Bill Leaf

SYRACUSE — Mark your calendars for September 7.  That’s the date for the 8th annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament.  Along with the new date (it’s usually been held later in September), the tournament will have a new home this year, a few miles away from the original location.

SYRACUSE — Aside from an intense, soaking rain storm that moved along very quickly, it looks like it was a great time for everyone who took part in the 7th annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament, on September 22 in Liverpool.

SYRACUSE — If you’ve been considering forming or joining a team for the 7th Annial Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament, it’s time to stop procrastinating and get going.  The tournament is set for September 22, but the registration deadline — September 12 — is just a week away.

SYRACUSE — Six years ago today, friends, family and colleagues gathered for the funeral of broadcast journalist Bill Leaf.  And this morning, Leaf’s family has learned Bill’s killer, Matthew Benedict, has been denied parole by state officials.  The decision means Benedict — who could have been released as early as next month — will remain behind bars for […]

SYRACUSE — Friends and family of former WSYR radio reporter Bill Leaf will have to wait at least another month before they learn whether the drunk driver who killed Leaf in 2006 will be paroled in February 2012. This is the second time Matthew Benedict’s initial parole hearing has been postponed.

SYRACUSE — The long-awaited decision on parole for the man serving time for killing former Syracuse broadcaster Bill Leaf in 2006 has been postponed.  A parole hearing for Matthew Benedict, 28, was supposed to be held today, but according to Bill’s sister Maria, the hearing has been postponed due to a “paperwork issue” on Benedict’s side.

SYRACUSE — Registration is now underway for the 6th Annual Kickball Tournament to benefit the Bill Leaf and Samantha Reynolds Memorial Scholarship Funds.  New this year, organizers hope a lower registration fee and some rule changes will entice more teams to sign up.  The tournament is set for September 17, but the deadline to register […]

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 — 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.