Find out more about this meteorologist before his exit from WRGB CBS 6 in this Craig Gold wiki. "My dad is expected to leave the hospital today on hospice and return home. It later became one of a handful of television stations licensed for commercial broadcasting operation before the end of World War II. The news anchor was required to work both the morning and evening news shifts on Sunday in a double shift, as well as being scheduled to report the 11am news the following day until she was replaced by another anchor. I hear WRGB is a union shop (surprising, I know) so that is playing into it as well, and they have to consult with the union first. An upstate New York news anchor has been suspended from her job after she was accused of appearing on air while drunk. Watch weekdays at 4:30-7 a.m., noon, 5-7 p.m., 11 p.m. and on the CW15 for the . In 1942, General Electric opted to end experimental broadcasts and begin commercial programming. They do not own their own radars but decided to re-brand the live NOAA National Weather Service NEXRAD Level II radar data as their own. Jack Lamson is leaving CBS6 Albany. The network had originally aired on WTRI, forerunner of WNYT, from 1954 to 1955, then moved to WCDA (now WTEN) from 1955 to 1977. Also, it's National Hot Chocolate Day. I miss you all and I will see you soon. Gold is leaving CBS 6 Albany and hectic broadcasting schedules for the world of public relations. WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, the nearest full-power channel 6, expressed an interest in the technology, but backed off due to overall rights issues for its programming and continuing issues regarding reception of their station throughout the market (which would have been complicated more by side-channel analog audio).[8]. 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. "Prior to the incident that occurred on air this past weekend, Heather informed the station that she would not be renewing her . "For the first time in a long time I have no idea what this next chapter holds. 'Anchor Heather Kovar appeared disheveled, misspoke, and slurred her words for the entire newscast,' said Mike Sington Senior Executive at NBCUniversal. 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. Kovar told The Sun that she was sleep-deprived and exhausted after returning to the network early following the death of her dad Willie. Most news anchors are required to put in several hours inside a newsroom before and after their broadcasts. CBS 6 went to Saratoga County to talk with renters and even found a landlord, all of whom are too familiar with the realities of increasing rent. But that exit . Neal's former colleague Jerry Gretzinger . 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. [14] The Kingston translator became operational in May 2011. WRGB Heather Kovar abruptly and bizarrely changed topics without providing background to viewers. Slater joins the station several months after she left Hubbard-owned NBC affiliate WNYT (Channel 13) to take a full-time job as a technical recruiter at a local consulting firm. "Superman's not coming. Freedom announced on November 2, 2011, that it would bow out of television and sell its stations, including WRGB, to Sinclair Broadcast Group. After the cancellation of both by the late-1980s, WRGB's local programming has been variable and erratic, ranging from a local home shopping show to a weekly video countdown done with Top 40 stations WFLY and (later) WKKF. 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. A severe weather outbreak in late May 1998 led to further developments in the station's weather coverage. Sports Team. NEWS anchor Heather Kovar has revealed why she appeared to slur her words in a botched broadcast. Craig Gold surprised CBS 6 viewers in Albany by announcing his departure from the station. "Its time for a change. 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. Heather Kovar, the weekend morning anchor for WRGB CBS-6 News, was borderline . Kovar, who has been an anchor for the network since July 2016, said exhaustion caused the erratic on-air performance. Mom and baby . We have no further comment at this time.". The comments below have not been moderated. [6] Freedom filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2009, emerging in April 2010. The morning anchor made the announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Since September 5, 2006, WNYA has been the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate. He is based in Northern California. 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). Alex Murdaugh took the stand to testify in his double murder trial Thursday morning, admitting he lied to investigators when he said he was not at the scene of the killings of his wife and son . She covered breaking news and alerted viewers to traffic delays weekday mornings alongside Jack Lamson and Julia Dunn. , 20 things you don't know about me: James De La Fuente, WTEN, 20 things you don't know about me: Tracy Slocum from 'Shark Tank', 20 things you don't know about me: Becky Daniels, 20 things: Jos Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Albany Pro Musica, 20 things you don't know about me: Erin Harkes, 20 things you don't know about me: Ali Lupo, The FI Couple, 20 things you don't know about me: Maggie Fromm, 20 things you don't know about me: Lisa Barone, Overit, 20 things you don't know about me: Phil Steck, assemblyman. 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. The use of vertical polarization for 87.7 will allow reception of our audio in a car radio or any other FM radio with a whip type antenna. Neal Estano's co-workers celebrated his birthday at the workplace. Kovar anchored the 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. hour, then returned for the 6 p.m. hour that broadcast was the one that went viral. The career shift will give him more time to spend with his daughters, wife, and family. 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. Lee says she doesn't yet know what is next. Jacob Russo Sports Director. 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 . Lamson left the station and the industry earlier this year. Some viewers said . Julia Dunn CBS 6 was live. 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. An online obit said Willie served as a law enforcement officer in Texas for 40 years. For more information, please see our EAST PALESTINE Environmental advocate Erin Brockovich urged East Palestine residents Friday night to band together and not let what's happened with the train derailment divide them. For most of its first half-century on the air, WRGB was the dominant news station in the Capital District. In a statement to NBC News and the Albany Times Union, Kovar said she was dealing with a tremendous amount of stress. She . Suddenly, she changed subjects during the report, strangely announcing, Well, hello! ', 'Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at 6am, 7 am, I told you, you know what? 43.231.112.85 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. Complete 6pm newscast from WRGB, Sinclair's CBS affiliate serving the Capital Region of New York State. This is a carousel. Floyd also was the substitute for the Sunday evening slot, which was also scheduled to be presented by Kovar. Many channel 6 stations would then promote this avenue for commuters to listen to their morning and early evening newscasts, or severe weather and breaking news coverage on their car stereos, including WRGB. The 54-year-old disgraced legal scion - disbarred soon after murder allegations and various alleged financial . Starting in 2013, WTEN broadcast the telethon, shortened again to two hours and retitled the MDA Show of Strength, as it moved to ABC from syndication for the event's remaining two years, ending after the 2014 edition. Good morning! 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. Lamson, who co-anchors alongside Julia Dunnand Melissa Lee, has been with the station since October 2015. Every news cast needs a weather man, and many forecasts on 7 were given by Ted Ryan. The Hunt . Local news anchor Heather Kovar seemed out-of-sorts during an evening news broadcast out of Albany, NY on Saturday drawing major concern from viewers on social media. Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, Charles felt he had to act as king rather than as a father: REBECCA ENGLISH reveals why Charles backed moves Don't just stick to the Malbec! In 1938, General Electric announced plans to build and operate a standalone TV station, and applied for an FCC license. Since the beginning of the program, only four meteorologists have appeared on the morning broadcast at WNYT. Wrong graphics, terrible camerawork, baffling pronunciations, and just all around sloppy production. The station received an experimental special temporary authorization from the FCC to allow it to test the FM audio system but it had to cease operations when it was found to cause RF interference with the digital TV signal. 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. SARATOGA COUNTY, NY 4 HOURS AGO. 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. 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. The NBC affiliation would last for 42 years. 'I hope Heather is ok on news channel 6 But she shouldn't be on TV she looks a wreck and she is slurring,' said Twitter user Eve G. '#heatherkovar may be having a medical issue??' This is what he wrote on his Twitter page regarding his shocking exit: "Life works in funny ways. Brockovich, [] He completed his degree in atmospheric science and meteorology in 2006. It is just amazing. Following the incident, the news agency called upon Greg Floyd, WRGB-Albany's weekday evening anchor, to substitute Kovar for Saturday's 11 p.m. presentation. CBS6 Albany anchor Heather Kovar was suspended on Sunday after appearing on air in disarray and slurring words during her broadcast, according to the Times Union, in a media story that went viral . "My husband received a promotion moving us to Charlotte, NC. According to WRGB's site, "We hope that the FCC will allow us to continue to operate on 87.7. May 7, 2021 / 4:51 AM PDT. In 1940, it began sharing programs with W2XBS (forerunner of WNBC) in New York City, receiving the New York station directly off the air from a mountaintop and rebroadcasting the signal, becoming NBC's first television affiliate. In 1987, WRGB won the Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike Award and shortly thereafter was awarded a Presidential Citation by Ronald Reagan. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. On January 6, 2009, veteran meteorologist Neal Estano returned to the area airwaves for his third tour of duty with WRGB. Alex Murdaugh's younger brother took the stand on Monday, tearfully describing how he cleaned the gruesome crime scene the morning after his sister-in-law and nephew were murdered in June 2021. This is the week of departure announcements, it seems, in broadcast media. Normal Topic Hot Topic (More than 15 replies) Very Hot Topic (More than 25 replies) Locked Topic Sticky Topic Poll 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. Clips of the broadcast were shared on Twitter and Facebook, prompting a host of questions. Liz Bishop is the station's longest tenured personality. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The W2XCW callsign disappeared around 1932. 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 . "It's time for a change. The unknown comes with excitement and a level of fear. The morning anchor made the announcement on Tuesday. [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. She revealed that she would not be renewing her contract when it expires on July 31. In 2006, he joined the weather team at KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas, as a certified meteorologist. In early 2022, WRGB itself relocated to UHF channel 35, and the WCWN simulcast was converted to one in ATSC 3.0, as the station serves as the market's lighthouse station, carrying all the major stations except for WNYT in the format. It is unclear how long her suspension will last or whether she will return to work eventually. [8] This idea was once proposed by New York City's WNYZ-LP in 2008. Sinclair has tapped Jacquie Slater to fill Kovars slot. At one point during the broadcast, during a segment about a heatwave in the US, Kovar said:'These areas are reaching such areas. In any case, some background is needed, which I'll get to next paragraph. Lamson will be joining the team at Mean Max Brew Works in Glens Falls as a brewer. A PR career also serves his need to help the local businesses and non-profits in the same community. Kristi shares what's trending in your life and hers. I was sleep-deprived and exhausted.'. On Friday, I notified the station I would not be renewing my contract which expires July 31,' she told the news outlet. 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' His wife and 5-year-old son have died. Courtesy of Melissa Lee. . Also, Kovar JUST got back from an extended personal leave, which she attributed to the loss of her father, amongst other issues. Around December 2007, WRGB and WCWN became the first television stations in the Capital District that upgraded to high definition time delay and rebroadcast capability, and high definition local broadcasts. On May 14, Kovar wrote in a post on her public Facebook page that she was going to take a leave of absence to spend time with her ailing father, who was under hospice care. Its newscasts were anchored for over 40 years by the venerable Ernie Tetrault (who was immortalized in the 1992 film Sneakers directed by one-time WRGB intern Phil Alden Robinson). In February 1996, it became the first Capital District station to put forecasts on the World Wide Web with the launch of a website. 'And so, moving on tonight, is we have to tell you also, you know, like other news that's happening in the area, and across the area, in the nation,' she said during the broadcast. First though, Kovar has not been seen or heard from publicly since this broadcast. Kovar returned to the anchor desk over Father's Day weekend in June. In 2007 and 2008, WCWN aired WRGB's 11 o'clock news during CBS' coverage of NCAA March Madness. Just weeks after exiting as midday host at iHEARTMEDIA News-Talk WRKO-A/BOSTON, veteran talk host and producer DOUG GOUDIE has a new job, co-hosting mornings with KELLY LYNCH at iHEARTMEDIA sister . Investigators say a 2019 Dodge sedan was traveling south on Black Tom Road when . Sign up now for her newsletter. WRGB was the last in the market to bring a degree-holding meteorologist onto its staff with the purchase of the station by Freedom, not doing so until several years after WTEN and WNYT did. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. In 2016, WRGB adopted a logo similar to that of sister station WSYX in Columbus, Ohio, replacing the ABC logo with that of the CBS eye. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Your IP: Kovar was due to work the 6am and evening shifts on Saturday. Cindy Hsu Leaving CBS2: Where Is the New York Anchor Going? Sinclair Broadcast Group was the target of a ransomware attack that disrupted operations this weekend at several television stations, the company said Monday in a regulatory filing. CBS6 Albany's Jack Lamson is leaving the station. WRGB changed its on-air name to "CBS 6" in October 2004. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. 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. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. NBCNews.com outages reported in the last 24 hours. I totally understand that. Ryan seemed to be really big (tall) and have a distinct deep like voice. CBS 6 Albany - WRGB. Data is used from four regional sites in Albany, Binghamton, Montague, and Upton. The station vacated its digital transition UHF channel 39 and moved its digital operations to their former analog channel assignment on VHF-low channel 6. In May 1999, the station started "WeatherNet 6" which allows viewers to submit weather observations around the area. In 2021, 17 local journalists left their stations; 8 of them left the broadcast industry entirely. On June 19, 2006, Freedom Communications announced the purchase of current CW affiliate WCWN from Tribune Broadcasting for $17 million. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Later, the New York connection was achieved via coaxial cable and eventually by satellite. Her role with WRGB-TV is through a temporary contract that will have Slater anchoring the Saturday and Sunday morning broadcasts while she continues to work her other job during the week. Nick Pye said. [5] WRGB was sold to Freedom Communications in March 1986. Prepare for peak pothole season! Kovar has not announced where she intends to land next, though she has told local media outlets that shes concerned the on-air incident earlier this month will follow her around as she attempts to secure a new television job. 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. [10] Less than two months later, on August 24, the FCC ordered WRGB to turn off the 87.9 transmitter. She joined WRGB as a weekend sportscaster in 1975, and became Tetrault's last anchor desk partner in 1982. Craig Gold was bornon July 16, 1979, and hails from New York. Where do you get your favorite cup? Scan this QR code to download the app now. From 1939 till 1957, the station's studio were located on Washington Avenue in downtown Schenectady. NORTH ADAMS Sinclair Broadcast Group and its critics seem to agree: "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.". He earned a BS in Broadcast Journalism and also gained experience working with the student-runcampus media outlet. Both stations share studios on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, New York (with a Schenectady postal address), while WRGB's transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment west of New Salem. The couple welcomed their twin daughters, Olivia and Brooke Gold, on February 15, 2019. Brad Gold and his wife are based in Virginia. Complete 6pm newscast from WRGB, Sinclair's CBS affiliate serving the Capital Region of New York State. His 2- year-old is still in the hospital. 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