Year in Review 2012: The Year’s Top 10 Stories December 31st, 2012 CENTRAL NEW YORK — Most New Year’s Eve traditions take place later tonight; ours takes place earlier during the day, when we look through a whole bunch of server stats to determine the Top 10 Stories that appeared on CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com over the past 365 days.
Year in Review 2012: Remembering Those We Lost December 30th, 2012 CENTRAL NEW YORK — A national TV legend who got started in Syracuse, former radio and TV station owners, and a longtime print journalist who was just getting started in a new radio venture were among those we lost during 2012. In this segment of our Year in Review, we pause more to pay our
Year in Review 2012: Local Broadcasting’s Arrivals and Departures December 29th, 2012 CENTRAL NEW YORK — Here we are, wrapping another year documenting the happenings of local radio and television in Syracuse, Utica and Ithaca. Sometimes you don’t realize just how much has changed in local broadcasting until you stop to take a look back at the past twelve months. Today, we begin our annual Year in
Report: Police, DA investigating former WSTM sports director December 19th, 2012 SYRACUSE — Former WSTM-TV sports director Roger Springfield, who has most-recently been working as media director for Syracuse University athletics, has been removed from his post at the university. This, after local authorities confirmed Springfield is under investigation by Syracuse Police and the Onondaga County District Attorney’s office.
TV ratings giant Nielsen to acquire radio ratings giant Arbitron December 18th, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — According to press releases issued by both companies, television ratings giant Nielsen “has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbitron,” the leader in radio ratings data.
Where are they now? New job for the first Furst to program WSYR December 17th, 2012 SYRACUSE — Alan Furst, who once oversaw programming at Y94 (WYYY), 570 WSYR and B104.7 (WBBS) when the Clear Channel stations were owned by NewCity Communications, is on the move once again. After nearly three years in Indianapolis, Furst has lined up a new programming gig in Houston.
Syracuse TV Anchor Doubles as “Hockey Mom” Advice Columnist December 11th, 2012 SYRACUSE — For people with a “normal” nine-to-five workday, taking an evening side job is called moonlighting. It’s just the opposite for NewsChannel 9’s Christie Casciano. Before she arrives in the newsroom for her nightside shift, she spends many mornings daylighting — as an advice columnist for fellow “hockey moms” all over the country. And, in
WSYR Radio, WSPX-TV to Air 12.12.12 Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert December 10th, 2012 SYRACUSE — There’s been plenty of press about this Wednesday’s star-studded “12.12.12 Concert” to benefit for Hurricane Sandy victims. The big show is taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Supporters in Syracuse will be able to enjoy the concert on radio or TV for free… but those in other parts of
Cortland Native, Talk Radio Pioneer Arnold D’Angelo (Dean) Dies December 10th, 2012 HARTFORD, CT — For more than 40 years, he was known as WTIC sports talk host Arnold Dean. But on WKRT in his hometown of Cortland — and on Syracuse’s former WAGE radio and WHEN-TV — he used his given name, Arnold D’Angelo. Whichever name you prefer to go with, the legendary “Dean of Sports
Report: WCNY Releases Talk Host Jim Reith December 5th, 2012 Updated 12/6 at 7:30am with management comment — SYRACUSE — When WCNY announced it had hired Jim Reith earlier this year, the public broadcaster laid out grand plans for the longtime local talk host: podcasts, a blog, social media, television and radio. But tonight, there’s word that the public broadcasting outlet has released Reith from
