Tegna Anchor Issues Apology

WGRZ (Buffalo) Anchor Maryalice Demler made a statement on the 6 PM newscast and on the 11 PM newscast she issued an apology.

The station was doing a story on the COVID vaccine and the fact that some people considered high risk could not get the vaccine in New York State and were finding themselves going across state lines to try and get the job.

After Reporter Kelly Dudzik wrapped up her story about one woman that will be driving nearly 100 miles round trip to get a shot, the women said that she hoped that NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo “would come to his senses” and release or recommend guidelines on which people with compromised immune systems can be vaccinated.

Cuomo has said that there just aren’t enough vaccines to go around, but that was not included in the story.

After coming back out on set, Anchor Scott Levin said, “Of all things, we had months and months to plan this,” said Levin. “Months and months and months.”

That led Demler to respond: “Our state government had many months to plan a rollout and this is what we get. Remember that on Election Day.”

in the 11 PM newscast, Demler issued this apology, ”Many of you let me know you felt I was not objective for what I said when I suggested if you are not happy with the rollout you should remember that on Election Day,” said Demler. “I should have not said that. And for that, I apologize. I do want to make it clear in no way I or any of our journalists will tell you how to act and certainly how to vote.”

But wait….. didn’t you just do that at 6 PM?

H/T Buffalo News