KDKA-TV Money & Politics Editor, attorney, professor, writer. October 2024 marks 30 years as KDKA's political analyst. Wow! Have a story? jdelano
@kdka
.com
A record number of Pennsylvanians have registered to vote in the presidential election, but voters may not be registering in the political party you think. Republicans are on the upswing, both statewide and locally. My story on
@KDKA
.
Over my decades covering politics, I've known hundreds of Republican and Democratic election workers. These are good people who work hard for very little to deliver free & fair elections throughout PA. If anyone accuses them of fraud, you better have some evidence. IMHO.
@KDKA
Congratulations to my colleague Bob Allen who will retire from TV at the end of March after 19 years on
@KDKA
and 41 years on radio & television. He has been an asset to KDKA's reporting and deserves a great retirement!
@roberta47317268
. Special good wishes, Bob!
For nearly 14 years she brought joy (and some other things) into our household. We do miss her everyday. Retweet or like if you know the value of a good dog!
This letter from President Bush to the man who defeated him and took his office on 1/20/1993 tells you all you need to know about the character of George Herbert Walker Bush. RIP, Mr. President.
@KDKA
The first openly gay person of color elected to the Pennsylvania State House announces his candidacy for US Senate.
@RepKenyatta
@malcolmkenyatta
hopes to excite progressive base. My interview with him on
@KDKA
.
Have you heard of
@benshapiro
, a popular conservative podcaster & speaker? He's coming to
@PittTweet
tonight amidst claims the university is "over-charging" the
@PittCR
&
@yaf
higher "security fees" because of his conservative views, a charge Pitt denies. My story at 5 on
@KDKA
.
@SenToomey
in 2016 when a Justice died during a presidential election: "With the presidential election fewer than 8 months away, it is wise to give the American people a more direct voice in the selection and confirmation of the next justice." Will he repeat these words?
@KDKA
He has the most magnificent eyebrows in town AND he's a terrific reporter and anchor PLUS a genuine nice guy! Congrats to
@KDKA
's
@kenricekdka
who today celebrates his 30th anniversary on Pittsburgh television!
So happy you called it what it is, a Christmas tree, not a holiday tree! No such thing. By the way, it's also a Menorah, not a holiday candelabra! Hope everyone has a safe and fun
#LightUpNight
in Downtown Pittsburgh!
We do not make it easy to run for office in America. Every state has its own rules. Candidates for president must comply with at least 50 different rules, which requires expertise in each state.
@AndrewYang
apparently screwed up in Ohio. Perhaps the local courts can help him.
The appearance of a young conservative speaker and podcaster,
@benshapiro
, popular with some on campuses, is stirring up controversy at
@PittTweet
over "security fees" charged
@yaf
: my story on
@KDKA
Shortly before Supreme Court ruling last night,
@PAAttorneyGen
@JoshShapiroPA
has tough words for Texas AG and PA Republicans who backed Texas over Pennsylvania. My story on
@KDKA
.
So sad to see deaths in USA from
#Coronavirus
have doubled in a week to 40,000. That's 20,000 Americans lost in just one week. How can anyone minimize this loss of life, or think it's all over? IMHO, we should take our cues from the health officials, not the politicians!
@KDKA
No surprise.
@SenFettermanPA
says he drove from Pittsburgh to Michigan in his Ford Bronco to stand with
@UAW
workers and his colleague
@SenGaryPeters
in support of the auto strike. Basic message: if auto CEOs get 40% pay raises, why shouldn't auto workers?
@KDKA
Welcome to Michigan
@SenFettermanPA
!
Great to have you join us on the picket line standing in solidarity with the
@UAW
workers fighting for their fair share and the future of the middle class.
A Pittsburgh Palestinian with over 45 relatives killed in Gaza by the bombings speaks out for the first time, saying his story is emblematic of many Palestinians. Hear the story of local resident Karim Alshurafa on
@KDKA
.
On 4/20, PA Sen. Mike Regan predicts his Senate committee will approve adult use of marijuana this May. Are you in favor of legalizing cannabis in Pennsylvania? My story on
@KDKA
.
Sorry for my Twitter absence, but we have been on a 14-day church sponsored pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Israel and Palestine. Incredible experience from Bethlehem to Nazareth to Galilee to the Dead Sea to Jerusalem. Fortunately, this was not our mode of transportation.
@KDKA
BREAKING: In his first television interview since his stroke last May,
@JohnFetterman
says he has no mental or physical limitations except some hearing issues and plans to campaign in all 67 counties through election day. My story tonight on
@KDKA
.
Today our 16-year old cat, Xena, passed on. She's now in Animal Heaven with our Sheltie, Tucker, who passed two years ago. For the first time in years, we are pet-less!
@KDKA
This is the Winter Solstice, December 21, the longest, darkest night of the year with only 9 hours, 17 minutes, of daylight in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow we begin the slow climb back to full light on June 20 with 15 hours, 3 minutes of daylight! I can't wait!
@KDKA
Good morning, Pennsylvania! Democrats had a good night in PA reelecting
@GovernorTomWolf
@WolfForPA
and
@SenBobCasey
@Bob_Casey
, picking up 3 congressional seats, electing 4 women to US House, picking up 5 PA Senate seats & perhaps 13 new seats in the PA House.
@KDKA
Very honored that my home office attic, which appears nightly on
@KDKA
, got some love from
@ratemyskyperoom
-- and, yes, the lighting could be better!
Wrapped up a one on one interview with
@USDOT
@SecretaryPete
Buttigieg out at the airport (where masks are required). Watch my interview coming up at 6:00 on
@KDKA
.
In one of the most bizarre procedures I have ever witnessed, city council votes 9-0 to raise their pay 6% to $76,544 without ever noting the subject of the amendment or any discussion at all. All the discussion was behind closed doors so the public could not hear it.
@KDKA
City council opens a special meeting on Saturday afternoon to discuss their 22% pay raise, and then they go immediately into "executive session" so the public can't follow what's going on. Is there something truly privileged and confidential happening behind closed doors?
@KDKA
I had a chance to talk to Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
today. He is stumping via Zoom for
@JoeBiden
. Later this week I will be interviewing Trump campaign communications director
@TimMurtaugh
(grandson of Danny Murtaugh). Watch both on
@KDKA
and CBSN Pittsburgh.
Today my
@KDKA
colleague Bob Allen retires after 41 years on radio and television. Please join me in wishing him a wonderful retirement! He deserves it all!
Congratulations to my colleague Bob Allen who will retire from TV at the end of March after 19 years on
@KDKA
and 41 years on radio & television. He has been an asset to KDKA's reporting and deserves a great retirement!
@roberta47317268
. Special good wishes, Bob!
What could these guys be talking about? Maybe who has better looking hair! Whatever your view of his politics, I honestly found the President very personable one on one.
@KDKA
I have interviewed "Mayor Pete"
@PeteButtigieg
several times, but today was his first interview with a PA journalist since becoming
@USDOT
secretary of transportation. So how does he feel about tolling bridges or interstate 80? Watch my interview on
@KDKA
Yes, 35 years ago today, I was lucky to marry Jane Lahey of St. Louis (and Boston). Brought her to Pittsburgh where we raised our kids, all while covering politics for
@KDKA
!
#HappyAnniversary
, my hon! We haven't aged a bit!
After 37 years at
@KDKA
, our good friend and colleague
@IannottiRalph
is retiring today. Pittsburgh will miss his great reporting, but he has definitely earned years of R&R. Join me in wishing him the very best!
BREAKING: Sensing that Joe
@VoteRockey
is picking up momentum to defeat Sara
@Innamo
rato, local
@Steamfitters449
are now endorsing Rockey over Innamorato for Allegheny County executive. Most unions continue to support Sara, but we'll see if this encourages other unions.
@KDKA
Just an important reminder in speaking Pittsburghese. If someone says to you, "Kennywood is open," he or she is not talking about the park. It is a kind way of telling you that your zipper or fly is wide open. Oops.
@KDKA
One of our last pics of our beloved "Tucker" who passed a few months ago after nearly 14 years with us. Pic was taken at church at "Blessing of the Pets."
PA
@SenBobCasey
says Donald Trump must be held accountable for his actions in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and he says members of Congress who supported the "lie" that Pennsylvania's votes were fraudulent should be censured. My story on
@KDKA
.
That's my niece, Anna Delano Marks, who graduated valedictorian from
#Allderdice
today. Pic is from their parade snapped by a sharp
@KDKA
photographer! Congrats, Anna.
City council opens a special meeting on Saturday afternoon to discuss their 22% pay raise, and then they go immediately into "executive session" so the public can't follow what's going on. Is there something truly privileged and confidential happening behind closed doors?
@KDKA
PA Supreme Court rules against
@MikeKellyPA
&
@SeanParnellUSA
's effort to toss all no-excuse mail-in ballots. All 7 justices agree, per Chief Justice Saylor, that there's been too much reliance by voters at this stage to overturn thus system of voting for this election.
@KDKA
Good morning. Very sad day in our household. Our nearly 14-year old Sheltie named Tucker succumbed to ailments of old age. She will be missed by all. Be kind to all pets & hold on to memories!
@CBSPittsburgh
Grammar Alert! This weekend we end
#DaylightSavingTime
not SavingS time. Don't add an S. We are saving time, not putting savings in a bank. In any case, I'm not a fan of
#StandardTime
when it's dark at 5 pm and earlier, but we're stuck until March!
@KDKA
Sat down with both Transportation
@SecretaryPete
Buttigieg & Acting Labor Secretary
@JulieSuCA
about what it means for Pittsburgh to be one of USA's five "workplace hubs." My story on
@KDKA
.
#BREAKING
: At least 2 gunshots fired into law office of
#MichaelRosfeld
‘s defense attorney Pat Thomassey. One into the building and another through the glass window and into the front seating area. Police have markers around the holes.
@KDKA
Shortest daylight of the year. Sun rises at 7:40 am in Pittsburgh and sets at 4:57 pm. Happy Winter Solstice! It can only get brighter from today. I'm not a Winter lover., so let's begin countdown to Spring!
@KDKA
Now
@JoeBiden
leads in PA. Unlike Ohio, which counts mail-in ballots before same day voting, PA is still counting mail-in ballots.Why? Because
@PAGOP
lawmakers & Dem
@GovernorTomWolf
couldn't reach compromise to allow mail-in ballots to be counted earlier. Maybe next time!
@KDKA
Happy
#VeteransDay2021
. This is my Grandma Delano in her 90s years ago. She was a World War 1
@USArmy
nurse sent to France in 1918 before the soldiers went. A salute to all our vets!
@KDKA
.
Merry Christmas to all. Definitely a white Christmas and a balmy 10° in my part of Pittsburgh. Enjoy your day, and don't forget the reason for the season!
@KDKA
P.S. That's my great grandmother's Christmas cactus blooming!
As many of you know, I am very active in my church at both parish & diocesan level. On Sunday, I was totally surprised to receive a special Bishop's Medal at church. I was moved to tears.
@iamepiscopalian
@ironcitybishop
@KDKA
It's
#PearlHarborDay
, December 7, a day that will live in infamy. Like September 11, we should honor those sacrificed that day in a surprise attack on USA and thank all those WW2 vets who served, including my late father, a Navy man in the Pacific. God bless!
@KDKA
Good morning on this the 6th day of Christmas. Are you traditional? We keep our tree up through all 12 days of Christmas with nothing down until the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th. I'm always surprised at how quickly some people want to end the holidays!
Coming up at 6 on
@KDKA
, the story of America's
#1
pizza right here in Pittsburgh, at least according to the Pizza World Championship judges in Parma, Italy. Check it out.
Anyone find it interesting that
@GabbyBarrett_
from Pittsburgh (Munhall, actually) has MORE followers on Twitter than
@MaddiePoppe
or
@calebleemusic
? So much for
@AmericanIdol
. Congrats to the Pittsburgh girl who has a great future ahead of her!
Sources tell me that
@USRepMikeDoyle
will announce that he is not seeking a 15th term in 2022 and will retire at the end of next year. This will set up a huge political battle to succeed him. Stay tuned to
@KDKA
tonight for all the details.
After 27 years representing this region in the US House of Representatives,
@USRepMikeDoyle
will make an announcement at 1:00 p.m. today on his future. Will he run in 2022? Stay tuned to
@KDKA
.
Lt. Gov.
@JohnFetterman
releases his latest medical report, adding, "Unfortunately for Dr. Oz, I'm ready to serve and continue to get better every single day." More on
@KDKA
today.
Good morning on this 4th day of Christmas. Taking down your tree before the 12 days are over always was forbidden in our family. After all the work putting tree up, my mom wanted to enjoy it thru dark days of late December and early January! Same with outside lights! You, too?
Make no mistake. This presidential candidate
@BetoORourke
uses his hands to great cheers, denouncing the Trump administration immigration policies, saying the president's rhetoric led to El Paso mass shooting.
@KDKA
Former South Bend Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
visited the Pittsburgh area today to campaign for
@JoeBiden
. I talked to Mayor Pete as he targeted three key groups. My story on
@KDKA
.
I believe it was a year ago today that
@bethanyhallam
was sworn in as an Allegheny County councilwoman. She certainly has made her presence known during her first year on Council.
Best pizza in America is made right here in Pittsburgh. I'll have all the unusual ingredients and the details on where you can get it, coming up on
@KDKA
tonight at 6.
Provocative thread by
@djrothkopf
on the media's embrace of both-sides'ism on the threat to democracy and thereby contributing to the problem. Read the entire thread and comment. Is the media complicit by embracing false equivalencies?
Blaming the media is one of the laziest arguments you'll find on Twitter. Which is saying something because Twitter was, it seems, designed from the ground up to be the birthplace of lazy arguments, a museum of lazy arguments and the final resting place for most lazy arguments.
Supporters of
@JoeBiden
gather at a drive-in in Rankin to watch the Democratic National Convention tonight and biden's acceptance speech. Of course, everyone is social distancing.
@KDKA
A lot of nonsense has been posted on social media lately about the Fettermans. Gisele, like the rest of us, is entitled to take a break from social media without the rest of the world jumping to conclusions! Come back when you're ready, Gisele!
@KDKA
I posted several months ago that i would be talking a break from social media. I was bored with it … i am a Pisces ♓️ … it wasn’t adding anything to my life .. but leaving social media is somehow more exhausting than having it?! 🥴🤯
I just voted in my suburban Pittsburgh community. I was voter 101 out of 900 possible at 8:15 am, meaning more than 10% have voted already. Poll workers tell me "near presidential levels." We shall see. Have you voted?
CONCORD, N.H. (
@AP
) — New Hampshire’s governor has ordered state-run liquor and wine outlets to remove all Russian liquor from their shelves in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Allegheny county district attorney
@SteveZappala
says he will take further action if
@MayorEdGainey
refuses to let police enforce the laws in downtown Pittsburgh. Zappala challenger
@MattDugan4DA
says it's politics. Any thoughts? My story on
@KDKA
.
So sad to hear of the passing Bob Kudzma, long-time meteorologist at
@KDKA
, who retired in 2002. He was really a nice guy, and I know we all extend special condolences to his wife Charlene and his family. KDKA will have more on his 34 years at the station in tonight's newscast.
Finally fulfilled my lifelong dream to be on The Price is Right! Had to give a shoutout to Yinzer Nation while I was at it! What do yinz think?
@DVERandy
@dveBillCrawford
@BillyGardell
Back in USA after an awesome trip to all parts of
#Ireland
. I'm going to post a number of pics. If you recognize locations, tell me. Surprisingly, I was recognized in Ireland, so naturally we had to do this.
@KDKA
Did PA Republican lawmakers "inadvertently" propose raising state's voting age from 18 to 21 in constitutional amendment to require voter ID at the polls? My story on
@KDKA
.
Visiting children at
@ChildrensPgh
,
@SenBobCasey
goes after Republicans for failing to schedule a vote on CHIP, a program pioneered by his late father in PA in 1992. Story on
@CBSPittsburgh
So nice to have our dear colleague
@PamSuranoKDKA
back on the air with the rest of us! Even if we cannot be together yet, Pam brightens our newsroom!
@KDKA
Next up to visit Pittsburgh on the presidential trail? Former Texas U.S. Rep.
@BetoORourke
will be at the Pitt Student Union on Wednesday and then hold a town hall in Schenley Plaza. Stay tuned to
@KDKA
for full coverage.
It's no doubt the bravest decision from a man known for his courage -- he once refused early release from a POW camp -- but
@SenJohnMcCain
says no further medical treatment, as his cancer takes a toll. Reaction from his PA colleagues and more on
@KDKA
at 5:30.
Murder rate is up under
@realDonaldTrump
, and more cops have been killed by Covid19 than by others, says
@JoeBiden
. Are we really safer under Trump, Biden asks in Pittsburgh.
@KDKA
?