Lamson, who co-anchors alongside Julia Dunnand Melissa Lee, has been with the station since October 2015. After the digital transition, some viewers in the Capital District had receptions issues with the WRGB signal. CBS6 Albany's Jack Lamson is leaving the station. Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb: A Day in Our Life. 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. In addition to their main studios, it operates an Albany Bureau at One Commerce Plaza in downtown Albany. All rights reserved, except where otherwise noted. We have no further comment at this time,' saidRobert Croteau, vice president and general manager of the Sinclair-owned station. In 1987, WRGB won the Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike Award and shortly thereafter was awarded a Presidential Citation by Ronald Reagan. Later, the New York connection was achieved via coaxial cable and eventually by satellite. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Clips of the broadcast were shared on Twitter and Facebook, prompting a host of questions. "I stepped in for a legend, and Ive tried to do his legacy proud especially in the bond with my great friend Julia Dunn CBS 6.". 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. Kovars last weekend at WRGB-TV saw her work an unusual schedule. 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. Brad Gold and his wife are based in Virginia. Amy Robach was planning the ultimate revenge if she got axed from Good Morning America over the scandalous affair with co-host T.J. Holmes by writing a blow-the-lid-off, tell-all book,RadarOnline . 14,237 talking about this. Days later, she revealed in a follow-up post on the social media platform that her father had passed away. Jack Lamson joined CBS6 as a morning anchor in 2015. "My dad is expected to leave the hospital today on hospice and return home. 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. 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. 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. A CBS anchor in Albany, New York, has shared her side of the story after her erratic and slurred delivery during a Saturday broadcast led to her suspension.. Heather Kovar, of CBS affiliate WRGB . Later on Sunday, Kovar released a statement to Albany's Times Union, explaining that she had "returned early from family leave following my dad's death. In September 2003, WRGB-DT (UHF channel 39) became the first full-market digital signal to sign on in the Albany region. [2] On January 4, 1954, it moved from channel 4 to channel 6 to alleviate interference from WNBC-TV (then known as WRCA-TV) and Boston's WBZ-TV, and increased its radiated power approximately fourfold to 93,000 watts. "Its time for a change. As a result, the FCC granted conditional approval of Newport's acquisition of Clear Channel Television in late November 2007, provided that Providence Equity Partners would follow through with its planned divestiture of its 16 percent share of Freedom Communications to another company (as required when Providence Equity Partners purchased a minority stake in the Spanish-language broadcaster Univision earlier in 2007) as soon as the deal was finalized. "As I step away from a career I love, Im comforted knowing time with them is something Ill never regret and the work Im doing now is truly invaluable," says Lee, referring to the extra time she will have with her two children. 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. TV transmissions always use horizontal antennas. In any case, some background is needed, which I'll get to next paragraph. Dec 3, 2021. 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. We have no further comment at this time.. CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) A new survey released by Zillow is revealing the stark realities for renters trying to find a place to live. For more information, please see our Anchor Heather Kovar appeared disheveled, misspoke, and slurred her words for the entire newscast. I was sleep-deprived and exhausted.". cbs6albany.com. Normal Topic Hot Topic (More than 15 replies) Very Hot Topic (More than 25 replies) Locked Topic Sticky Topic Poll It later became one of a handful of television stations licensed for commercial broadcasting operation before the end of World War II. This is what he wrote on his Twitter page regarding his shocking exit: "Life works in funny ways. According to WRGB's site, "We hope that the FCC will allow us to continue to operate on 87.7. Here, she tries to set up the weather and toss to the meteorologist, whos name she gets wrong. At one point during the broadcast, during a segment about a heatwave in the US, Kovar said:'These areas are reaching such areas. WRGB changed its on-air name to "CBS 6" in October 2004. She said: And so, moving on tonight, is we have to tell you also, you know, like other news thats happening in the area, and across the area, in the nation., At one point, Kovar attempted to introducemeteorologistCraig Gold but she accidentally called him Craig Adams., Trying to correct her mistake, she said: Why did I say that?, And of course, just like me, meteorologist Craig Gold is working a double shift and so, uh, hes in. 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. As noted above, on June 12, 2009, WRGB became a digital-only station. (Source: Facebook) Your IP: Rest assured, Craig Gold and his family arent saying goodbye to Albany. Craig Gold surprised CBS 6 viewers in Albany by announcing his departure from the station. 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. The same schedule was to play out Sunday. '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. 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. She . Heather Kovar, the weekend morning anchor for WRGB CBS-6 News, was borderline . The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Earlier this month another CBS6 Albany on-air staffer announced he was leaving. "Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concerns. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WRGB shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. Lee says she doesn't yet know what is next. When meteorologist Neal Estano announced on-air this morning he's leaving WRGB/Channel 6 to become a real estate agent, he became the latest local TV-radio personality to give up broadcasting . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. The Times Union reports Heather Kovar was suspended by CBS6 Albany (WRGB-TV) on Sunday, a day after she appeared disoriented during the TV station's Saturday evening broadcast. Albany TV news anchor Heather Kovar was suspended after slurring her way through a broadcast Saturday. 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. "My husband received a promotion moving us to Charlotte, NC. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. On Friday, I notified the station I would not be renewing my contract which expires July 31. "Prior to the incident that occurred on air this past weekend, Heather informed the station that she would not be renewing her . Cindy Hsu Leaving CBS2: Where Is the New York Anchor Going? Until the end of the JSA with WNYA, WRGB had control of three stations in the market. 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' Heather Kovar, of CBS affiliate WRGB, became a source of concern among viewers over the weekend, when she was seen giving a scattered delivery during the 6 p.m. newscast, which saw her erroneously referring to meteorologist Craig Gold as Craig Adams. Many are throwing around the \"d\" word and maybe she was, but I don't exactly want to speculate. 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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. This is a carousel. He is based in Northern California. On January 13, 2008, WRGB began producing its newscasts in high definition, becoming the first in the market to do so. Good afternoon!. The Albany County District Attorney's Office says Demetries Smith has been found guilty of attempted murder, attempted robbery and multiple weapons charges. 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. Jeff Roberson / AP file. The Sinclair-owned station subsequently announced her suspension. 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. 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. 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. Sinclair has tapped Jacquie Slater to fill Kovars slot. Where do you get your favorite cup? I was sleep-deprived and exhausted.'. 4:00 PM. Lee joined the CBS 6 morning team in March of 2016. 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. That includes Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, amongst other cities. His wife and 5-year-old son have died. In recent times, WTEN and WXXA have also updated their radar outputs to so-called "live" capabilities. Kovar said Willie "served and protected his family until the end". Scan this QR code to download the app now. Find out more about this meteorologist before his exit from WRGB CBS 6 in this Craig Gold wiki. The morning anchor made the announcement on Tuesday. But, it submitted the facts in a SEC filing. In 1957, WRGB moved to its current studio on Balltown Road on the line between Niskayuna and Schenectady; the old studio is currently occupied by Schenectady County Community College. ', 'Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at 6am, 7 am, I told you, you know what? Ms. Logan quietly left the network in 2018 after her contract expired. On Wednesday, her . In 1942, General Electric opted to end experimental broadcasts and begin commercial programming. So WRGB boosted their power twice: Once in July 2009 at the power level of 11.5kW with an interference agreement with WPVI-TV in Philadelphia and WEDY in New Haven, Connecticut.,[12] and in late January 2010, the FCC granted an STA for WRGB to boost their power again at their current level of 30.2kW. First official morning on WRGB CBS 6! The couple welcomed their twin daughters, Olivia and Brooke Gold, on February 15, 2019. "Saturday I was scheduled to work the early morning 6 a.m. shift and the evening shift. There are still more weekend forecasts from him for the next few weeks. "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 . The anchor also tried to discuss an explosion at a natural-gas plant inOklahomabut was having trouble getting through her words. I thank all of my colleagues who are helping to fill my shifts during this time.". First though, Kovar has not been seen or heard from publicly since this broadcast. On Monday morning, the stations' leadership still wasn't commenting. 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. Jurors returned to the Colleton County Courthouse on Tuesday morning as Alex Murdaugh's defense team rested their case the day before during the final week of his trial on double murder charges for the brutal death of his wife and son at the family's hunting lodge in June 2021.. 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). Nelson Patino has been charged with murder and attempted murder after he admitted to stabbing his family. In May, she revealed that the network had "graciously allowed" her some time off to be with her dad. Liz Bishop is the station's longest tenured personality. Under the agreement, WRGB handled advertising sales for WNYA and shared syndicated programming with the station. Estano left the station on April 25, 2012, taking on a new career in real estate with Keller Williams Realty. She said she would be on the air on Sunday, but was instead replaced by Emma Quinn. After three years there, he moved back to Florida in 2009 and spent over four years as a meteorologist at WPEC CBS 12 News. Neal's former colleague Jerry Gretzinger . Kovar also seemed to have technical issues during the segment and could be seen holding a wire during thebroadcastbefore she was cut off while speaking mid-sentence. 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. 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. Jacob Russo Sports Director. On September 28, 1981, WRGB swapped affiliations with WAST (which would become what is now WNYT on the day of the switch) and became a CBS affiliate. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Kovar was placed on leave while officials at the station investigated the incident. Wrong graphics, terrible camerawork, baffling pronunciations, and just all around sloppy production. That includes Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, amongst . Albany the capital of New York state, is chartered in 1686, by Governor Thomas Dongan. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The network had originally aired on WTRI, forerunner of WNYT, from 1954 to 1955, then moved to WCDA (now WTEN) from 1955 to 1977. This was in part because of its status as the area's first station. Accordingly, it was known as The CBS 6 News 10 at 10. I hear it's really bad at this particular shop though, mainly because management is (according to what I've heard), insufferable. Hes not only leaving WRGB, but hes also retiring from broadcasting. WRGB Heather Kovar expected to be back on the air Sunday, but was suspended by the station pending . 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. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a141e0d6b5edc75 said Twitter user Mike Garavelli. At that point, Providence Equity Partners relinquished its stake in Freedom Communications, making its purchase of WXXA legitimate. You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com. It is just amazing. 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 . A weekday morning anchor at WRGB CBS6 News, Albany, since March 2013, she has climbed a ladder rung by rung that's built on a strong, unique story. This was exactly 80 years to the date after its first experimental broadcasts. Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at6am, 7am, I told you, you know what? A CBS anchor in Albany, New York, has shared her side of the story after her erratic and slurred delivery during a Saturday broadcast led to her suspension. May 7, 2021 / 4:51 AM PDT. Kovar seemed jittery and incoherent at times as she stumbled over her words. Rumors of WRGB producing a 10 p.m. broadcast on WNYA had circulated as well. Matthew Keys is an award-winning journalist who covers the intersection of media, journalism and technology as publisher of The Desk. In 2007 and 2008, WCWN aired WRGB's 11 o'clock news during CBS' coverage of NCAA March Madness. A CBS Newspath package from Michael George was removed due to copyright concerns.Commercials were edited out, promos were not included due to this being taken straight from NewsOn (also why some of the rejoins were abrupt).2022 Sinclair Broadcast Group and WRGB-TV, no copyright infringement intended. Im happy to jump in and help with the weekend mornings, Slater told the Albany Times-Union newspaper. Brooke (born February 15, 2019), Olivia (born February 15, 2019), University of Miami, Mississippi State Unversity. Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a features writer who writes about what is trending in your life and in hers. pic.twitter.com/70jwwvykKt. The meteorologist made this announcement three months before his last day on air. NEWS anchor Heather Kovar has revealed why she appeared to slur her words in a botched broadcast. He is the son of Holly and Ron Gold. She is a Florida native now residing in Latham, New York, with her husband. March 1, 2023. 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. Both stations share studios on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, New York (with a Schenectady postal address), while WRGB's transmitter is located . Kovar has worked for CBS6/WRGB for more than five years. 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 . CBS "Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at 6 a.m . A severe weather outbreak in late May 1998 led to further developments in the station's weather coverage. 5:30 PM. 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. Michael has been co-anchor of KCBS-TV Channel 2's premier newscasts at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. for more than three years. 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. On July 7, 2009, WRGB resumed its radio simulcast broadcasts on a frequency of 87.9 FM, without explicit FCC authorization. He had worked for the station twice before leaving to pursue new opportunities in Jacksonville, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland. So whatever the reason for her coming on-air like this, I totally feel for her, and do feel bad for her. Kovar also recently took a leave of absence from the station to spend time with her dying father, reportedThe Times Union. This week, it was confirmed she will not be returning to the station. Sports Team. 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. 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. Brockovich, [] From April 2003 until mid-2004, WNYA aired replays of WRGB's weekday noon show at 1, weeknight 11 o'clock news at 11:35, and WRGB's former public affairs program Sunday Morning with Liz Bishop. The Hunt . A PR career also serves his need to help the local businesses and non-profits in the same community. They have had issues filling positions, especially producers, and have even had producers from other Sinclair stations come in and help out, because of how bad the shortage is there. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. By: Caroline John - Published: September 8, 2022 at 7:00 am. 'Here, she tries to set up the weather and toss to the meteorologist, who's name she gets wrong.'. Complete 6pm newscast from WRGB, Sinclair's CBS affiliate serving the Capital Region of New York State. In a defamation lawsuit she filed in 2019 against New York magazine over a 2014 profile she claimed had harmed her ability to . The 54-year-old disgraced legal scion - disbarred soon after murder allegations and various alleged financial . WRGB's former analog TV signal used an FM audio carrier which could be heard on 87.75 FM in areas where the video signal could be received (and somewhere it could not); the same was true of all analog channel 6 television stations in North America. "I recently returned early from family leave following my dad's death . 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