NEW YORK CITY -- David Muir, who started his TV news career at Syracuse's WTVH, has a new role with ABC News. Today, he's been named the new co-host of the network's weekly newsmagazine show, "20/20." He'll fill a vacancy left by Chris Cuomo, who has accepted a position at CNN.
SYRACUSE -- It's no longer "News/Talk 106.9 and 570 WSYR." Although the Clear Channel-owned station still runs the news/talk format, news anchors and traffic reporters now end their reports "...on Newsradio 570 WSYR, now on 106.9 FM." A new logo on WSYR's website and social media feeds reflects the new phrasing.
SYRACUSE -- Looking for something to do this weekend? If you work in news in the markets we cover (or in the surrounding counties), this is your last full weekend to sit down, review your best 2012 material, and submit your entries for the Syracuse Press Club's 2012 Professional Recognition Awards. The deadline is February 1, a week from today.
SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME -- It's a double feature for our Picture of the Week. Up and coming country music star Jenna Jentry is touring the country and recently visited two area radio stations. And while doing some background research about the singer, we found out she's got roots here in Central New York.
SYRACUSE -- Former CBS5 (WTVH) General Manager Les Vann has a new job. He's been named General Manager of ABC affiliate WJCL and Fox affiliate WTGS in Savannah, Georgia. That's the word from Mediabistro's TV Spy, which reports Vann comes to the new job after spending his time since Syracuse in the top spot at Cincinnati CBS affiliate WKRC. Vann was VP and GM of WTVH and Granite Broadcasting sister station WBNG in Binghamton from 2004 to 2008.
ITHACA -- When Greg Fry left Saga news/talker WHCU more than four years ago, he was the assistant news director. Today, station management announced he's coming back -- but this time, he'll be omitting the word "assistant" from his old title.
SYRACUSE -- Longtime local broadcaster Dick Mastriano has been let go from his post as morning host for Oldies 1050 (WSEN). Management at the station, owned by Leatherstocking Media Group, confirms for CNYRadio.com that Mastriano's duties will be absorbed by another staffer as a result of budget-tightening.
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse University public radio station 88.3 WAER is looking to hire a broadcast engineer. The eventual hire oversee all technical aspects of the NPR affiliate's technical facilities, including the on-air audio chain from the studios to the transmitter, as well as IT-related duties such as computer and network maintenance.
ITHACA -- Big news behind a big move planned by student owned-and-operated WVBR 93.5FM: when the station moves to new digs later this year, the building will be dubbed the "Olbermann-Corneliess Studios." The naming rights to WVBR's future home were secured through a major donation from cable TV news commentator Keith Olbermann. The broadcaster -- a 1979 graduate of Cornell University -- said he wanted the studios named in memory of his father, Theodore Olbermann, and Glenn Corneliess, a WVBR colleague and former program director who died in 1996.
SYRACUSE -- ABC News Radio correspondent Steven Portnoy will be the keynote speaker at the WJPZ Alumni Association's 28th annual birthday banquet this March. The festivities will be emceed by the Class of 2007's Ralphie Aversa, who is now the night jock at New York's WPLJ-FM. The banquet is part of a full weekend of events, including the official opening of Z89's new studios, and this year's WJPZ Hall of Fame induction ceremony.