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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 includes include sister-cities [[Mobile]] and [[Ft. Walton Beach, FL and Mobile, AL]]. 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.
Upon joining the WEAR-TV 3 news team in 1994, Solarski hosted "This Week with Bob Solarski" until 2006, as well as a live call-in show called "Extra" from 2003 to 2006. Among his fellow anchors has been the well-respected Sue Straughn and currently Mollye Barrows. He has received several Florida Associated Press Awards for his work, including Best Editorial Feature and News Magazine.
He has interviewed politicians including former President [[Wikipedia:Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]], [[Wikipedia:Ross Perot|Ross Perot]], [[Wikipedia:Mario Cuomo|Mario Cuomo]] and other state and national figures.
As with any television station employee, Solarski was a mainstay in the coverage of the various hurricanes which made landfall in the Pensacola area, such as Opal and Erin (1995), Ivan (2004) and Dennis (2005). Ivan is listed as the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane in history. His continuous coverage of these hurricanes are some of his most vivid memories. Solarski, along with Straughn, was also a prominent news figurehead with the [[ImageWikipedia:BobSolarskiMugshot.jpg|100px|thumb|rightDeepwater Horizon oil spill|Booking photo of Solarski on drunk driving chargesDeepwater Horizon oil spill]]crisis (also known as the BP oil spill) which plagued the entire Gulf Coast region in 2010. The spill caused extensive damage to local marine habitats and to the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries, in which Pensacola is so deeply entrenched.
== External links ==
*[http://www.sbgi.net/ Sinclair Broadcast Group Official Website]
*[http://www.weartv.com/sections/station/news_team/#Bob_Solarski/ Bob Solarski Bio]