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Solarski was born in Long Island, New York and was raised in upstate New York (near Montreal), Lake Placid and Burlington, Vermont. An avid ice hockey fan, he became an honor society member at Mount Assumption Institute high school and a member of the school's wrestling and golf teams. His love for hockey enabled him to see numerous [[Wikipedia:Montreal Canadiens|Montreal Canadiens]] games near his hometown, although his favorite NHL team continues to be the [[Wikipedia:New York Rangers|New York Rangers]].
He enrolled at the State University of New York (SUNY) and worked at a local restaurant while taking courses which would get him into law school. His interests in communications happened when he became a member of the school's Forensics Union, which is competitive debating. The debate team brought out his ability to argue, to which he excelled. His team would capture the New York Championships while at SUNY. He then switched his major to Mass Communication and worked part-time at the college radio station and then the campus television studio. I took the 7-8 year plan through my hometown college. I worked for years in a great restaurant called Anthony's (in Plattsburgh, still exists.... still great) with my two brothers, and made many lifelong friends. In fact, just two years ago we (waiters, bartenders, etc.) began holding reunions at a plantation near Atlanta. Then I sold cars for a year. Then I helped friends open a restaurant. Then a buddy and I opened our own place for a while. Then my wife-to-be said she wouldn't marry me unless I had a degree. So I cracked down with the intent of going to law school. I killed off my last credits in college with a 12 credit internship at WPTZ during the summer of 1988. (Bio is wrong about 1987 grad date... not sure where that came from). Got married that summer too. Then, the news bug hit me... and I was offered a job in December of that year when a reporter left. I accepted, thinking it would be a temporary gig until I got into law. Next thing I know, I'm 49 years old, writing this. and received a degree in Mass Communications in 1987.
'''Early Career'''
