Syracuse TV

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Charles “Chuck” McFadden, a former owner of Fox 68 (WSYT) in Syracuse, passed away on Monday at the age of 79.  After more than three decades in various television sales and management jobs, McFadden formed his own company in the late 80s and bought WSYT in 1991, operating the station until

SYRACUSE — As reported right here earlier this month, several local television stations will be putting aside competition for one hour tomorrow night, joining forces to raise awareness about child abuse in Central New York.  Protecting Our Children will air in three different timeslots tomorrow night — the most-prominent being at 7:00pm, when six TV stations

SYRACUSE — Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of longtime Syracuse radio and TV broadcaster Alan Milair, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 81. Milair worked at WSYR radio and television (channel 3 at that time) for 30 years, after starting his broadcast career in Cortland. Calling hours will

SYRACUSE — As reported here earlier this month, former longtime WSYR radio host Jim Reith has joined the staff at public broadcaster WCNY. He’s been blogging on the station’s website since then, and starting Monday, fans (and perhaps some opponents) will be able to hear to Reith’s voice again, as he begins producing daily podcasts.

SYRACUSE — Public broadcaster WCNY-TV/FM has named John S. Tonello as Vice President of Advancement, Communications and Content Delivery.  Along with more than 20 years of experience in the communications field, Tonello brings experience in running a city — in December, he wrapped up a two-term run as the Mayor of Elmira.

Updated 4:05pm — SYRACUSE — Next time you tune your radio to NPR’s All Things Considered or turn on your TV for Nova, will your experience start off with some political campaign ads?  That could be happening someday, thanks to federal court ruling issued yesterday.  Here in Central New York, public broadcasters are considering the possible

SYRACUSE — The annual “Great TV Auction,” more commonly known as TelAuc, returns to WCNY one week from tonight.  During a total of eight nights over two weekends, viewers will have the chance to score some big bargains, with proceeds from winning bids benefiting the PBS affiliate’s continued operation.

Updated 11:40pm — SYRACUSE — CBS affiliate WTVH is back in service on channel 5, after a component failure forced some over-the-air and satellite viewers to find another way to watch CBS programming for a few days this week.  The outages have been a recurring problem, and this is the first time management offered specifics

ALBANY — The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association has named finalists for its 2011 radio and TV awards.  NYSAPBA will reveal first place winners and “special mention” winners at its annual awards banquet in June.  Here are the categories which include finalists within the CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com coverage area:

Updated 4/5 with additional details — SYRACUSE — On Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm, five local TV stations will be airing the same program at the same time. Two other stations will also run the program, at different times. It’s an unprecedented movement to raise awareness of a very serious topic: child abuse. The one-hour