{"id":67922,"date":"2025-12-22T21:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/67922\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:56:08","slug":"city-of-pittsburgh-honors-channel-11-chief-investigator-rick-earle-with-proclamation-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/67922\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Pittsburgh honors Channel 11 Chief Investigator Rick Earle with proclamation \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 It\u2019s a special day for one of our own at Channel 11!<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">On Monday morning, Pittsburgh City Council Member Theresa Kail-Smith presented Chief Investigator Rick Earle with a proclamation naming Dec. 22, 2025, as \u201cRick Earle Day\u201d in the City of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The proclamation recognizes Earle\u2019s \u201cextraordinary career, unwavering dedication to investigative journalism, and lasting service to the residents of Western Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kail-Smith is retiring, and her last official proclamation as a member of council was presented to Earle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Earle accepted the proclamation with family, friends and colleagues in attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Earle has covered Pittsburgh City Council for over 25 years and plans to continue for many years to come. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 It\u2019s a special day for one of our own at Channel 11! 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