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'''Bob Solarski''' is a news anchor for [[WEAR-TV 3]] located in [[Pensacola, FL ]] and hosts the station's 4pm, 5pm, 6pm and 10pm evening news broadcasts.
Channel 3, which first aired in 1954, is an ABC Network regional broadcasting system owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair is one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the United States and owns 65 stations in 39 markets. Channel 3's 1000 kW transmitter power allows for a massive viewing area which include sister-cities [[Mobile, AL ]] and [[Ft. Walton Beach, FL]]. Coverage and programming reaches into the southern parts of Alabama and Mississippi as well as the Florida Panhandle. Pensacola TV station WFGX-35 is a sister station.
'''Early Life'''
Solarski was born in Long Island, New York and was raised in upstate New York, (near Montreal), Lake Placid and Burlington, Vermont. An avid ice hockey fan, he became an honor society member in at Mount Assumption Institute high school, and a member of the school 's wrestling team and a frequent golfergolf teams. His love for hockey enabled him to see numerous [[Wikipedia:Montreal Canadiens game |Montreal Canadiens]] games near his homehometown, although his favorite NHL team is continues to be the [[Wikipedia:New York Rangers|New York Rangers]].
He enrolled at the State University of New York (SUNY) and received worked at a degree local restaurant while taking courses which would get him into law school. His interests in communications happened when he became a member of the school's Forensics Union, which is competitive debating. The debate team brought out his ability to argue, to which he excelled. His team would capture the New York Championships while at SUNY. He then switched his major to Mass Communicationsand worked part-time at the college radio station and then the campus television studio.
'''Early Career'''
At some point during the intership, he was offered a position at WPTZ when a reporter left the station. Hired as a general assignment reporter for the station, his area included St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties; although on occasion he was sent to [[Wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]] for several special-event stories.
== External links ==
*[http://www.sbgi.net/ Sinclair Broadcast Group Official Website]
*[http://www.weartv.com/sections/station/news_team/#Bob_Solarski/ Bob Solarski Bio]