SYRACUSE -- Our congratulations to Brian Erb, who recently marked his 40th anniversary as a news photographer with TV-3. We're careful not to say he's worked at "WSTM-TV" for the past 40 years -- not just because WSTM, WTVH and WSTQ now collectively call themselves "CNYCentral" -- but because WSTM-TV wasn't known by those call […]
DALLAS -- From our "Where Are They Now" file, congratulations to former NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) reporter Ray Villeda, who recently landed a top-5 market job as a reporter with NBC affiliate KXAS-TV in Dallas, Texas. For the past two years since leaving Syracuse, Villeda was reporting and anchoring at CBS affiliate WFSB in Hartford, CT. […]
SYRACUSE -- It's the perfect blend for lovers of jazz and Christmas music. Starting tomorrow at noon, WCNY-FM will be offering continuous holiday jazz on its HD3 channels in Syracuse, Utica and Watertown. If you don't have an HD Radio receiver, no worries -- you can still "tune in" online.
UPDATED 11/21 at 6:00pm -- We're back from a little more than a week "off the grid" (a.k.a. vacation). Here's a quick recap -- bullet points first, details to follow -- on some of the stories that happened while your editor was away. No More Night Host at 93Q Y94FM Goes All-Christmas Syracuse PD Wins […]
SYRACUSE -- Although quite a few people spotted the Google Maps Street View car over the summer (including Utica's WLZW, Syracuse's NewsChannel 9 and the Syracuse Post-Standard), it seems most people catch it after it has passed by. But morning host "Big Mike" Fiss of Sunny 102 (WZUN) and Mix 102.5 (WUMX) was lucky enough […]
HAMDEN, CT -- Two well-known local journalists who used to work at Syracuse CBS affiliate WTVH are featured in a new documentary about the television news business. The documentary was produced by two Quinnipiac University journalism professors. Shooting started in 2009, and the finished product just recently hit the web.
WASHINGTON, DC -- For months, broadcast engineers across the country have been counting down to November 9. That's the date federal authorities have set for the first-ever national-level test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). If the system works as expected, you'll notice the test interrupting normal programming on nearly every radio and TV station in […]
SYRACUSE and UTICA -- Plenty of news to share this weekend from local PBS affiliate WCNY-TV. The station is set to debut three brand new locally-produced series tomorrow. Construction is now underway for the station's future home in Syracuse. And observant CNYTVNews.com readers say the new digital repeater in Utica appears to be up and […]
ALBANY -- Former NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) reporter Jennifer Lewke, who left the Syracuse ABC affiliate earlier this year, is back on television. Our thanks to an observant CNYTVNews.com reader, who spotted a report from Lewke yesterday on CBS 6 (WGRB) in Albany.
OSWEGO -- With so many choices on the radio dial, a clear, memorable logo is an important part of any station's branding strategy. And anytime a station "updates" its logo, it has to update lots of other things -- from letterhead and vehicles, to billboards, coffee mugs and ... mic flags. This week, a look […]