Two of the City of New York’s most recognizable broadcast TV news anchors — one of whom retired just weeks ago after revealing a diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease — are among the individuals to be inducted as the Class of 2026 of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
An induction ceremony held by the New York State Broadcasters Association has been scheduled for October 22, during a luncheon gala inside the famed Rainbow Room at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the City of New York.
The Class of 2026 is comprised of WABC-TV in New York retired anchor Bill Ritter; WNYW “FOX 5” in New York morning news anchor Rosanna Scotto; and two retired TV leaders — WBNG-TV in Binghamton VP/GM Bob Krummenacker and WHAM-TV VP/GM Chuck Samuels.
Three radio industry leaders are also in this year’s class: Dan Miner, Station Manager of Regional Radio Group’s WCKM-FM, WCQL-FM, WWSC-AM & FM and WDKM-FM in Glens Falls, N.Y. and WCKM morning co-host and sales executive Pete Cloutier; and Sid Rosenberg, currently the morning host at WABC-AM in New York.
Speaking of this year’s inductees, NYSBA President David Donovan said, “The Hall of Fame Class of 2026 sets the “gold standard” for broadcasters throughout New York State and the nation. The inductees represent a lifetime of achievement serving their profession and their communities. We are honored to have them join the Hall of Fame.”
Ritter started at WABC’s Eyewitness News in 1998, anchoring weekends while working full time Monday through Friday for ABC News and “20/20” as a correspondent. He will continue to cover special projects for Eyewitness News, with a focus on Alzheimer’s and related conditions.
Scotto has been a member of WNYW since 1986 and is currently the co-host of “Good Day New York.” Scotto began her career at WTBS-TV in Atlanta where she was a reporter for two local programs and an associate producer of the station’s evening newscast. She returned to her native New York in the early 1980s as a reporter for WABC’s “Good Morning New York,” which eventually became “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.” A year later, Scotto joined WABC-TV’s “Eyewitness News” as a reporter, where she remained until she joined FOX 5.
Rosenberg in 2001 joined the “Imus in the Morning” program, sparking a career that has had its twists and turns since first beginning in radio in South Florida.
