Many of the familiar faces that the Capital Region has come to know and love through watching the news on television have made significant shifts in their lives and career paths in the past year as viewer habits have changed and expectations for broadcast journalists have evolved. News anchor Jerry Gretzinger in July 2012. Previously, a radio news reporter for, Dick (Hill) McCarthy, (anchor, 1970s, later in communications for New York state. which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (channel 13, now NBC-affiliated WNYT) on October 23, 1977, thus returning ABC back to channel 10 (WPRI-TV had switched to ABC from CBS that June and would eventually reaffiliate with CBS in September 1995, nine years after WTEN's former owners, Capital Cities, completed its acquisition of ABC in January 1986). Kristi Gustafson Barlette is a features writer who writes about what is trending in your life and in hers. When the FCC allocated two additional VHF channels to Albany, Hudson Valley sought and received permission to move to channel 10. + Mark Baker - weeknights at 5:00, 5:30 and 11:00 p.m. John Gray - weeknights at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. (WXXA), January Keaton - weekends at 6:00, 10:00 (WXXA) and 11:00 p.m.; also reporter, Tim Drawbridge (AMSSeal of Approval) - weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WTEN and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WXXA) and weekdays at noon, Steve Caporizzo (AMS and NWASeals of Approval) Chief; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 10:00 (WXXA) and 11:00 p.m., also "Pet Connection" segment producer, heard on WTSA-AM1450, WTSA-FM96.7, WTMM-FM104.5, WGNA-FM107.7,WQSH-FM105.7, Andy Gregorio (AMS Seal of Approval) weekends at 6:00, 10:00 (WXXA) and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight fill-in. Within their first year, the station was losing money, and on the verge of bankruptcy. Alfreida Graves (Reporter) she was station's first African-American reporter in the early 1970s. On July 27, 2012, it was announced that the Capital District's Fox affiliate, WXXA-TV, owned by Newport Television, would be sold to Shield Media, LLC (owned by White Knight Broadcasting Vice president Sheldon Galloway) for $19.2 million. + Elisa Streeter - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. Lydia Kulbida - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:30, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. (WXXA). In February 1956, it was forced off the air when a storm damaged its transmitter tower. The WCDB call sign would return to the air in 1978 for the student-run radio station at University at Albany. I remember him saying a swear word during one of those 10 second promos about 20 minutes before the news came on. Syndicated programming on WTEN includes The Doctors, Judge Judy, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!. As The Big e comes to an end, fairgoers have two more days to visit the fan favorite, the Big Yellow Slide. Solomon Syed leaves WTEN, TV news Syed is the latest local television reporter, meteorologist or anchor to announce they were leaving their stations, joining 24 other broadcast personalities. This was due to its relatively close proximity to WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. Jim Carrey Makes His Debut on National Television | Carson Tonight Show Johnny Carson 3.7M views 3 months ago Introducing Women in Sport as Panel Facilitator Kirstin Ferguson 90K views 3 years ago. Mammograms are considered the gold standard for detecting breast cancer early. Her background in sociology has served her well during her career in journalism, she said. The Altamont Enterpriseis focused on hyper-local, high-quality journalism. A staple of The Big E is handcrafted goods. WTEN and the operations of WXXA became part of "Nexstar Media Group. WCDC-TV's signal covered portions of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont that received a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from WTEN, although there was significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. WHAT IS GOING ON there?! This was part of a test of the network with sister stations WBAY-TV in Green Bay and KRON-TV in San Francisco. WCDC began broadcasting on February 5, 1954 as WMGT ("Mount Greylock Television") on UHF channel 74, the highest channel to ever be used by a full-power television station in U.S. history. It aired an analog UHF channel 41 from a temporary 100 foot (30 m) transmitter in Herkimer. After living in Altamont for 27 years, she said she still enjoys the sense of community she gets from saying hello to people while walking her dog or going to the post office. UMass Amherst held a community brunch Tuesday honoring the National Day of Racial Healing, which comes a day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As a full-time satellite of WTEN, WCDC simulcast all newscasts from its parent outlet. Check back for updates. Since the Young purchases of the two stations plus WTEN satellite WCDC were made through two separate deals, they were consummated more than three months apart. Streeter had roots in the area as her sister lived in North Adams, Massachusetts, and her father grew up in Dorset, Vermont. Good Ridence to Marlowe and McLaren. Getting Answers: does our soul survive bodily death? [5] In December 1957, Hudson Valley merged with Durham Broadcasting Enterprises, the owners of WTVD in Durham, North Carolina to form Capital Cities Television Corporation (predecessor of Capital Cities Communications) with WCDA as its flagship station. If you ever watched channel 10 in the morning, you surely caught Marlows fun and funky coverage (always in a wardrobe to match). Nick Lawler Producer/Reporter 1972-1976. She now hosts the 4, 4:30, 5:30 and 11 p.m. newscasts. We producefree election guides, curatereaders' opinion pieces, and engage with important local issues. of Labor says they should. 10 (VHF, 1957-2009) WTEN is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England that is licensed to Albany. Gray co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p. Dick Wood spent almost 50 years in broadcasting and was the main man on WTEN. Thursday was Massachusetts Day at The Big E, but on Friday, it was about New Hampshire. In 1963, the studios of WTEN and WROW-AM were moved to new facilities on the north side of Albany on Northern Boulevard. "Solomon Syed was appointed deputy commissioner of public information in our public information office (PIO), effective October 10," wrote Shiela Poole, the commissioner at the Office of Children and Family Services, in this week's newsletter. Became News Director until 1979. The new owner signed an affiliation deal with ABC which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (now WNYT). (deceased), George Lezotte - News anchor early 60's early 70's; NYS public relations. Poll: Do you wear a face mask at the drive-through? Tracy Egan (5:30 p.m. anchor, 1994-2008) Now the executive director of the New York State Breeding and Development Fund. 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Receives NASDAQ Delisting Notice", "Young Broadcasting declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy one month after dropout from the exchange", "Young Broadcasting Calls Off Auction", from broadcastingcable.com July 14, 2009, "Young Broadcasting Stations Look to Live Well - 2012-01-24 21:58:50 | Broadcasting & Cable", "The master control of the Fox outlet will likely move as the result of WTEN operating WXXA", Media General, Young Broadcasting To Merge, "Media General, Young Now Officially One", Shareholders of Both Companies to Realize Immediate and Long-Term Value, "Atmospheric Icing and Tower Collapse in the United States", "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction", "Amid dwindling viewer numbers, WCDC Channel 19 going dark Dec. 1", "WAMC purchases radio tower atop Mount Greylock", "Albany's WTEN Debuts New Set, HD Newscasts - TVSpy", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WTEN&oldid=1141277745, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 07:03. Television news anchor Elisa Streeter will be honored as the 2018 Media Person of the Year by the Womens Press Club of New York State this month. And, finally, Rachel Yonkunas is leaving. Wood said staffers at the station were horrified by the error when he called to tell them that he is, in fact, alive. After leaving WCAU, Lake published three books, Henderson Harbor (2012), Association Island (2013), and Hang on and Fly, A Post-War Story of Plane Crash Tragedies, Heroism, and Survival (2015). Hes now headed over to WNYT to join their weather team. In the spring of 1956, the channel's call letters were changed to WCDA and a satellite station, WCDB channel 29, in nearby Hagaman was launched to reach areas where the main signal could not. On June 6, 2013, Young Broadcasting announced that it would merge with Media General. After covering both uplifting and tragic news stories, Streeter said she cant single out one as most important. It initially operated from a transmitter in the Vail Mills section of Mayfield approximately 35 miles west of the Capital District. [6] However, Gray Television (who now operates the station) is currently in talks to purchase WTEN and six other stations from Young Broadcasting. Following the takeover, Smith recruited 29 year-old Thomas S. Murphy, a product manager for Lever Brothers in New York City, to run the WROW stations as its first station manager. Kumi Tucker lived in Japan for 4 years, where she did an English-teaching TV show. Im just looking forward to where life takes me, she said. The morning news id horrible as well. At the top of the hour he started the newscast by apologizing for using a Barnyard Expression. [2], The calls were changed again to the current WTEN in 1957 when the station moved to VHF channel 10. It was owned by the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, operating alongside WROW radio (590 AM). 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