Dan Potash

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]

Dan Potash interviews Chris Kunitz, December 2011.

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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