Dan Potash interviews Chris Kunitz, December 2011.

Dan Potash (born March 22, 1970) is a TV reporter for AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh (formerly FSN Pittsburgh and Root Sports Pittsburgh). He covers both the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the MLB. He joined the AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh team in 2000. Prior to joining AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, he worked for three years as a weekend sports reporter for WCIV-TV in Charleston, South Carolina. Before that, Dan served as the sports director at WDTV in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Dan started his sportscasting career in Southern California, where he was a production assistant for Prime Sports.[1] Potash attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, where he played football.[2]

Potash is well known for an incident in 2008 when then-Penguins player Georges Laraque kissed him during a report. On August 17, 2012, Potash confirmed on the ROOTSPORTSPIT Twitter account that he is now engaged to long-time girlfriend Heidi.[3]

Potash has worked with other notable media personalities such as John Fedko, John Sanders, Patti Burns, Joey Kocur, and Adam Curry.

Dan Potash with the Knitting Lady's sock.

References

  1. ↑ "FSN Pittsburgh Regional Personality Bios". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  2. ↑ Mackey, Jason (February 28, 2019). "Dan Potash's fun-loving style endears him to Penguins fans and players alike". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "@rootsportspit" on Twitter
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