Liz Bishop Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Liz Bishop is an American journalist and news anchor for Wrgb.

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Best Known For:The television program CBS 6 News Albany

Breakthrough:Graduated from Vincentian Institute in 1970

10 Quick Facts About Liz Bishop

Full Name: Liz Bishop
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program CBS 6 News Albany
Current Employer: WRGB
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Politics / Government and Crime / Public Safety
Notable Work: CBS6 Evening News
Media Level: Local

Liz Bishop Age

Liz Bishop's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Vincentian Institute and University at Albany, State University of New York.

Vincentian Institute
- Period: 1970
University at Albany, State University of New York
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree

Career & Work

Liz Bishop's career includes news and reporting roles with WRGB-TV, a television station and Times Union.

Organization: WRGB-TV

Role: Evening News Anchor and Reporter

Period: 1980–2025

Details: Schenectady and Albany, New York

Organization: WRGB-TV

Role: Weekend Sportscaster

Period: 1973–1980

Details: Schenectady, New York

Organization: Times Union

Role: Sports Department Clerk and Columnist

Period: Early career

Details: Albany, New York · Worked in the newspaper's sports department and wrote a column titled Look to Liz before establishing her long television broadcasting career.

Rise to Fame

Liz Bishop rose to prominence for her role on the television show CBS6 Evening News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes CBS6 Evening News, Liz with Sports, and Perp Patrol.

Television

TV Show: CBS6 Evening News (News Anchor, Historical-2025) — Anchored WRGB-TV evening newscasts, including broadcasts with Greg Floyd
TV Show: Liz with Sports (Sportscaster, From 1973) — Early WRGB television sports segment that helped establish Bishop as a pioneering female sportscaster
TV Show: Perp Patrol (Co-creator and Presenter) — WRGB television feature produced in cooperation with local law enforcement

Work: September 11 Ground Zero reporting (Field Reporter, 2001) — Reported with a Capital District rescue team following the September 11 terrorist attacks
Work: Kosovo refugee crisis reporting (Correspondent, 1999) — Reported from Macedonia on the humanitarian consequences of the Kosovo conflict
Work: Look to Liz (Columnist) — Newspaper column written for the Times Union

Notable Coverage

South African Springboks rugby match – WRGB-TV – 1981 – Covered the controversial Springboks rugby match in Glenville, New York, amid apartheid-related protests and security concerns
Kosovo refugee crisis – WRGB-TV – 1999 – Reported from Skopje, Macedonia, on the experiences of refugees displaced by the Kosovo conflict
September 11 attacks and Ground Zero rescue operations – WRGB-TV – 2001 – Reported from Ground Zero while accompanying a Capital District search-and-rescue team
Northern Ireland conflict – WRGB-TV – Conducted an exclusive interview with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams

Awards & Achievements

Hall of Fame Induction — New York State Broadcasters Association — 2016 — Distinguished career in television broadcasting and journalism.
Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards — Radio Television Digital News Association — Three regional awards recognizing broadcast journalism.
New York Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Television journalism.
Bishop Maginn High School Hall of Fame Induction — Bishop Maginn High School — 2011 — Distinguished alumni recognition.

Lesser Known Facts

She was among the pioneering women reporters granted access to the New York Yankees locker room.
She covered a controversial rugby match involving South Africa's Springboks in 1981.
She reported from Macedonia during the Kosovo refugee crisis.
She accompanied a Capital District rescue team while reporting from Ground Zero in September 2001.
She helped develop WRGB's Perp Patrol television feature.