Categories: OLD Media Moves

Albany TV station biz editor to retire

Alan Wechsler of the Albany Times-Union writes Tuesday that veteran WRGB news anchor and business editor Jack Aernecke will retire at the end of July.

Wechsler wrote, “For nearly 35 years, Aernecke has covered the business community through reports on trends,Â Â economic impact and technology.

“‘Jack’s knowledge of technology and business, particularly nanotechnology and chip-fab has distinguished him and provides valuable insight for viewers,’ said the Robert Furlong, vice president and general manager of the CBS affiliate in Niskayuna.

“AerneckeÂ started at the stationÂ in 1972.Â He was in New York City to report on the 9/11 attacks, and he managed the WRGB effort to provide supplies to victims of Hurricane Andrew in Florida.Â

“Aernecke also took viewers to Albanyâ€™s sister city, Tula, Russia, in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

“He has received numerous awards for his service, most recently the Envoy Salute, a high honor from the Albany-Colonie RegionalÂ Chamber of Commerce.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.