91-year-old who fought off robber needs months of rehab
Hyman Silverglad said he suffered broken ribs after fighting a man who tried to steal his wallet on the Upper East Side.
Doug Williams has been reporting and anchoring in the Tri-State Area since 2013.
Prior to joining CBS News New York, Doug worked at the regional sports network, SNY. During his tenure, Doug covered all the big local and national sports stories as a reporter and anchor.
Doug started at SNY as a reporter while hosting their overnight sports show, "Geico SportsNite" on weekends. Doug went on to become the full-time anchor of the nightly talk show "Baseball Night in New York."
Prior to SNY, Doug produced digital content at the YES Network.
Doug is the son of two former local news journalists. He grew up in Connecticut. He went on to Elon University in North Carolina with a major in Broadcast Journalism. Doug has lived in New York his entire adult life and recently got married in October of 2022. He, his wife and dog Milo live in Manhattan.
Hyman Silverglad said he suffered broken ribs after fighting a man who tried to steal his wallet on the Upper East Side.
The 91-year-old was attacked in his Upper East Side neighborhood as he was walking home after running errands.
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