Syracuse TV

SYRACUSE — Nearly two inches of rainfall today in Syracuse caused problems all over the area.  Part of I-81 in Syracuse was shut down after a few feet of water clogged the road.  And Ronnie Miller from the morning show at Y94FM (WYYY) captured video of water pouring into the parking garage next to the

SYRACUSE — The anchors look nice and relaxed on the set, but things aren’t always so calm off-camera during local TV newscasts.  This Wednesday, ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-DT) will use its digital subchannel 9.2 to provide viewers a “backstage pass” of what’s happening behind the scenes, while the station’s early evening newscast airs on

SYRACUSE — The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners have been announced.  Between radio, television and online, WCNY-TV is the only local station to appear on the list.  “Our Veterans and Their Families: 21st Century Challenges” took home the regional Murrow in the Video News Documentary category.

SYRACUSE — It’s “two for one” Picture of the Week today — we’re taking a flashback field trip and plugging a good cause at the same time.  This, after your editor recently heard for the first time about one local TV news anchor’s efforts to help pets in times of medical need.

SYRACUSE — Local PBS affiliate WCNY-TV is giving viewers the chance to learn how a television show is produced, and to learn about a key point in the Civil Rights Movement.  On April 27th, the general public is invited to sit in the live audience for the taping of “Voices From the Back of the

SYRACUSE — At about the same time the Syracuse Press Club unveiled its latest slate of award winners, YNN senior reporter Bill Carey was awarded a New York Emmy for his work on the April 2, 2010 special program “Deadly Delusion,” marking the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting in which 14 people were killed

SYRACUSE — The winners for this year’s Syracuse Press Club awards have been announced.  On the radio side, public broadcasters led the pack.  In TV, it’s a neck-and-neck race between WSYR-TV and WSTM-TV.  And we’re also very happy to report CNYRadio.com appears on the award list as well.

SYRACUSE — Congratulations tonight to NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) co-anchors Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus.  They’ll soon be regarded among the likes of nationally-known journalists like Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters.  They’re in the 2011 class being inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame this June.

SYRACUSE — Three people who work in local television are among the winners of the Club Awards announced late last week by the Syracuse Press Club.  They include an anchor from WSTM, a photographer from WSYR-TV and a producer from WCNY.

SEATTLE — Barry Ackerley, who once owned several upstate New York television stations including ABC affiliates WIXT in Syracuse and WUTR in Utica, has died. News reports from Ackerley’s long-time home base of Seattle say Ackerley died after suffering a stroke yesterday morning in California at the age of 76.