Syracuse TV

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.

Updated 6pm: SYRACUSE — Time Warner Cable has announced late this afternoon (via Twitter) that it will be adding the HD version of truTV (formerly CourtTV) to its lineups in time for Syracuse University’s first appearance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night.

Updated — truTV is now available in HD on both FiOS and Time Warner. A new deal between the NCAA, the CBS television network and three different cable channels means you may have to do a little hunting to find Syracuse University mens basketball on your television this year.  Inside, where to find the games

SYRACUSE — Although he’s already held the post for at least a month, WCNY formally announced this week that Peter Spartano has been promoted to Vice President of Broadcasting. The award-winning journalist, who most recently held the title of Executive Producer, now oversees all television, radio, programming and education services provided by WCNY.

Updated 3/12 with arrangements and 3/13 with official obituary. SYRACUSE — Rod Carr, a former radio and television broadcaster who later changed careers into law enforcement, has passed away. Carr, who was actively serving as the Chief of Police in the Oswego County Village of Phoenix, died this morning of an apparent heart attack.

SYRACUSE — It’s not necessarily all broadcasting related, but at least two local media outlets will be in attendance for an upcoming career fair hosted by the Syracuse Crunch. The Crunch and several other professional teams from all over upstate New York will be on hand to discuss job openings within their organizations.