Longtime WPXI-TV sportscaster Sam Nover, a mainstay in Pittsburgh media for decades, has died at age 77.
Nover, a former WPXI sports director, "had a huge impact on Channel 11 and was one of the groundbreaking personalities in Pittsburgh television," the station said in reporting his death Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m.
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Nover spent nearly 30 years at WPXI as well as a stint for NBC Sports in New York. He did the final sit-down television interview with Pirates legend Roberto Clemente shortly before the Puerto Rican baseball player's death in 1972.
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"A consummate gentleman and perfectionist, Sam awed us with his talent and professionalism," WPXI's Peggy Finnegan said. "He was one of a kind, Network level talent. And he was a star in Pittsburgh."
A Detroit native, Nover spent much of his time in Florida but relished returning to Pittsburgh for a few months every year, the station said.
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When Nover wasn't talking about sports, said Finnegan, he was sharing stories about his daughters, Dana and Molly.
"Our deepest sympathies to the family," she said.
