Fred Hillegas

50 years later: How Syracuse broadcasters covered JFK

November 22nd, 2013

SYRACUSE — Clips from the network news coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which happened 50 years ago today in Dallas, are readily available online, and will no doubt be rebroadcast on a multitude of channels today. But how did local broadcasters cover the story in 1963? Many who were working in […]

Channel 9 trio wrote the book on Syracuse TV History… literally!

February 12th, 2013

SYRACUSE — Browse the “history” section of any bookstore or library, and it’s hard to miss the “Images of America” series. Thousands of paperback titles cover various historical topics all over the country. Next month, a book on the history of Syracuse TV will join the collection.