MATT GAJTKA, born in Pittsburgh and raised in Weirton, W.Va., is the Pirates beat writer and advanced statistics analyst for DKPittsburghSports.com.
Career: Matt broke into media with hometown radio station WEIR-AM, then played a role in award-winning sports coverage at WMUL-FM and The Parthenon while attending Marshall University. Upon graduation, he interned for the West Virginia Power minor-league baseball team and later held broadcasting/media positions for junior hockey teams in Youngstown, Ohio, and Muskegon, Mich. For two years, he worked as a sports reporter/copy editor for the MLive Media Group. Desiring to return to Pittsburgh, he joined the Robert Morris University sports information department in 2014, with a focus on men’s hockey and women’s lacrosse.
In addition to his role at DKPittsburghSports.com, Matt is a freelance broadcaster, recently calling games for the Riverhounds and various Robert Morris Division I varsity sports.
Personal: Matt lives in Bellevue with wife Jillian. An admitted exercise addict, he stays active with road races and playing hockey, golf and tennis.
