KDKA in Pittsburgh to Air a New Documentary About Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

By Paul Greeley
817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com

KDKA, the CBS-owned affiliate in Pittsburgh, is launching a new documentary series, KDKA Originals, designed to deliver in-depth, long-form storytelling on significant local and national events.

The first installment in the series, In the Crosshairs: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, will premiere on Thursday, July 10 at 7:30 PM ET on KDKA-TV.

“KDKA ORIGINALS represents a strategic expansion of the station’s content offerings, allowing for deeper exploration of complex stories that extend beyond the constraints of traditional newscasts,” says Julie Eisenman, KDKA’s GM. “We will provide nuance and detail to certain stories that simply can’t be told in a few minutes.”

Timed to mark one year since the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the 30-minute documentary offers a detailed account of the event through the eyes of the KDKA journalists on the ground that day, with context not previously shared with the public.

“Our team witnessed and documented one of the most unforgettable events in recent U.S. history,” says Shawn Hoder, KDKA’s VP of news. “This documentary provides a comprehensive, firsthand narrative of how the day unfolded — what our journalists saw, how they responded, and what happened in the critical moments after the shots were fired.”

The documentary features exclusive footage and personal accounts from KDKA photojournalists Bryce Lutz and Fred Williams, reporters Lauren Linder and Jen Borrasso, and commentary from retired KDKA political editor Jon Delano.