WGXC-90.7 FM

Albany broadcast veteran Ernie Tetrault dead at 94

Apr 09, 2021 1:30 pm

WRGB-TV is reporting longtime Albany broadcaster Ernie Tetrault [TAY-troe] has died at the age of 94. Tetrault was born in Watervliet and grew up in Troy. He started his broadcasting career as a radio announcer at WTRY while in high school. After serving in the Naval Air Corps during World War II, he began his television career in 1951. Tetrault's first television show was called Hospitality House, followed by Home Fare, where he welcomed big-name guests like Jimmy Durante, Ginger Rogers, Groucho Marx, Debbie Reynolds and Ronald Reagan. Tetrault moved into the newsroom in the 1970s. He covered everything from political conventions to battlefields. He retired in 1993, after 42 years at WRGB. In 2006, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Read the full story at cbs6albany [dot] com.

Wave Farm / WGXC Acra Contact Info
info@wavefarm.org
info@wgxc.org
Mailing: PO Box 13 Acra, NY 12405
Main Office / Acra Studio
(518) 622-2598
WGXC Office
(518) 697-7400
WGXC Hudson Studio
(518) 828-0290
WGXC Feedback
(518) 212-7509 feedback@wgxc.org
Wave Farm / WGXC Acra Studio: 5662 Route 23 Acra, NY 12405
WGXC Hudson Studio: 369 Warren St. Hudson, NY 12534