Syracuse TV

Updated 6:40pm — SYRACUSE — Longtime local talk radio host Jim Reith, whose 27-year run on WSYR AM/FM suddenly ended last October during a nationwide round of Clear Channel layoffs, will soon return to local airwaves. He’ll host a daily 30-minute live talk show on WCNY-TV starting next month, and a three-hour daily radio show

SYRACUSE — She has appeared on other local TV stations and in various local print publications.  Starting this weekend, Julie Taboulie will have her very own weekly program to share her favorite Lebanese and Middle Eastern recipes.  “Cooking with Julie Taboulie” debuts this Saturday at 1:30pm on PBS affiliate WCNY-DT 24.1.

SYRACUSE — The private equity firm which owns NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) could be looking to sell the ABC affiliate and the other 55 stations it owns under the Newport Television umbrella. That’s according to sources who say Newport’s parent, Providence Equity Partners, has retained the services of a firm to “explore” options for Newport’s future

Updated 8:05pm — SYRACUSE — Public stations WRVO and WAER dominate the list of radio winners for the 2011 Syracuse Press Club Professional Recognition Awards Contest.  On the TV news side, cablecaster YNN and Syracuse ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 were neck-and-neck for bragging rights on picking up the most awards.  The list was released just

SYRACUSE — Can you name all the Channel 3 (WSTM) news staffers in this photo from nearly 25 years ago?  It’s just one photo from an entire album of archived photos entitled “CNY Central History,” posted online earlier this week.

OSWEGO — The State University of New York College at Oswego has a job opening for a broadcast/media engineer.  The description doesn’t mention WRVO, the powerhouse NPR affiliate located on-campus, but rather, the student-run facilities including WNYO-FM 89.9, cablecast WTOP 10, along with the school’s academic audio and video production facilities.

SYRACUSE — With the Syracuse University mens basketball team starting the NCAA tournament yesterday as a #1 seed, it’s no surprise that everyone’s literally been seeing orange all over the place this week.  And that includes the wardrobes of local television newscasters.

SYRACUSE — Do you recognize the two broadcasters in this 1984 photo, taken inside 62-WHEN when it was located on Old Liverpool Road in Liverpool?  As of last year, they’re back in the same newsroom once again.  One more clue: one of these people had a birthday yesterday.

SYRACUSE — Subway spokesman Jared Fogel?  He’s yesterday’s news.  93Q (WNTQ) morning co-host Ted Long has lost more than 100 pounds since September, and he’s going to show off the giant jeans he used to wear, tonight on CBS 5 News at 5:30.

SYRACUSE — Long gone are the days of weekly local televised bowling matches, but many fans still remember Marty Piraino.  Known for his frequent appearances as a competitor and a host on programs like “Syracuse Bowls” and “WSTM Challenge Bowling” from the 1960s through the 1990s, Piraino died on Tuesday.