Question: I noticed that on the June 30 episode of "The Young and the Restless” one of the characters said he was taking his son to the Brewers vs. Pirates game in Pittsburgh. In fact, the Brewers and Pirates were playing that very day. Was this a coincidence or is somebody on the staff from here? — Jim, Plum Rob: Per the show’s producers, it was just a coincidence with no one on staff from Pittsburgh (but maybe someone on staff did look up MLB schedules online to coordinate the episode’s air date with an actual game?). But it is worth noting there is a Pittsburgh history with "Y&R.” The Pittsburgh skyline played the part of Genoa City on the show for many years. Former Pittsburgher Jerry Hughes was asked to take a crew to Wisconsin by a "Y&R” producer to film establishing shots, and he made a convincing case that Pittsburgh could get the job done — and it did for a chunk of the show’s history. And perhaps going even further back in the show’s history, one-time "Y&R” co-head writer and co-executive producer Jack Smith was a Pittsburgh native, per Carl Kurlander, though Smith has not been with the show since 2006 so he had no hand in the most recent Pirates reference. Q: A couple of weeks ago, there was a new lady sportscaster on WTAE. I can’t remember her name, but she had a deep voice. On July 9-10, there was another lady doing the sports. What happened to the first one? — Donna, via email Rob: Presumably, Donna is referring to Ashley Liotus as the first "lady sportscaster.” Liotus is a freelancer who was filling in and was never hired by WTAE to be on staff. I reported in May that the station hired Emily Giangreco for the weekend sports position, which she began July 9, and profiled her, along with other new hires in local broadcasting, a few weeks ago. Q: Why do some TV shows have extraordinarily large numbers of executive producer credits? Case in point: There are 11 producers and executive producers for the series "Dark Winds” on AMC, including star Zahn McClarnon as an EP. — Rich, via email Rob: In television, the title producer or executive producer can mean a lot of things. Often it’s a title that writers, including the head writer or showrunner, receive. Sometimes a manager for a star or producer even gets a producer credit (see Pittsburgh native Jimmy Miller’s producer credit on CBS’s 2001-04 Pittsburgh-set legal drama "The Guardian”). On AMC’s "Dark Winds,” Robert Redford has an EP credit because he bought the rights to the Tony Hillerman books that the series is based on many years ago. George R.R. Martin, a friend of Hillerman’s, came on board the project with director Chris Eyre about five years ago and helped shepherd it, so they get EP credits. Anne Hillerman, daughter of Tony Hillerman, gets an EP credit because of that relationship and her work in developing the Bernadette character. McClarnon gets an EP credit as the star of a series that is perhaps more intentionally put together than most because of the desire for native representation in front of and behind the camera. He helped ensure the show had an authentic indigenous voice. Graham Roland developed "Dark Winds” as a series and wrote the pilot, so he gets an EP credit — but then he was working on another project, and Vince Calandra was brought in as head writer and showrunner and executive producer. The remaining four producer/EP credits go to other senior members of the show’s production team who oversee various aspects of production. You can reach TV writer Rob Owen at rowen@triblive.com or 412-380-8559. Follow Rob on Twitter or Facebook. Ask TV questions by email or phone. Please include your first name and location. and help us continue covering the stories that matter to you and your community.