What Happened To Heather Kovar? CBS anchor suspended after slurring through broadcast
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Heather Kovar: Who is she?
Heather Kovar, who joined CBS6 in 2016, took a leave of absence in the beginning of May to care for her ill father, who passed away shortly after. As a result of her unprofessional appearance and slurred speech during the evening show on July 9—which shocked her audience—anchor Heather Kovar has been suspended from CBS6 Albany. When the 6 o’clock newscast began, Kovar, who was hosting, appeared to have bungled the programme by fumbling through information on an explosion at a natural gas plant in Medford, Oklahoma.
I keep seeing a clip of this woman, Heather Kovar, being passed around. I would like to inform others that she had experienced loss not long ago, just back to work a month ago, and she was working insane back to back shifts. Be kind! pic.twitter.com/i26IGpamL8
— James Tyler (@TylerJa21) July 10, 2022
Is Heather Kovar okay?
Additionally, she referred to Craig Gold—also a meteorologist at the station—as Craig Adams. Following this, people expressed alarm on social media platforms as soon as the anchor’s broadcast footage started to circulate online. Is Heather Kovar okay? a user asked in a comment. She seemed to be acting strangely on the air right now. “I keep seeing a clip of this woman, Heather Kovar, being handed around,” said one speaker in a polite request to the crowd. She had recently endured a loss, had only returned to work one month prior, and was working outrageous back-to-back shifts, I would like to let people know. Be compassionate!
It’s another marathon weekend!
— Heather Kovar (@CBS6Heather) July 9, 2022
See you now 6-8am. Then at 6 and 11.
And I’ll be back Sunday morning from 7-9am then 6:30 pm and 11pm.
Lots of good live music out there this weekend. We have info later in the show. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/SZqiJw5DKP
Throughout her portions, the CBS 6 anchor was agitated, wide-eyed, and occasionally unintelligible. According to what was overheard, she said: “Like, I was telling you this morning, if you observed us this morning starting at 6 or 7 a.m., I told you, you know what? What a gorgeous day it is outside right now! It truly is fantastic.
Heather Kovar took a leave of absence in early May
So this is a fantastic time for outdoor music. As she said, “And so, moving on tonight, is we have to tell you also, you know, like other news that’s happening in the neighborhood, and across the area, across the nation,” Kovar seemed to be having trouble. Since joining CBS6 in 2016, Kovar took a leave of absence in early May to care for her ailing father. The station has kindly given me permission to take some time off to be with my family in Texas, she informed her Facebook audience. Today, my dad is supposed to be discharged from the hospital and go home with hospice care. He requested yesterday to have his nasal feeding tube removed.
Is Heather Kovar alright? She seems out of sorts on the air right now?
— MGaravelli (@MikeGaravelli) July 9, 2022
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