SYRACUSE -- A date has been set for this year's Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament, held in memory of the former WSYR(AM)/WTVH-TV journalist killed by a drunk driver in 2006. The event will take place Saturday, September 26, but also mark your calendars for September 9th -- that's the registration deadline.
The 3rd annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament was held at Onondaga Lake Park on May 17th. The event is a fundraiser for a scholarship named in memory of the WSYR News reporter who was killed by a drunk driver in 2006. (Updated at 1:50pm with complete photo caption.)
PITTSBURGH -- Former WRVO and WSYR news staffer Maria Leaf was among an unknown number of cuts at the CBS Radio cluster in Pittsburgh on Friday. Leaf had been working at news/talker KDKA since 2007. Leaf's putting out the word that she's looking for her next opportunity.
ALBANY -- Several radio and television news operations from Central New York are finalists for New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association awards. We're told the professional finalists were announced last week, and NYSAPBA announced finalists for college-level categories today. And in the college TV categories, it's a battle between two Central New York institutions.
SYRACUSE -- Former WSYR radio news anchor Eric Reinhardt is returning to radio full-time. After spending the last 3 years working for the Central New York Business Journal (and voicing "Business Briefs from the Central New York Business Journal" for WSYR), Reinhardt will join the news team at Buffalo's WBEN this Monday. Earlier this week, […]
SARATOGA -- With nine first-place awards, Oswego-based NPR affiliate WRVO was the big winner among radio stations -- both locally and statewide -- at the New York State Associated Press Broadcast Association Awards over the weekend. On the other hand, all but two of the nominations for local TV stations did not materialize into first-place […]
SYRACUSE -- For the fifth year, dozens gathered at Onondaga Lake Park to compete in the Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament. In addition to the summer league and "civilian" teams that participate every year, various media outlets have formed their own teams to remember the former WSYR reporter who was killed by a drunk driver […]
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Update 9/7/09 - We did not have enough people (specifically females) sign up to satisfy the minimum team size rules of the tournament, so we will not have a team. Thanks to the folks who did express an interest, and hopefully we'll be able to get a team together for next year. :-(
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Even though 2008 had its slow times, this was a remarkably busy year for the return of CNYRadio.com. As we prepare to clink our champagne glasses and watch WRUN/WOLF alum Dick Clark ring in 2009, we'll take a look back at the major happenings from the year that was 2008.