Rodger Wyland joined WNYT-TV NewsChannel 13 in August 1986 as a weekend sports anchor/sports reporter. He is now the Sports Director, anchoring at 6 and 11 p.m. He also hosts Big Board Radio Sports Talk weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon on 104.5 The Team, and is the play by play announcer for UAlbany Football and Basketball. Prior to joining WNYT-TV, Rodger was the Sports Director at WTAJ in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he anchored sports on weekdays at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Rodger is a recipient of the Iris Award, presented for a half-hour special featuring tri-athlete John Gracey. He is also the winner of three New York State Broadcasters Awards for local sports coverage. A native of Altoona, Rodger graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Broadcasting in 1984. While at PSU, he was a play-by-play announcer at PSU basketball games for WPSX-TV. Rodger lives in Albany County with his wife and kids, and a crazy yellow lab.
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Evaluating Winged Foot’s Toughness
The U.S. Open Golf Tournament starts on Thursday at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck New York, and the game plan for all golfers is simple. Keep the ball in the fairway, otherwise you’re in big trouble. Not hitting fairway’s means dealing with very high rough, and a sure way to have our score…
Syracuse Alums Meet in Western Conference Finals
Matthew Gutierrez has a ton of knowledge about Syracuse and we had so many questions we wanted to ask him. Listen above to hear the status of Cuse hoops and the match up to watch in the Western Conference Finals.
Talor Battle Accepts Coaching Job
Former Capital Region basketball star is going back to his alma mater to begin his coaching career. Talor Battle is the all time scoring leader for Penn State and he will now be an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions. Listen to how he feels about it above!
Joe Judge Era Begins Tonight
The Joe Judge Era with the Giants begins Monday at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it won’t get off to a good start. The Steelers are the much better team, and it doesn’t make any different how many laps Judge had his players run in the preseason for the mistakes they made, t…
Who Will Win the Super Bowl?
With or without fans, it just doesn’t matter. Week One of the NFL season begins on Thursday when Kansas City hosts Houston and we can’t wait. The pandemic has played a major role in the lack of an off-season, so week one could be ugly until teams get a few games under their belts. Kan…
Rob Keefe Details New Arena Team Strategy
Rob Keefe returning to Albany adds instant credibility to the new National Arena League team that will call the Times Union Center home next year. With Keefe finally saying yes to New ownership, that should start a domino effect with former players who want to win another Championship. Keefe is a ma…
Matt Quatraro Joins Big Board Sports
Bethlehem High School graduate Matt Quatraro has been the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays since 2018 and he has done a phenomenal job. He joined the show to discuss the Rays impressive start and everyhing going on in baseball including a take on the Aroldis Chapman pitch that almost hit Mike Bros…
Sackatoga Stable Prepares For The Kentucky Derby
Nothing in horse racing shocks me anymore, especially in the Kentucky Derby. Tiz the Law is the heavy favorite but it only takes a bad trip in a field of 17 to lose. Giacomo at 50-1 won the Derby in 2005, and nobody gave that horse trained by John Shirreffs a chance that year. Shiffeff trains Honor …
What Steve Cohen as Owner Could Look Like for the Mets
The Mets are going to finally get this right, when Steve Cohen becomes their new owner. He is without question the best choice, but not only because he has the most money. Cohen is a lifelong Mets fan and you know he will spend some of his Billions to help turn the Mets into one of the best teams in…
Successful Little League Season Ends
We were not sure about Little League Baseball too long ago but we got through the season and it was fantastic. I am very thankful we were able to have the young kids play. If you missed it we discussed the ending of the season on the show earlier in the week. You can listen to it above.
Post Positions for the 2020 Kentucky Derby
Late Tuesday morning, the Kentucky Derby drew the post position for the 2020 Kentucky Derby which is set to take place on September 5th. There was a lot of suspense of where Tiz the Law will be racing from.
Updates Around NFL Training Camps
The NFL season starts in less than two weeks, and the Giants defense, especially its secondary remains a nightmare. They have no experience, unless they can sign free agent Cornerback Logan Ryan whom head coach Joe Judge knows very well from their days together in New England...