"I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to live and work in the same town where I was born and raised."—Alby Oxenreiter

Alby Oxenreiter is the sports anchor for Channel 11 News on Fox 53 at 10 p.m., and a reporter and anchor for Channel 11 Sports.

Alby joined Channel 11 in January of 2006. A Pittsburgh native, Alby is one of 12 children, and a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School. He attended Villanova University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. His extensive career in television sports started at KREX-TV in Grand Junction, CO. He was also a sports anchor and reporter for WHP-TV in Harrisburg, PA, and WNEP-TV in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA. Before arriving at Channel 11, Alby anchored and reported on Pittsburgh sports for both WTAE-TV and WPGH-TV.

MEET THE CHANNEL 11 NEWS TEAM Newlin Archinal Timyka Artist Kevin Benson Stu Brown Bob Bruce Darieth Chisolm Jodine Costanzo Rick Earle Kimberly Easton Stacia Erdos John Fedko Peggy Finnegan Andy Gastmeyer Scott Harbaugh Lori Houy Alan Jennings David Johnson Mike LaPoint Gordon Loesch Amy Marcinkiewicz Danielle Nottingham Alby Oxenreiter Bill Phillips Trisha Pittman Vince Sims Dee Thompson Steve Teeling Becky Thompson Krista Villarreal Renee Wallisch-Kaminski Rich Walsh Karen Welles Marc Willis

Alby is active with the Multiple Sclerosis Service Society, and has also been involved in a board or advisory role for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Cancer Society, Southwinds, the Arthritis Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Depaul Institute, and Saint Anthony’s School programs for children with special needs. In addition, Alby serves as the annual emcee for the Golden Apple Awards dinner, which recognizes outstanding teachers in the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese. He’s also a member of the Champions Committee of the Heinz History Center's Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Alby loves anything to do with sports, and is very involved with the activities of his three children.

In his career, Alby has earned three Golden Quill Awards from the Pittsburgh Press Club, numerous awards from the Associated Press, and a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement/Sports Reporting.

Alby’s most memorable story was titled “Alby and Arnie”—and highlighted his round of golf with Latrobe native and golf legend Arnold Palmer. Alby also enjoyed covering the Steelers in Super Bowls XXX and XL, two Stanley Cup Championships by the Penguins, three straight playoff appearances by the Pirates in the early 90s, and several of golf’s major championships.

“I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to live and work in the same town where I was born and raised,” Alby says, “and to report on the sports teams I grew up watching.”

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