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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Kevin Huerter is currently back in the Capital Region going through similar things we all are wondering when things will get back to normal. What are the expectations in terms of this NBA season? What are the Hawks telling him in terms of whether or not the season will happen? Huerter also updates u…
A Story Involving Mickey Mantle You Don’t Want to Miss Out On
In November this year Mike Pagliarulo will be inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame! The Former Yankee who hit 32 Home Runs for the Bombers in 1987, joined Big Board Sports to talk his induction but the fun didn't stop there!
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No doubt there is a lot of downtime we are getting with no sports and we were lucky to get a chance to talk to great broadcaster Howie Rose. We asked him when he thinks the MLB season will get started and how creative will we have to get? How about teams who may miss out on the last year of impendin…
Bob Costas Explains How This Pandemic Affects the Sports World
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What Role Will Jeff Hoffman Have for Rockies This Season?
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What is Syracuse Men’s Hoops Looking Like Heading into Next Season?
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ValleyCats Team President Updates Their Season
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More Capital Region Coaches of Interest Join Big Board Sports
Yet again this week on Big Board Sports the series of spring sport coaches joining the show continued as each coach tries to navigate the downtime on a season that is in jeopardy. You can find them below:
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The Mets season will not begin for a while as we all know due to the coronavirus but it is still fun to talk about a little baseball here however maybe not under these circumstances for Mets fans. Tim Healey, Mets beat writer for Newsday, joined Big Board Sports to give the teams game plan now that …
Where Will Former Columbia Standout Kevin Smith Play this Season?
We have all been affected by this coronavirus and minor league baseball players are among those that have had their lives put in limbo. Former Columbia High School and Maryland standout Kevin Smith joined Big Board Sports to discuss what has been going on for him since Spring Training was shut down.
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The Mets season will not begin for a while as we all know due to the coronavirus but it is still fun to talk about a little baseball here. Anthony DiComo, Mets beat writer for MLB.com, joined Big Board Sports to update the situation in Major League Baseball but also to tell us who may be the odd man…
Capital Region Spring Sport Coaches Join Big Board Sports
Throughout the week on Big Board Sports we are joined by spring sport coaches here in the Capital Region