Bob Pompeani Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, CBS Pittsburgh, Net Worth, and Salary

Bob Pompeani Biography

Bob Pompeani is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter working for CBS Pittsburgh – KDKA-TV in Pennsylvania as a sports director and anchor. He has been with the station since July 1982.

Bob Pompeani Age

Pompeani was born on April 11 in the United States and therefore he celebrates his birthday on the 11th of April every year. However, he has not yet disclosed the year he was born. However, he might be in his 50s.

Bob Pompeani Height

Pompeani stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 1 inch.

Bob Pompeani Family

Pompeani was born to Virginia (late mother) and Pat Pompeani (father). He was raised alongside his brother, Bruce Pompeani. In Pompeani’s Facebook post on July 20, 2018, he announced the death of his father, whom he called “patriarch”. Also, in the post, he revealed that his mom died of cancer.

Bob Pompeani Wife / Daughters

Pompeani is a married man and his spouse is Lisa. They live happily in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. The couple takes great pride in being dad and mom to their 2 grown daughters, Celina and Chelsea, who are both married. Chelsea and Celina both help the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit that wants to find a cure for cystic fibrosis and make sure people with CF can have long and good lives.

Bob Pompeani Grandchild

Pompeani’s daughter, Celina is married and has a son, Sonny Robert Mathison (Pompeani grandchild!) who was born in September 2023. Pompeani loves spending his spare time with his wife, daughter, and grandson, as well as golfing.

Bob Pompeani
Bob Pompeani

Bob Pompeani Net Worth

Pompeani has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.

Bob Pompeani Salary

Pompeani earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Bob Pompeani Career and Education

Pompeani is a proud alumnus of Point Park University, where he attended from 1979 to 1982. He graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Political Science. He had his high school studies at Hopewell High School.

Pompeani serves at CBS Pittsburgh – KDKA as a sports director and anchor, appearing on KDKA News at 6 and 11. He grew up in a place where sports are a big deal and for this, he watched all the major high school rivalries and met coaches and players who became famous in sports. Pompeani served as a presenter of the KDKA-TV “Extra Effort” award to students (locally) who did great in sports, school education, and helping the community. He visited more than 1,200 local schools and made stories about these outstanding students.

When Bob isn’t working or spending time with his family, he’s very involved in the community. He’s part of the board for the Give the Kids the World Foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Partners for Quality Inc., and the American Heart Association. Since the year 1995, Pompeani has been on the Executive Committee for the Mario Lemieux Foundation, and for 18 years, he’s been the host (Master of Ceremonies) of the “Penguins at Your Service” fancy dinner event.

Bob Pompeani Awards and Honors

Throughout his career, he has won multiple honors and awards for his remarkable work as a journalist. In the year 2015, Pompeani became an inductee of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. In the year 1997, people in Pittsburgh gave Pompeani the highest votes as their favorite sportscaster in a poll by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Then, in the subsequent year, Pompeani became the 1st man to get the Professional Image Award from the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, and they’d been giving out that award for 2 decades.

In the year 2000, Pompeani won the Tri-State PGA of America Distinguished Service Award for helping golf in the local area. He also got into the Tri-State PGA Golf Hall of Fame. Then, in April 2007, Pompeani became a part of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame for all his work in local sports. He has also been a 6-time winner of the Golden Quill Award; he received the 1st one in the year 1987 for a coverage about hockey officiating called “Earning Their Stripes.” The 2nd one was in the year 1988 and was for “Project Playoffs.” His most recent Golden Quill Award was in the year 2013 for his exclusive stories about the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Bob got 8 Associated Press Awards and 3 Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards. He got these awards for hosting the “#1 Cochran Sports Showdown” and reporting on Steeler Pre-Season games. In the year 2011, the National Father’s Day Council named Pompeani “Father of the Year”. For “Dancing With Pittsburgh Celebrities” in the year 2012, he got a People’s Choice Award. Three years later, the Syria Shriners of Pittsburgh gave him a lifetime achievement award.

Bob Pompeani CBS Pittsburgh – KDKA

Pompeani is working at CBS Pittsburgh where he works alongside other famous CBS Pittsburgh meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;

  1. Shelley Bortz
  2. Jon Delano
  3. Chris DeRose
  4. Ross Guidotti
  5. Chris Hoffman
  6. Andy Sheehan
  7. Josh Taylor
  8. Rich Walsh

Bob Pompeani Heart Surgery

Growing up, Pompeani always aspired to play for big-league sports in the future. He used to do well in football, basketball, and baseball while in school, but he had one problem. He was suffering from a heart condition which required 2 open surgeries. This sidelined his athletic dreams, but his love for sports took a parallel way, where he decided to pursue sports broadcasting.

Bob Pompeani Social Media Platforms

He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 15K followers on Instagram.

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