{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://katko.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-katko-honors-rod-wood-s-remarkable-career-local-broadcasting-floor", "Rep. Katko Honors Rod Woods Remarkable Career in Local Broadcasting on Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives", "2020-11-18", "2020", "2020-11", "Republican", "Senate", "NY", "John Katko", "K000386", "katko.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DCWith Rod Wood set to retire today after more than 50 years in broadcasting, including 44 years at NewsChannel 9,U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24)spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor his remarkable career in journalism.\nRep. Katko's remarks can be viewedhereand found below:\n\nMadam Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished career of Central New York broadcasting legend, Rod Wood, and to celebrate his retirement after more than 50 years on television in our community.\nRod Wood is a household name, and trusted source of news throughout Central New York. For five decades, he has been there to deliver the news  good and bad  to families throughout our community.\nBorn and raised in Syracuse, New York, Rod Wood's career started at age nine, when he appeared on children's television programs while a member of the Syracuse University's Children's Theater.\nBefore beginning his career in broadcasting, Rod proudly served in the U.S. Army with the 504thMilitary Police Battalion. Following his service, Rod learned the business of broadcasting working at WNDR Radio, Wolf Radio, and WHEN TV and Radio, where he spent ten years.\nIn 1976, Rod Wood joined NewsChannel 9, and has been a fixture at the station ever since. Rod partnered with Carrie Lazarus on the anchor desk for over 30 years, becoming one of the longest tenured anchor teams in American broadcast history. For this accomplishment, Rod and Carrie were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2011. After Carrie stepped away from the anchor desk, Rod Wood continued anchoring the news each night with Christie Casciano.\nOutside of work, Rod Wood is extremely devoted to his family. Rod stood in support of his wife, Nanette, through her nine-year battle with cancer, and proudly celebrated 52 years of marriage before her passing earlier this year. Together, Rod and Nanette raised five children, and were blessed with 10 grandchildren.\nThe Dean of Central New York broadcasting, our community will truly miss welcoming Rod Wood into our homes every evening. He will always be remembered as a fixture in Central New York, and I truly wish him the best in a well-deserved retirement.\nMadam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues in the House join me in honoring Rod Wood for a remarkable 50-year career in journalism. I wish him all the best in retirement.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://katko.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-katko-honors-rod-wood-s-remarkable-career-local-broadcasting-floor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9155450388789177, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}