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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'''
games near his hometown, although his favorite NHL team continues to be the [[Wikipedia:New York Rangers|New York Rangers]].
He enrolled at the State University of New York and received a degree in Mass Communicationsin 1987.
'''Early Career'''
Solarski was hired as a general assignment reporter for the NBC station [[Wikipedia:WPTZ|WPTZ]] in [[Wikipedia:Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh, New York]]. His reporter area included St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, although on occasion he was sent to [[Wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]] for several special event stories.
Covered a great deal of the Mohawk reservation there, and their internal and external struggles with casino gambling. Also went to Montreal for a few stories. Began doing morning cut-ins during the Today show. then became fill in anchor for the 6 and 11 pm newscasts. Then became assignment editor and anchor. The station was owned by Heritage Media, which also owned WEAR.
from the and in 1987 began reporting for [[Wikipedia:WPTZ|WPTZ]], the NBC affiliate for Plattsburgh and the surrounding area. He became a news anchor and managing editor in 1989 and received a number of Associated Press Awards.
[[Pensacola]], [[Mobile]], and [[Fort Walton Beach]]
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