Rod Wood & Carrie Lazarus to be Inducted to Hall of Fame April 1st, 2011 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.
SPC Club Awards Winners Include Photog, Anchor, Producer March 28th, 2011 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.
Former Syracuse/Utica TV Station Owner Barry Ackerley Dies March 22nd, 2011 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.
Time Warner Cable WILL Have Friday’s SU Game in HD March 16th, 2011 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.
Want to Watch SU? Better Know Your Channel Lineups! March 15th, 2011 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
WCNY’s Spartano Promoted to VP/Broadcasting March 12th, 2011 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.
Rod Carr, Broadcaster-turned-Police Chief, Dies March 11th, 2011 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.
Sports-Related Career Fair in Syracuse March 25 March 10th, 2011 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.
Ex-WTVH Reporter Siff to Star in NYC Mayoral Roast March 9th, 2011 NEW YORK CITY — Andrew Siff, who worked as a reporter for Syracuse CBS affiliate WTVH in the early 1990s, is making headlines in the Big Apple. Siff, who now works for WNBC-TV, has been chosen to portray NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an upcoming press corps roast of local politicians.
Z89, Citrus TV to Expand Studios on SU Campus March 9th, 2011 SYRACUSE — Membership numbers have been booming for student-run media organizations on the Syracuse University campus… and starting this fall, the amount of floor space devoted to those organizations will begin to catch up. A grocery store inside SU’s Watson Hall will be closed down to make way for an expansion of Z89 (WJPZ-FM) and
