Created: April 09, 2021 12:49 PM
Ernie Tetrault, a longtime anchor at WRGB - Channel 6, has died, according to the station.
Ernie was born in Watervliet and grew up in Troy.
He retired in 1993, after 42 years.
He was inducted into the inaugural class of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2006.
Ernie Tetrault
WRGB Ernie Tetrault will always be a legendary figure in local broadcast news here in the Capital Region, and across the broadcast television industry said WRGB VP & General Manager Vince Nelson in a statement. All of us at CBS 6 were saddened to learn earlier today of Mr. Tetrault’s passing at the age of 94; he really set the tone for local news, for so many anchors and reporters in the years that followed. Our sincere condolences go out to Mrs. Tetrault and their family.
As kids growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, our new best friend became the family television.
Like todayâs youths with cellphones and computer tablets, weâd spend hours glued to this device. When our family first got a television in 1950, it had a small screen, it was broadcast in black and white and it had no remote control, as we received only one channel.
Our TV was connected to an aluminum antenna on our roof. Other folks had an indoor antenna made of two thin tubes, called rabbit ears, that sat on the TV and could be adjusted for better reception.