Anchors
Steve Bartelstein
Steve Bartelstein joined WCBS-TV in November 2007 and serves as co-anchor of CBS2 HD's weekend morning newscasts alongside Mary Calvi.
Bartelstein comes to CBS2 from WABC, where he spent seven years as co-anchor of Eyewitness News this Morning and went on to also co-anchor Eyewitness News at Noon. He started at WABC as weekend morning sports anchor. Prior to that, he worked at CNN, where he was hired as sports anchor and fill in news anchor. While at CNN, Bartelstein also served as substitute host of "Talkback Live," one of the network's highest rated shows at the time. He covered several major breaking news stories, including Frank Sinatra's death in May of 1998, for which he and Larry King covered together on "Talkback Live".
Before CNN, Bartelstein served as weekday sports anchor for KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon, where he also hosted the pre-game show for the Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to that, he worked at WCIV-TV in Charleston, S.C., two separate periods where he served as sports director and sports anchor. While at WCIV, Bartelstein won a UPI and AP award for 'Sportscast of the Year.' In between both his stints at WCIV, Bartelstein worked at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis as weekend sports anchor, host of the show Sports Sunday, and was also the sideline reporter for the Colts broadcasts, where he reported live during the games. He also worked simultaneously as a high school baseball coach at North Central High School in Indianapolis.
Bartelstein began his career as weekend news anchor in Evansville, Ind. He then went on to work at stations including WTVD-TV in Raleigh Durham, N.C., WLNE-TV in Providence, R.I., and WECT-TV in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Heavily involved in the community, Bartelstein is a strong supporter of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and received the 'Man of the Year' Award from the foundation in 2004. He is also the recipient of a Peabody Award for his 9/11 coverage while at WABC.
A Chicago native, Bartelstein attended the University of Evansville in Indiana. He currently resides in Brooklyn.