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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 sister-cities Ft. Walton Beach, FL and Mobile, AL. Coverage 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 ==

Solarski was born in Long Island, New York and was was raised in upstate New York, near Montreal, Lake Placid and Burlington, Vermont. He received a degree in Mass Comminications from the State University of New York 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.

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A native of Long Island, Solarski was raised in upstate New York, near Montreal, Lake Placid and Burlington, Vermont. He received a degree in Mass Comminications from the State University of New York 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.

Joining the [[WEAR]] team in March [[1994]], Solarski hosted "This Week with Bob Solarski" until 1995, as well as a live call-in show called "Extra" from 2003 to 2006. He has interviewed politicians including President [[Wikipedia:Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]], [[Wikipedia:Ross Perot|Ross Perot]], [[Wikipedia:Mario Cuomo|Mario Cuomo]] and other state and national figures, and has received several Florida Associated Press Awards for his work, including Best Editorial Feature and News Magazine.

[[Image:BobSolarskiMugshot.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Booking photo of Solarski on drunk driving charges]]

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On [[October 1]], [[2008]], Solarski was arrested for driving under the influence, in addition to several other charges. According to witnesses and police, Solarski caused damage to several vehicles in the parking lot of the [[Sears Auto Center]] at [[University Mall]]. On open bottle of vodka was discovered in the vehicle, and he later registered a 0.296 and 0.30 percent blood alcohol level on two separate breath tests. (The legal limit in Florida is 0.08 percent.) Solarski was also charged with driving with an open container, leaving the scene of an accident with damage, criminal mischief and resisting a law enforcement officer.<ref>"Bob Solarski arrested." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 2, 2008.</ref>

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