

Cooperstown’s Rob King is next up in the Steelers’ radio booth following the announcement last month that he’s been chosen to fill the seat vacated by retired Pittsburgh broadcasting icon Bill Hillgrove.

King, a 1983 Cooperstown Central School graduate whose sports media career began when he covered a few CCS basketball games for this paper in the late 1980s, is elated about calling the action for one of the most-storied franchises and fervent fan bases in American sports.

You have reached your limit of 3 free articles

To Continue Reading

 

Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by putting the community back into the newspaper. We are funded entirely by advertising and subscriptions. With your support, we continue to offer local, independent reporting that is not influenced by commercial or political ties.

Posted

Tags

Related Articles

In Memoriam: James S. Bridger

James S. Bridger, a native of Cooperstown known by many as Foxy or Jim, passed away late Saturday morning, January 24, 2026, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown following a lengthy illness. He was 80. Born February 27, 1945 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Jim was the only child of Norman C. and Clara (Sprague) Bridger.…
February 2, 2026

SQSPCA Partners with Community and Schools for Upcoming Events

The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is partnering with local schools, businesses, and community leaders to celebrate the Cooperstown Winter Carnival, February 5-8, through a series of family-friendly events intended to raise vital funds and awareness for animals in need.…
January 30, 2026

Time Out Otsego: 01-30-26

CONCERT—5-9 p.m. “Cabaret Night 2026.” Presented by the CCS Music Department and FOMA. Includes dinner for a fee and a silent auction. Admission to the performance is free. Cooperstown High School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8181 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=878988948109850&set=a.186762387332513…
January 29, 2026

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Visit our “subscribe” page and select your charity of choice at checkout

SUBSCRIBE