WSYR-TV Removed From Verizon FiOS TV Lineups January 12th, 2012 New Story Posted 1/15: WSYR-TV has returned to Verizon FiOS lineups. Updated 1/13 — SYRACUSE — ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) has been blacked out from Verizon FiOS TV systems in the Syracuse area after Verizon’s retransmission consent deal with the station expired overnight. It’s all because Verizon and WSYR-TV’s parent company, Newport Television, have
WCNY’s TravelAuc to Add Sixth Night January 10th, 2012 SYRACUSE — Central New Yorkers who love to hunt down travel deals and help public broadcasting may be pleased to learn WCNY-TV’s annual TravelAuc is adding a sixth night this year. The on-air auction of vacation packages will air 6pm to midnight this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and it continues the same three evenings next
NewsChannel 9 Could Be Pulled Off Verizon FiOS Thursday January 8th, 2012 SYRACUSE — By the end of the week, Verizon FiOS television customers could see NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) disappear from their lineups. Verizon’s rights to retransmit WSYR-TV expire on Thursday, January 12. As of Sunday night, WSYR-TV says talks are underway, but “we do not believe” a deal will be reached soon enough to avoid a
Two Leaving NewsChannel 9 January 5th, 2012 SYRACUSE — The same week Rob Cartwright joins NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) as the station’s next news director, comes word that two staffers are leaving the ABC affiliate. News reporter Jan Carabeo and Bridge Street executive producer Maggie Sliter are both moving onto new jobs in other markets.
Newspaper Features WCNY Leader Daino January 4th, 2012 SYRACUSE — If you live, work, shop or dine anywhere in or near Syracuse this week, there’s a good chance you’ll see the smiling face of WCNY President and CEO Robert Daino. He’s on the cover of this week’s edition of the Syracuse NewTimes. Inside, you’ll find out more about Daino’s career and his vision
David Muir: 2011 Leader in Network News Face Time January 4th, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — He grew up in Syracuse, got his start as a reporter and anchor at WTVH, and since 2003, he’s been working at ABC News. Among his many accolades, David Muir now has the distinction of racking up more “face time” than any other TV network news correspondent during 2011.
Former Syracuse Anchor Gets “CBS Evening News” Sundays January 3rd, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — Former Syracuse TV news anchor Jeff Glor has been named regular Sunday night anchor for the CBS Evening News. The 1997 graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School worked for NBC affiliate WSTM-TV from 1997 to 2003. From there, he went to Boston’s WHDH-TV before joining CBS News in 2007.
Our Top 10 Stories of 2011 December 31st, 2011 CENTRAL NEW YORK — As per tradition, we observe the last day of the year with a look back through our traffic stats to find out which topics were the most-searched, and which stories received the most views during 2011. With this being the first full year for CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com being merged as one
The Biggest Stories of 2011: Your Picks December 30th, 2011 CENTRAL NEW YORK — Tomorrow, we’ll tally up our web server stats and countdown the top 10 stories of the year, as ranked by number of page views. First, we’re adding something new to our “Year in Review” coverage this year: earlier this month, we put out an open call for YOUR opinions on the
The Year in Review: 2011 December 29th, 2011 Updated 12/31 CENTRAL NEW YORK — While most media outlets use this week to look back at all the general news from 2011, we’re using these last few days of the year to look back at all the news from within those media outlets. On New Year’s Eve, we’ll countdown our “top 10” stories based on
