KDKA, WTAE anchors welcome new babies

Tribune-Review | Tuesday, April 4, 2023 1:52 p.m.

Courtesy of WTAE-TV and KDKA-TV

WTAE news anchor Kelly Sasso (left) and KDKA morning anchor Lindsay Ward both gave birth recently.

A pair of Pittsburgh television news anchors welcomed new family members in the past few days.

KDKA-TV morning anchor Lindsay Ward had a baby girl on Monday.

Ward, who joined KDKA as a reporter in 2019, announced on Facebook the birth of Aurora Marie, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 3.2 ounces.

It’s the second child for Ward, who had a boy, Sebastian, in 2019.

Kelly Sasso, WTAE-TV’s anchor for the 4 and 6 p.m. newscasts, had a baby boy on Saturday and used social media to share the news.

Sasso, a Hempfield Area High School graduate who joined WTAE in 2017, gave birth to a baby boy, Ayven Perry.

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