Greg Floyd

A Capital Region native, Greg Floyd has spent the past 43 years in the news business,

Originally an intern here at CBS 6 in 1979, he went on to become the news director at WENT radio in Gloversville. From there he worked as a television anchor/reporter at WTEN and FOX23 in Albany, and WRNN in the Hudson Valley.

He has covered almost every kind of story imaginable but is best known for his government accountability stories at the NYS Capitol. Greg’s “You Paid For It” reports have earned him four NY Emmy Awards, four Edward R. Murrow Awards, and multiple awards from the NYS Broadcasters Association and Associated Press.

He has also won numerous awards for his charitable activities and can often be found emceeing a local event on any given Friday or Saturday night.

His overseas assignments have included reporting on Operation Desert Shield in 1990 and the death of Princess Diana in 1997.

Over the years Greg has been an accomplished runner and triathlete, and has coached Little League baseball and youth basketball.

Greg has two children and a dog, and when he is not with them, he can be found watching baseball, reading mysteries and books on American history, or perhaps in a sandy setting near a large body of salt water.