Syracuse TV

STATE COLLEGE, PA — Congratulations are in order for Loren Tobia, former news director at Syracuse CBS affiliate WTVH (1998 to 2005).  After WTVH, Tobia went to work in sales for AccuWeather, and this past week, he was promoted to Executive Director of Sales for the company’s Display Systems and Services division.

SYRACUSE — Did you hug a news anchor yesterday?  If not, you may have to wait until “National Hug a News Anchor Day” comes around again next year.  A couple of local stations observed the “holiday” and shared video online.

Updated 4/5 — ATLANTA — For the first time since 2003, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team has reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Several local radio and TV stations have dispatched crews to Atlanta to cover the team’s next game on Saturday… and hopefully they’ll have a reason to stick around for the

SYRACUSE — Mark your calendars for September 7.  That’s the date for the 8th annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament.  Along with the new date (it’s usually been held later in September), the tournament will have a new home this year, a few miles away from the original location.

SYRACUSE — Former local radio and television talk show host Jim Reith has a new job.  He won’t be working for any local media outlets, but chances are good you’ll see or hear from him in the news.  He’s been hired for public relations for Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program.

SYRACUSE — When WCNY-TV’s TelAuc hits the air in April, it’ll be the very first time the annual fundraiser originates from WCNY’s new facilities on Syracuse’s Near Westside.  That’s according to a press release which appeared on WCNY’s website.

WASHINGTON, DC — Are you ready for Syracuse’s “Sweet 16” game against Indiana tonight?  We usually hold “Picture of the Week” until Friday, but given that this week’s photo has to do with the media frenzy surrounding tonight’s game, we decided to move the feature up by a day this week.

Updated 3/27  with new details throughout — SYRACUSE — Good news for viewers who watch CBS5 (WTVH) over-the-air with an antenna.  The station’s transmitter returned to service today, following a transmitter failure that took the station off-the-air near the end of a close NCAA men’s basketball tournament game on Sunday.

Update 3/26 — The WTVH transmitter has returned to service.  Here’s a newer story. Updated 3/25 at 5:00pm — WTVH transmitter still out, programming remains available on WSTM 3.3 over-the-air.  SYRACUSE — Many local viewers are voicing their frustration tonight, as CNY Central says it’s “having problems” with the CBS5 (WTVH) transmitter.  While susbcribers of

UTICA — A few months since ABC affiliates NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) in Syracuse and WUTR in Utica became reunited under the same corporate umbrella, history appears to be repeating itself: a member of the WSYR-TV team is appearing on newscasts for WUTR and sister station Fox 33 (WFXV) this evening.