Tim Benz

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Tim Benz is the morning drive talk show host on WXDX 105.9 FM in Pittsburgh. He is also the Pittsburgh Steelers beat reporter for Clear Channel Radio in Pittsburgh and hosts the postgame show on the Pittsburgh Steeler radio network with Joe Bendel. Bendel and Benz hosted the afternoon drive talk show on Fox Sports Radio 970 from July 2006-December 2007. Benz then stepped down to assume his Steeler beat reporting duties. While Benz's family roots are from Pittsburgh, he was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in Guilford, Connecticut. He hosted a talk show on WBNS 1460 AM in Columbus, Ohio with former Ohio State and current ESPN personality Kirk Herbstreit. He previously worked for KFNZ All Sports Radio in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a 1996 graduate of Syracuse University.

Prior to joining Clear Channel, Benz was employed by ESPN Radio 1250 as beat reporter for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He manned The Tim Benz Show on weekends on 1250. He also co-hosted 1250's Pittsburgh Game Night with Jim Colony and others weeknights from 7-9 PM.

Benz occasionally appears on WTAE-TV as an anchor and part of Action Sports Sunday.