Don Alhart
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Don Alhart is the main news anchor
and Associate News Director for WHAM-TV
News (Channel 13, ABC Affiliate) in Rochester
, New York
. Alhart began his professional television career at WOKR-TV (the predecessor of WHAM) in 1966 after graduating from Ithaca College
. He has reported the evening news every night at 6pm and 11pm for 43 years.
He has won the Edward R. Murrow Award three times for Best Newscast in the nation.http://www.penfield.org/index.php?pr=ZPR-Independencemars. He has also received the 60th Annual Rochester Rotary Award, the oldest major civic award in Rochester's community, presented each year to a citizen who has made a significant contribution to the business, professional, cultural, or civic life of the community. In 2010, he was elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for the past 33 years, serving as president in 1987 and Governor for Rotary District 7120, which includes Brockport, for 2002-2003. Don is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the Rochester area.
Don's son, Jon, works at Dixon-Schwabl Advertising.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
and Associate News Director for WHAM-TV
WHAM-TV
WHAM-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Rochester, New York. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 13 and in high definition...
News (Channel 13, ABC Affiliate) in Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, New York
New York
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. Alhart began his professional television career at WOKR-TV (the predecessor of WHAM) in 1966 after graduating from Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
. He has reported the evening news every night at 6pm and 11pm for 43 years.
He has won the Edward R. Murrow Award three times for Best Newscast in the nation.http://www.penfield.org/index.php?pr=ZPR-Independencemars. He has also received the 60th Annual Rochester Rotary Award, the oldest major civic award in Rochester's community, presented each year to a citizen who has made a significant contribution to the business, professional, cultural, or civic life of the community. In 2010, he was elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for the past 33 years, serving as president in 1987 and Governor for Rotary District 7120, which includes Brockport, for 2002-2003. Don is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the Rochester area.
Don's son, Jon, works at Dixon-Schwabl Advertising.