Syracuse TV

SYRACUSE — Updating a story we first brought you last week, CNY Central is reporting some minor issues on Monday morning, as the Sinclair-owned cluster moves CBS programming from its longtime home on WTVH 5.1 to its new home on WKOF 15.1.

SYRACUSE – Starting Monday, the local CBS affiliate will be moving from it’s longtime home on channel 5 (WTVH) to a new channel.

SYRACUSE — Longtime channel 9 fixture Mike Price, known for wearing many hats during his 46 years with the ABC affiliate, has died at the age of 87. The station announced Price’s passing on it’s 11pm newscast on Wednesday night.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Press Club has announced longtime local TV news anchor Matt Mulcahy will receive the club’s highest honor — induction to its Wall of Distinction in the Onondaga County Civic Center. The announcement comes ahead of the SPC’s annual awards dinner this weekend.

SYRACUSE — NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) News Director Jim Campagna is ready to call it a career after nearly 50 years in broadcasting. He’s set to retire next week, and the Nexstar-owned ABC affiliate has named its next newsroom boss.

SYRACUSE — Weekend anchor Allura Leggard announced she’s leaving the compound which houses NBC3 (WSTM), CBS5 (WTVH) and CW6 (WSTM-DT 3.2) this week, after three and a half years with the stations.

SYRACUSE — The man who played “Verry Hairy,” the sidekick to Mike Price’s “Baron Daemon” character on channel 9 decades ago, has passed away. Dennis Calkins, who primarily worked as the ABC affiliate’s first art director from 1962 to 2003, died earlier this week after fighting prostate cancer. He was 86.

SYRACUSE — Following the recent departure of Tommy Sladek, management at CNYCentral announce the promotion of Samantha Croston to Sports Director. The press release from CNY Central News Director Sean Carroll follows:

SYRACUSE — We saw the writing on the wall last week when his job was advertised… now CNY Central Sports Director Tommy Sladek confirms for CNYRadio/CNYTVNews this is his final week in Syracuse before taking a new job in the Big Apple.

SYRACUSE — Get those resume reels ready! CNY Central is looking to fill not one, but two jobs on the anchor desks at 1030 James Street. Parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group has provided to us postings for a CBS5 (WTVH) anchor/producer, and a posting for Sports Director of the entire cluster, including NBC3 (WSTM) and