PR: Pittsburgh Dad Christmas Special Comes to WPXI-TV

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Pittsburgh, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) WPXI-TV will help Pittsburgh Dad spread his unique wisdom and advice on dealing with the Holiday Season in a half hour special, Pittsburgh Dad’s Guide to Christmas, airing December 19th at 7:30pm on Channel 11.

The hilarious program, hosted by WQED’s Rick Sebak, will be a compilation of scenes from “Dad’s” favorite and most popular online episodes as well as the world premiere of his 2014 Christmas episode.  “It’s 30 minutes of fun that is sure to make “Dad” fans howl and have first time “Dad” viewers thrilled they’ve finally met Pittsburgh’s favorite dad”, said Mark Barash, WPXI-TV Program Director.

Viewers can expect to hear “Dad” sound off on Christmas traditions such as, opening presents on Christmas morning, putting tree lights up, playing Santa for the kids, and waxing poetic about that cute little star and tree in the Eat’n Park Christmas commercial.

The very popular Pittsburgh Dad online episodes have garnered over 19 million views since they debuted on the web in 2011.
The program will re-air on WPXI on December 21st at 2pm, as well as on PCNC on December 21st at 9pm, ME-TV on December 22nd at 9pm, WQED on Christmas Day at 7:30pm and streamed live on wpxi.com.

The Christmas special is being produced by WPXI-TV and Pittsburgh Dad Co-Creators Chris Preksta and Curt Wootten (Pittsburgh Dad).

Chris Preksta (director/co-creator) is a film and web series director whose credits include Pittsburgh Dad, the sci-fi series The Mercury Men, which premiered on the NBC Universal/Syfy digital network, and the award-winning online sitcom The Guild. Chris grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Curt Wootton (Pittsburgh Dad/co-creator) a film and stage actor, turned an impression of his actual father into a nationally known character with the introduction of Pittsburgh Dad. His credits also include the online series Captain Blasto and The Mercury Men. Curt grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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