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With the NBC afflication, before long Solarski began doing morning cut-ins during the [http://today.msnbc.msn.com/ Today Show] with [[Wikipedia:Bryant Gumbel|Bryant Gumbel
]] and [[Wikipedia:Williard Scott|Williard Scott]]. He also performed promos with national anchor John Chancellor. This led to a position as fill-in anchor and later was later elevated to assignment editor and anchor in 1989. During his tenure with WPTZ, he won several [[Wikipedia:Associated Press|Associated Press]] Awards for Spot News, Documentary, Special Programming, Continuing Coverage and Breaking News.
At the same time period, WPTZ and WEAR were both owned by [http://www.heritagemediallc.com/ Heritage Media].
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.
Solarski notes that if he could interview three persons--alive or dead--that list would include Jesus, Thomas Jefferson, and Leonardo DaVinci. He also admires anyone willing to sacrifice their personal lives for leadership. John McCain, Bill Clinton, General Arnold Schwarzkopf, General Barry McCaffrey, Jack Kemp, Jim Jeffords, Jeb Bush, Bob Dole, and Bishop John Ricard also stand out as people who left lasting impressions for the way they presented themselves, and the strength they exudedexude. As with any television station employee, Solarski was a mainstay in the coverage of the various hurricanes which have directly made landfall in the Pensacola area, such as Opal and Erin (1995), Ivan (2004) and Dennis (2005). Ivan is listed as the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane in history. His continuous coverage of these hurricanes are some of his most vivid memories. Solarski was also a point of reason with the BP oil spill crisis that plagued the Gulf Coast region in 2010.
