Dave James, 63, KDKA (1020 AM) news anchor and reporter, will retire next month.
"He had the neatest news voice in radio," said Michael Young, senior vice president, Pittsburgh market manager for Infinity Broadcasting and station general manager. "He is a particularly outstanding interviewer. We wish him nothing but the best."
The Aug. 29 retirement decision was mutual, Young and James said.
"They made a contract offer for two years. I just wanted to stay one more," said James, who called the retirement package generous.
James anchors the weekend morning news and does reporting Wednesday through Friday. He worked at KDKA as a free-lancer until his formal hiring Sept. 1, 1971. The Macon, Ga., native also worked at WIIC (now known as WPXI Channel 11) and KQV (1410 AM) and as a free-lance announcer.
KDKA announced other programming changes to be implemented the first week in September. Among them:
The station will interview candidates to anchor late evening weekday newscasts to extend local coverage until midnight, Young said.
