Anchor Goes Viral

THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast

Video of a Capital Region news anchor who appeared disheveled and incoherent during a live broadcast went viral last week. CBS6 anchor Heather Kovar blamed exhaustion and sleep-deprivation for her peculiar behavior on air, and the station has suspended her from anchoring pending an investigation.

On this episode of "The Eagle," Kristi Gustafson Barlette explains her take on the situation, and how it may be a sign of something more problematic within the local TV news industry.

Also on this episode, Times Union Editor Casey Seiler goes over the week's top headlines, which include news of the state's top judge stepping down, and the choice of Saratoga county for distribution of the monkey pox vaccine.

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