Don Alhart
Don Alhart is the main news anchor and Associate News Director for WHAM-TV in Rochester, New York. Alhart began his professional television career at WOKR-TV in 1966 after graduating from Ithaca College.
He has won the Edward R. Murrow Award five times for Best Newscast in the nation. He has also received the 60th Annual Rochester Rotary Award, the oldest major civic award in Rochester's community, presented each year to a citizen who has made a significant contribution to the business, professional, cultural, or civic life of the community. In 2010, he was elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for the past 33 years, serving as president in 1987 and Governor for Rotary District 7120, which includes Brockport, for 2002–2003. Don is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the Rochester area.
Don's son, Jon, works at Dixon Schwabl Advertising.
Don celebrated 50 years at Channel 13 in June 2016. He plans to work another few years—and has no immediate plans to retire. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for Longest Career as a Television News Broadcaster, which was verified on December 2, 2016.
