Pioneering broadcaster Ernie Tetrault dies at age 94 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS April 9, 2021 Ernie Tetrault, one of the founders of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville, is pictured in this Gazette file photo. Shares0 NISKAYUNA — Early broadcasting pioneer Ernie Tetrault — “the” anchorman at WRGB Channel 6 to many people who watched TV news in the Capital Region from the 1970s into the 1990s — was recalled Friday as a friend, colleague and dedicated newsman. Tetrault died Thursday night at a Schenectady nursing home. He was 94 and had been in declining health. The CBS affiliate station, which is based on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, broke the news early Friday. Tetrault remains a legend there, and in the public mind, though it has been nearly 30 years since he regularly appeared on a newscast.