PITTSBURGH, PA — A former KDKA-TV sports director and play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians has died. John Sanders passed away at the age of 83. Sanders worked at KDKA in the late 1970s through the 1980s. He was an announcer for the Pirates during the 1980s. Find out what's happening in Pittsburghfor free with the latest updates from Patch. Sanders then went to Cleveland, where he was a play-by-play announcer for the Indians, now the Guardians, from 1991-2006.