Steelers, Pitt suspend broadcaster Bill Hillgrove for first two games

PITTSBURGH — Two months after he was charged with a DUI for crashing into a Westmoreland County store, Bill Hillgrove is being suspended by two local sports teams he does play-by-play broadcasting for.

A Pittsburgh Steelers spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Hillgrove will be suspended from broadcasting the first two games of the regular season. Initially his suspension was only going to be during the preseason, but the games were canceled due to COVID-19.

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A spokesperson for the University of Pittsburgh said he will be suspended for two games, as well.

Hillgrove was arrested in June when he allegedly crashed his SUV into the front windowpanes of the Ferri’s Shur Save on Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville.

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