John Shumway is an American

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, working at KDKA-TV in

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. Shumway began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey for WLAP Radio in

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. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from

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in 1978. After graduation, he started his news career in the WLAP Radio newsroom. In 1979, Shumway moved to WHAS Radio News in

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, where he switched over to

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News as a reporter in 1982. He joined

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in October 1988 as a General Assignment Reporter. At KDKA-TV, he has anchored the morning and weekend news. Previously , he was a featured General Assignment Reporter on the station's evening newscasts. He was also featured on

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where he co-hosted the ''KDKA Morning News'' with Larry Richert and Shelly Duffy until he left in April 2020. He is now a member of the KDKA-TV Morning News team.

Awards and recognition

Shumway has been the recipient of: *A Columbia DuPont Citation *Ohio State Journalism Award *An

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nomination (for local news Emmy awards)

Personal

He resides in the Pittsburgh area with his wife, Sonya, and their two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shumway, John Living people American television journalists American broadcast news analysts American male journalists Year of birth missing (living people)