Meghan Schiller
Meghan Schiller is a five-time Emmy Award–winning journalist who reports daily for the 4, 5, and 6 p.m. newscasts. As a member of the KDKA Investigates team, she's always digging deeper—uncovering problems, asking tough questions, and finding answers for the station's loyal viewers. She's especially proud of her work highlighting statewide closures of facilities for ventilator-dependent patients and exposing concerns about drinking water in Aliquippa, Beaver County.
Meghan joined KDKA in October 2017 after reporting in South Bend, Indiana, and Savannah, Georgia—but Pittsburgh has always been home. She grew up in Whitehall and graduated from Baldwin High School. She stayed close to home for college, attending Carnegie Mellon University in Oakland, where she studied Vocal Performance and English with dreams of performing on stage.
Her path to journalism is a little unconventional—and very Pittsburgh. Meghan's love of singing and her Irish heritage earned her the title of Pittsburgh's Miss Smiling Irish Eyes. As queen of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, she appeared as a guest on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live. After the show, she struck up a conversation with anchor Kristine Sorensen about internship opportunities—and the rest is history. Meghan went on to earn her master's degree from Northwestern University's prestigious Medill School of Journalism, focusing on broadcast and business reporting.
Today, she's thrilled to report on the issues that matter most in her hometown. When she's not chasing a story, Meghan is spending time with her husband, Carl, and their two young children, Quinn and Maeve.
Her perfect Saturday includes a sweaty workout, a delicious breakfast, a stop at a local park or kids' museum, and a long neighborhood walk with the family's two dogs, Jameson and Bailey.
VITALS
- Joined KDKA: October 2017
- Hometown: Pittsburgh
- Alma Mater: Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University
FAVORITES
- Music: Top 40s or anything Chris Stapleton
- Movie: The Sound of Music, The American President
- TV Show: Shark Tank
- Book: Calling Me Home
- Hobbies: Singing, fitness
- Sports Team: Penguins
- Food: Italian
- Local Restaurant: 40 North
- Sport/Exercise: Weightlifting in my home gym or F45 in the Strip!
- Historical Figure: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Favorite Pennsylvanian: Robert "Switch" Joyce (my grandfather)
- Quote: "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures."
- Word: Joy
- Vacation Spot: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Holiday: Christmas Eve
- Guilty Pleasure: Watching reality TV and eating my mom's cherry mumbles
- Planet: Earth
THIS OR THAT
- Facebook or Twitter? Instagram
- Cats or Dogs? Dogs
- Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles
- Comedy or Tearjerker? Comedy
- Phone Call or Text Message? Text message
- Mac or PC? Mac
- Coffee or Tea? Coffee with a lot of oat milk
- Paper or Plastic? Plastic
- Morning Person or Night Person? Morning person because of my newborn!
- East Coast or West Coast? East Coast
- Star Trek or Star Wars? Stealing Ken Rice's answer … Starbucks!