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 -- Matthew Benedict, the drunk driver convicted of killing former WSYR radio reporter and WTVH sports anchor Bill Leaf in 2006, could be granted parole this fall. But Bill's sister Maria -- also a former local broadcaster -- has launched an online petition to keep Benedict behind bars.
DALLAS -- Dave Michaels, the PD and midday host Citadel Media's syndicated "Classic Hits" service, has died at the age of 60, reports Radio-Info.com. For several years, Michaels and his "Workday Request Party" could be heard locally on Oldiez 96.1 (WODZ) in Utica.
OSWEGO -- The past six months have been rather interesting for WRVO. The NPR affiliate has a new GM, and the station has been watching from afar as lawmakers in Washington have threatened to cut funding for public broadcasting income management in 2021. Those issues are among the topics discussed within three "cover story" articles in a local business magazine.
How many of you CNYRadio readers remember the Western Electric 630A microphone? Nicknamed "the 8-ball" due to its shape, this non-directional microphone was used exclusively at WHCU in Ithaca, New York during the 1940s and 1950s.
SYRACUSE -- Nationally-syndicated progressive talk show host Stephanie Miller is bringing her "Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour" to Syracuse next month. Tickets for the show, which include comedians Hal Sparks and John Fugelsang, went on-sale this past Saturday at 10am. Miller's show is heard in Syracuse on 105.9 The Big Talker (WXTL) and in Ithaca on Progressive Talk 1470 (WNYY).
ROCHESTER -- Back in the 70s, you might say Utica radio stations WRUN and WBVM had a rivalry that matched that of Ron Burgundy and Wes Mantooth in "Anchorman" -- well, maybe except for the deadly back alley battles involving trident-wielding weathermen. But, just as Wes and Ron set aside their differences, so have these former local rivals.
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 Bus" at Fowler High School. Featured guests include three Syracuse residents who participated in the "Freedom Rides," which took place 50 years ago this May.
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SYRACUSE -- A local opener and seven national recording artists are on the bill for the 5th annual Dysfunctional Family BBQ. The concert, hosted by K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) will take place on May 28 at the New York State Fairgrounds near Syracuse. Tickets go on sale this Saturday.
SYRACUSE -- Cazenovia College's WITC 88.9 is back on the air, following more than two weeks off-air due to a transmitter malfunction. The station is currently using a transmitter on-loan from WHWS at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva.