American news anchor Heather Kovar was suspended from channel CBS 6 after she slurred some words during a weekend broadcast. She later admitted to being sleep-deprived and exhausted that made her voice slurred.

During the telecast, while switching between the two segments, she said, “And so, moving on tonight, is we have to tell you also, you know, like other news that’s happening in the area, and across the area, in the nation.”

She appeared jittery while introducing the weather report segment. She also got the meteorologist’s name wrong as she called him Craig Adams instead of Craig Gold.

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Who is Heather Kovar?

Kovar graduated from Southern Methodist University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and psychology. After her bachelor’s degree she started her career at television station KXAS-TV in Dallas. She also worked on radio and on-air cable with the Fort Worth area.

Kovar shifted to New York after a while and became a reporter at Utica’s WKTV. She spent eight years in the city, where she won several awards for anchoring and reporting.

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Heather also bagged several Associate Press Awards, an Edward R. Murrow award, Fairfield Weekly’s Best On Air Personality award, and many others.

She was also part of CBS Newspath in London where she worked as a freelance news correspondent.

In 2002, she moved to Manhattan, New York, where she served as a freelancer once again, this time for Reuters and several other news outlets. She continued freelancing until she got the job offer for morning anchor job at News 12 Connecticut.

In a recent telecast, Kovar stumbled upon the words as she explained an explosion at a gas plant in Oklahoma. She also changed topics too fast.

“Well, hello! Good afternoon! Like, I was telling you this morning, if you watched us this morning starting at 6 a.m., 7 a.m., I told you, you know what? Today, what a beautiful day outside! It is just amazing. And so, a great time for outdoor music,” she said.

Kovar is currently under investigation. 

Kovar addressed the issue on Twitter saying that she got back to work early “from a family leave” following her father’s death. She also said she will not be renewing her contract that expires on July 31, 2022.