NORTH ADAMS Sinclair Broadcast Group and its critics seem to agree: "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.". Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' CBS6 Albany's Jack Lamson is leaving the station. "My dad is expected to leave the hospital today on hospice and return home. [18] Estano has since reappeared on Capital Region airwaves, starting at WNYT in the summer of 2013 on weekend evenings. Heather Kovar, the weekend morning anchor for WRGB CBS-6 News, was borderline incoherent and slurred her words on camera, and looked disheveled throughout Saturday morning's report. After seven years, Gold announced he was stepping away from CBS 6 and the broadcasting industry. "I recently returned early from family leave following my dad's death . While Lee has shared her reason for leaving, several months ago, "The Eagle" podcast host, Jessica Marshall and I talked about why so many reporters are getting out of TV news. For educational and historical purposes only. This is what he wrote on his Twitter page regarding his shocking exit: "Life works in funny ways. [14] The Kingston translator became operational in May 2011. WRGB (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of CBS.It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WCWN (channel 45, also licensed to Schenectady). The topical news drama, which reoriented its first season in response to the #MeToo movement, was forced by the pandemic to rewrite Season 2 as well. The station launched the on-camera careers of TV chefs Art "Mr. Food" Ginsburg in the mid-1970s; and of Rachael Ray, who launched her "30 Minute Meals" segment on WRGB's newscasts in the mid-1990s. At the time of the announcement, the station only broadcast for 28 hours a week. Privacy Policy. The comments below have not been moderated. SARATOGA COUNTY, NY 4 HOURS AGO. One of the more diverse cities in US. I was sleep-deprived and exhausted.'. "Today, what a beautiful day outside! On June 19, 2006, Freedom Communications announced the purchase of current CW affiliate WCWN from Tribune Broadcasting for $17 million. After becoming a sister station, it was rumored that WCWN would add a WRGB-produced 10 p.m. broadcast to challenge WXXA's long time dominance at that hour. The latest news, weather, and sports for New York's Capital Region -- including Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and Saratoga Springs. The Latest News and Updates in News brought to you by the team at WREG.com: Lee joined the CBS 6 morning team in March of 2016. Ryan was very versatile as he also co-hosted the annual Children's Miracle Network telethon and travel reports. While there are still some months before he says farewell to an 18-year-long career, the meteorologist has cited his family among the reasons he came to this decision. She never made it to 11 p.m. I feel very bad and embarrassed it was a perfect storm that, in the end, really hurt me, she said. At the start of 2007, the news on WNYA moved to WCWN (because that station had higher ratings overall) becoming CBS 6 First News on The Capital Region's CW. Kovar told The Sun that she was sleep-deprived and exhausted after returning to the network early following the death of her dad Willie.. Kovar was due to work the 6am and evening shifts on Saturday. The switch made WRGB the third station in the Capital District to affiliate with CBS, with the newly rechristened WNYT taking over the NBC affiliation. Prominent anchors Jeff Michael, Sandra Mitchell and Sharon Tay, along with meteorologist Garth Kemp, were cut from CBS TV stations in Los Angeles late Wednesday amid sweeping corporate layoffs. On July 7, 2009, WRGB resumed its radio simulcast broadcasts on a frequency of 87.9 FM, without explicit FCC authorization. Jacob Russo joined 12 Sports as the Sports Director in July 2021. First official morning on WRGB CBS 6! March 1, 2023. A tremendous opportunity, yet so bittersweet saying goodbye to the Capital Region, our home the last six years," Lee wrote on Instagram. Early Friday Spencer Tracy announced she's leaving WTEN. In April 1983, 55 years of General Electric ownership ended when it sold WRGB to Universal Communications Corporation which was owned by Forstmann Little and John D. Backe, a former CBS president and then president of Tomorrow Entertainment (GE would re-enter the TV business upon its purchase of RCA, then-parent company of NBC in late 1985, which WRGB was formerly affiliated with). "It's time for a change. In 1979, General Electric almost filed to sell WRGB to Group Six Broadcasting during a proposed General Electric merger with Cox Broadcasting, with Group Six being led by the station's general manager and vice president James J. Delmonico, which paid $24 million, but the deal apparently fell through due to a lack of FCC approval.[4]. The unknown comes with excitement and a level of fear. TheDesk.net, published by Matthew Keys, covers radio and television broadcasting; streaming media; technology; journalism and social media. They differ, however, on what "this" is. WRGB is carried on cable as far north as Long Lake, New York as well as several other Adirondack regional cable systems, as well as in Rutland, Vermont on Comcast Xfinity cable. The station moved into a state-of-the-art studio on Washington Avenue in Schenectady. The Albany County District Attorney's Office says Demetries Smith has been found guilty of attempted murder, attempted robbery and multiple weapons charges. The news producer, who did not want to be identified, said the intermittent disruption was still ongoing, but the local station was able to air broadcasts. Kovar said Willie "served and protected his family until the end". You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com. The WRGB-Albany presenter, who has since been suspended, seemed disheveled while on the air on July 9. The meteorologist made this announcement three months before his last day on air. Lee says she doesn't yet know what is next. On Wednesday, her . A news anchor in Albany is stepping away from the desk after appearing disheveled on live TV over the weekend. After three years there, he moved back to Florida in 2009 and spent over four years as a meteorologist at WPEC CBS 12 News. After three years there, he moved back to Florida in 2009 and spent over four years as a meteorologist at WPEC CBS 12 News. Sign up now for her newsletter. Jack Lamson leaving CBS6 Albany to become a brewer, Kristi shares what's trending in your life and hers. According to Kovar, who has been the weekend anchor for several years, she had also been scheduled to helm Saturday's 11 p.m. broadcast as well, but the station subsequently replaced her with weekday evening anchor Greg Floyd, who returned to the seat on Sunday evening too. She . Kovar, who claims she was sleep-deprived after starting work at 6am, also got the weather man's name wrong, and gave a rambling round-up that viewers complained made no sense. That schedule included on-air appearances on Saturday between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., and again at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. "My husband received a promotion moving us to Charlotte, NC. Morning Rundown: Today's top stories and what you need to know to start your day. Plus financial news, sports, lifestyle, traffic, weather and so much more! As noted above, on June 12, 2009, WRGB became a digital-only station. WAST had only picked up the CBS affiliation four years earlier, but had remained stubbornly in third place behind WRGB and WTEN. We featured the journalist as a "20 things you don't know about me" back in 2019. . Since the Capital District does not have enough full-powered stations to legally permit duopolies, Freedom applied for a "failed station" waiver to acquire WCWN. Indeed, for its first decade-and-a-half on the air as a commercial station, it was the only station that provided a clear picture to most of the market; its competitors were initially on the UHF band before the FCC dropped in additional VHF allocations in the late 1950s. Since September 5, 2006, WNYA has been the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Toward the end of that decade, General Electric teamed up with other experimental broadcasters to adopt an all-electronic TV standard that was created by RCA. That's putting it mildly! 'Is Heather Kovar alright? After that, he worked with WMUR-TV in Manchester, WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, The Weather Channel in Atlanta, WRGB, and WBAL-TV in Baltimore. After the digital transition, some viewers in the Capital District had receptions issues with the WRGB signal. Wrong graphics, terrible camerawork, baffling pronunciations, and just all around sloppy production. Investigators say a 2019 Dodge sedan was traveling south on Black Tom Road when . Kovar has worked for CBS6/WRGB for more than five years. He worked for the Houston Police Department from 1958-80, before serving for the Caldwell PD, Burleson County Sheriff's Office, and the Lee County Sheriff's Office. pic.twitter.com/70jwwvykKt. In 2006, he joined the weather team at KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas, as a certified meteorologist. This is the third on-air departure in TV news this week. Hes not only leaving WRGB, but hes also retiring from broadcasting. Providence Equity Partners owned a controlling stake in Newport Television (formerly Clear Channel Communications' television division), the owner of local Fox affiliate WXXA (channel 23). He always had a smile on his face, even when predicting snow. The anchor also tried to discuss an explosion at a natural-gas plant inOklahomabut was having trouble getting through her words. She might be on medication or she probably has a lot going on (and maybe that is why she was, the \"d\" word, perhaps). In 1987, WRGB won the Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike Award and shortly thereafter was awarded a Presidential Citation by Ronald Reagan. It began broadcasting experimentally in early 1928, with the first daily programs being broadcast later that year. Meteorologist Neal Estano . This exclusive distinction was held until 2004 when WNYT set up its own live radar. That includes Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, amongst other cities. He's turning that passion into a profession and pursuing brewing full-time. Viewers of Albany, N.Y. CBS affiliate WRGB were concerned for anchor Heather Kovar after she appeared disheveled, seemed to slur her words and had trouble focusing during Saturday's 6 p.m . DJ Khaled (album "God Did"); Diego Boneta ("At Midnight"); Jennifer welcomes a family who have received attention for their fun dancing videos and a challenge on TikTok. The great betrayal: How journalist Isabel Oakeshott leaked Matt Hancock's WhatsApps after they worked Covid gurus Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance warned that shielding wasn't 'very effective' at start of 'Appalled and sickened but not surprised at all': Fury of Covid families as WhatsApps 'show Matt Hancock Health ministers knew there was no evidence to justify making kids abide by rule of 6 - but No10 'didn't Britain's first child Covid death, 13, may have been contributed to by doctors as senior medic admits Rishi Sunak is urgently reviewing his private exchanges with Matt Hancock after bombshell leak of ex-Health Sunak bustled like a wide-eyed labrador, his tail waggier than a windscreen wiper in a downpour: HENRY 'Drinks cold in fridge at DH!' It was the first building in the nation specifically designed for television. On the first local morning broadcast at WRGB/CBS6 Albany in 1987, Estano served as the area's first TV morning meteorologist. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Rumors of WRGB producing a 10 p.m. broadcast on WNYA had circulated as well. An upstate New York news anchor has been suspended from her job after she was accused of appearing on air while drunk. Duanesburg man charged with murder, attempted murder in stabbings of family members. Our friend and colleague Julia Dunn, sharing photos on social media over the weekend, introducing everyone to her son Kevin Thomas Dunn. Clips of the broadcast were shared on Twitter and Facebook, prompting a host of questions. The Sinclair-owned station subsequently announced her suspension. One will be in Schenectady on the station's pre-transition digital allotment on UHF channel 39,[14] another one will be in Kingston on UHF channel 24,[14] and the last one will be in Pittsfield on UHF channel 19. BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol says two people died in a three-vehicle crash in the Moncks Corner area of Berkeley County. A statement from Robert Croteau, vice president and general manager of the network, released on Sunday read: "Heather Kovar has been suspended pending our internal investigation. This chart shows a view of problem reports submitted in the past 24 hours compared to the typical volume of reports by time of day. Find out more about this meteorologist before his exit from WRGB CBS 6 in this Craig Gold wiki. So whatever the reason for her coming on-air like this, I totally feel for her, and do feel bad for her. This government data is also used on WRGB known as "WeatherScan Radar". Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at6am, 7am, I told you, you know what? Today was my last day at WRGB-CBS6. She revealed that she would not be renewing her contract when it expires on July 31. By 1930, GE had begun audio transmission on shortwave; one of these transmitters, W2XAF, was pressed into service during off-hours for further television experiments, which continued through the 1930s. She joined WRGB as a weekend sportscaster in 1975, and became Tetrault's last anchor desk partner in 1982. Im happy to jump in and help with the weekend mornings, Slater told the Albany Times-Union newspaper. Newsweek has contacted a representative of WRGB for comment. And so, a great time for outdoor music.. Some viewers said . The presenter revealed she was sleep-deprived and exhausted Credit: Instagram/@hrkovar. Kovar told The Sun that she was sleep-deprived and exhausted after returning to the network early following the death of her dad Willie. [20] During the 2019 digital television repack, WRGB continued to broadcast on VHF channel 6, though due to long-time complications with low-band VHF channels, the station was simulcast in a 720p form on WCWN-DT3 to provide UHF antenna access to over-the-air viewers. 43.231.112.85 WRGB Heather Kovar expected to be back on the air Sunday, but was suspended by the station pending . In 2006, he joined the weather team at KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas, as a certified meteorologist. I know it's gotten cliche at this point to get out of the business, but covering weekend morning and evening anchoring with almost no other support staff to help you is not healthy.At this time, the station nor Kovar has addressed this. Many are throwing around the \"d\" word and maybe she was, but I don't exactly want to speculate. This became a reality on September 24 when WRGB launched a weeknight 10-minute block in high definition featuring the top stories of the day along with an updated weather forecast. I went back and forth on whether I should post this or not (I was unavailable earlier today due to work) but with other outlets starting to pick up on this coupled with myself having the full broadcast (I recorded this off of Sinclair's NewsOn portal), I am going ahead and sharing this here. One of the first television stations in the world, WRGB traces its roots to an experimental station founded on January 13, 1928, and broadcast from the General Electric facility in South Schenectady under the call letters W2XCW. While studying meteorology, Gold worked as a full-time meteorologist and reporter in Florida at WJHG-TV in Panama City from 2004 to 2005 and WTXL-TV in Tallahassee from 2005 to 2006. Hoda Kotb, who was officially named coanchor of Today in 2018, has been missing from her NBC morning news program since mid-February without any explanation. "No mother, father, aunt, or uncle should ever have to see and do what I did that day," John Marvin Murdaugh, the defense team's final witness, told Colleton County jurors on Monday about his . I hear it's really bad at this particular shop though, mainly because management is (according to what I've heard), insufferable. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 02:52, channel 6 television stations in North America, transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, "WRGB to Get ABC, CBS, DuMont Shows, Plus NBC", "$121 million deals in the outs from spin-offs of Cox-GE deal", "BUSINESS PEOPLE; Ex-CBS President Buys Upstate TV Station", "CBS 6 is back on the radio this time on 87.9 FM! In a statement to NBC News and the Albany Times Union, Kovar said she was dealing with a tremendous amount of stress. For anyone who's observed Fox News media reporter Howard Kurtz (no relation) over the years, this is a comedy-rich situation. cbs6albany.com. Kovar seemed jittery and incoherent at times as she stumbled over her words. Freedom announced on November 2, 2011, that it would bow out of television and sell its stations, including WRGB, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. At one point during the broadcast, during a segment about a heatwave in the US, Kovar said:'These areas are reaching such areas. I miss you all and I will see you soon. A television news anchor in upstate New York who went viral earlier this month over an awkward broadcast has decided to leave the station early. The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of August 2006, was extended to the end of 2008, but was terminated in February 2007. W2XCW operated a very limited schedule, with 30kW on 2.1-2.2MHz (video) and 92 meters (approx. Ryan seemed to be really big (tall) and have a distinct deep like voice. Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb: A Day in Our Life. I couldn't find much on social media at the time I originally captured this broadcast (last night) aside from a few viewers posting about it to the station's Facebook wall. In 1938, General Electric announced plans to build and operate a standalone TV station, and applied for an FCC license. In 1948, WRGB took on secondary affiliations with the three other networks in operation (CBS, ABC, and DuMont). Days later, she revealed in a follow-up post on the social media platform that her father had passed away. The success of the 10-minute newscast resulted in the expansion to a full 30 minute newscast in October 2010, currently anchored by Dori Marlin and Jerry Gretzinger.[17]. Jacob Russo Sports Director. After Tetrault's retirement in 1993, the station was quickly eclipsed by WNYT and for several years in the mid-1990s fell to third place, mirroring a nationwide trend that saw CBS' ratings drop in the wake of losing rights to the National Football League while NBC was buoyed by blockbuster shows like Seinfeld and ER, along with NBA, NFL and Olympics coverage. WRGB CBS 6 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Albany, New York and nearby . NBCNews.com outages reported in the last 24 hours. . He completed his degree in atmospheric science and meteorology in 2006. This was exactly 80 years to the date after its first experimental broadcasts. There are still more weekend forecasts from him for the next few weeks. said another viewer. Upon the purchase of WCWN, Sinclair added a simulcast of WRGB's main signal in a reduced 720p form on WCWN-DT3, allowing viewers with no access to the main WRGB VHF signal in the core of the Capital Region to utilize WCWN's UHF signal for reception of WRGB programming. Craig Gold attended the University of Miami from 1997 to 2001. A statement from WRGB said Kovar will not return to their air. "Time to be there when my kids wake up, stay up and watch Sunday night football and time to sleep past 2 am! Nelson Patino has been charged with murder and attempted murder after he admitted to stabbing his family. But that exit . 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A perfect example is when their veteran anchor and health reporter, Benita Zahn departed from the anchor desk to pursue a career in the medical field in the capital region. Your IP: No one is coming to change what's happened to you, magically fix what's happened to you or give you all the answers," she said. Jeff Roberson / AP file. But that exit date was accelerated after Kovar slurred her speech and appeared unfocused and disheveled during a news broadcast earlier this month. The station said Kovar had been suspended from the news channel following the performance after social media users pointed our her disheveled look and slurred speech. I totally understand that. In addition to their main studios, it operates an Albany Bureau at One Commerce Plaza in downtown Albany. On Friday, I notified the station I would not be renewing my contract which expires July 31. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. [11] All efforts to carry an analog FM audio signal were abandoned with the sale of WRGB to Sinclair (a company that is a major stakeholder in the ATSC 3.0 standard), and its 2022 shift to UHF transmission made any renewal of the effort impossible as it no longer has access to the VHF channel 6 spectrum. Kovar was hosting on CBS . The NBC affiliation would last for 42 years. Murdaugh, 54, is accused of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, at kennels near their home on June 7, 2021, as the once-prominent attorney's career and finances were . [3] WRGB produced two of the longest-running locally produced programs in television history: a quiz show called Answers Please and a bowling program entitled TV Tournament Time. We have no further comment at this time,' saidRobert Croteau, vice president and general manager of the Sinclair-owned station. Before the 4:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. slot she now works, an hour of which airs on the CW15, she worked for ABC40 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The crash was reported at 6:29 a.m. on Black Tom Road near the Black Tom Extension, Lance Cpl. Heather Kovar, the morning news anchor at CBS affiliate WRGB-TV (Channel 6), intended to leave the Albany TV station later this month when her contract was up at the end of the month. Melissa Lee will not return to CBS6 after her maternity leave. TikTok star, 28, is charged with child abuse after 'attack on boyfriend', Rape survivor slams Gabby Petito Utah cop over handling of her case, 'Dark details' about boyfriend of US swim champ who mysteriously died, Disturbing red flags of Lindsay Clancy's psychosis before she 'killed 3 kids', 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Heather Kovar appeared disheveled and seemed to slur her words while on the air on July 9, The presenter revealed she was sleep-deprived and exhausted, Kovar revealed in May that her dad Willie had died. The couple welcomed their twin daughters, Olivia and Brooke Gold, on February 15, 2019. This is the week of departure announcements, it seems, in broadcast media. An online obit said Willie served as a law enforcement officer in Texas for 40 years. Robert Croteau, the vice president and general manager of WRGB-Albany, told the Times Union: Heather Kovar has been suspended pending our internal investigation. 14,237 talking about this. Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and the . [8] This idea was once proposed by New York City's WNYZ-LP in 2008. Lamson left the station and the industry earlier this year. He asked for his nasal feeding tube be removed yesterday. Ive decided not to renew my contract at CBS6 and pursue a career in an industry Ive always wanted to be a part of.". The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 39 to VHF channel 6. WRGB won an Emmy Award for Chief Meteorologist Steve Lapointe's near-nonstop work over two days which made sure there were no fatalities in the otherwise devastating weather. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Later, the New York connection was achieved via coaxial cable and eventually by satellite. A television news anchor in upstate New York who went viral earlier this month over an awkward broadcast has decided to leave the station early. Craig Gold surprised CBS 6 viewers in Albany by announcing his departure from the station. Good morning! The CBS 6 news family has a brand new member! For the most part, the station has stabilized at a steady second place although for a period in the early-2000s it fell back to third.