Mike Kovak

Mike Kovak

MIKE KOVAK, born and raised in Somerset, Pa., covers Pitt football and men's basketball, and helps with Steelers coverage at DK Pittsburgh Sports.

Career: Kovak worked at several Western Pennsylvania newspapers, beginning with the Beaver County Times in 1997. Two years later, he started at the Observer-Reporter in Washington, where he spent 13 years covering high schools in addition to Pitt and WVU athletics. After a year as sports editor at the Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown, he returned to the Observer-Reporter as assistant night editor. A Biletnikoff Award voter, Kovak also spent three-plus years as a sports copy editor and staff writer at the Tribune-Review.

Personal: Mike and his wife, Erin, live in Greensburg with their daughter, Anna, and various pets. When not listening to the Grateful Dead and his wife, Mike coaches for Hempfield Soccer Club, runs for fun, supports local musicians and obsessively follows AS Roma and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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