Three weeks ago, nearly all of the "lost archives" from the original CNYRadio.com (2001-2005) were finally republished here. Today, we're proud to announce all of the original site's Picture of the Week images are now once again available for your viewing pleasure.
Updated at 8:00am - ROME -- Any longtime residents of the Copper City are being asked for help in piecing together the history of a vintage "WKAL On The Air" sign recently found "stashed away in the rafters" at the Capitol Theatre. WKAL used to be located within the theatre. Officials want to restore the sign, but they also hope to hear from anyone who may know more about the exact placement of this sign when it was active.
SYRACUSE -- Local Yankees fans on Twitter seem to be upset and surprised, but radio insiders may not be so shocked to learn Clear Channel's Syracuse cluster is no longer offering radio coverage of certain weekday afternoon New York Yankees games. That's likely because FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR, which carries the Yankees games, is also an affiliate of Rush Limbaugh.
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 in Binghamton.
SYRACUSE -- More than two years after we reported plans were approved to demolish the former WFBL buildings on South Warren Street... we've learned apparently they weren't totally approved. But now, two more layers of red tape have been peeled away, making it more likely the buildings will soon be cleared to make way for a parking lot.
SYRACUSE -- Tomorrow will be a very special day for Leo Rayhill. The Sounds of Jazz host will be celebrating 50 years since he got his start in radio. Back then, he was at the former WQSR in Syracuse. These days, you'll find Rayhill on WCNY-HD3 every day, and on WCNY-FM's main channel on Sundays.
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 -- When CNYRadio.com marked its 10th anniversary last month, we asked many longtime local radio personalities and managers where they see radio headed in the next ten years. Near the end of that article, we had a quote from 93Q (WNTQ) morning host Ted Long, who suggested we “feature more ‘Picture Of The Week’ flashbacks to when I was thin and had hair.” Well, as the saying goes: ask and you shall receive!
UTICA/ROME -- Almost eight years since Clear Channel shut down the newsroom at ABC affiliate WUTR Channel 20, the station's current management announced today plans to revive the newsroom across the street from longtime market dominator WKTV. Local newscasts will also be added to the lineups of Fox 33 (WFXV) and MyNetwork 11 (WPNY-LP).