Joe Brocato


Joe Brocato has covered sports at various levels in West Virginia for seventeen years.  As sports director at WDTV in Bridgeport, he coordinated coverage of WVU, Division 2 and high school sports throughout North Central West Virginia.  Joe also was a sports reporter/anchor in Laredo, Texas.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, Joe is a graduate of the University of Hartford where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications in December of 1999.

Joe is the afternoon sports anchor for MetroNews, providing updates in Charleston and Morgantown.

When not covering sports, you can find Joe making a mockery of the game of golf around the many scenic courses throughout the mountain state.



Recent Articles by Joe Brocato

Jeff Williamson steps down as Logan head coach

Williamson resigned after one season leading his alma mater.

April 18, 2024 - 6:43 pm

WVU Basketball Notebook: Frazier named Associate Head Coach; Kellogg signs Auburn transfer

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New WVU head coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Chester Frazier as the new associate head coach of the Mountaineers. Frazier comes to Morgantown from Illinois, where he was an assistant coach for the last three seasons. Prior to joining the Illini, Frazier was the associate head coach at Virginia

April 17, 2024 - 3:37 pm

Photo gallery and video: Mountaineers dodge the raindrops on Day 11 of spring drills

Three practices remain prior to the annual Gold-Blue Game.

April 17, 2024 - 2:42 pm

Jenkins pitches and hits No. 2 Keyser past No. 4 Fairmont Senior, 2-1

Senior Evan Jenkins went the distance on the mound and had the game-winning RBI in Keyser's tenth consecutive victory.

April 16, 2024 - 8:51 pm

WVU cruises to victory in Mountaineer Invitational; Kammann, Davenport top two finishers

WVU wins fourth team championship in nine-year history of event.

April 16, 2024 - 5:43 pm

Wheeling Central Catholic hands Williamstown first loss, 8-6

The Maroon Knights rallied back from a four-run deficit to collect their eighth consecutive victory.

April 16, 2024 - 12:11 am

Photo gallery: WVU leads after Rd. 1 of the Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye G.C.

WVU hosts their lone home tournament of the year in the ninth annual event.

April 15, 2024 - 3:26 pm