Matt DelSignore

WASHINGTON, DC — Are you ready for Syracuse’s “Sweet 16” game against Indiana tonight?  We usually hold “Picture of the Week” until Friday, but given that this week’s photo has to do with the media frenzy surrounding tonight’s game, we decided to move the feature up by a day this week.

PITTSBURGH — Former WSYR radio news anchor/reporter Matt DelSignore is moving to Washington, D.C., where he’ll report for the same all-news startup where current WSYR news director Chris Barnes recently announced he’s headed. CBS-owned WNEW 99.1 is set to launch its 24/7 news operation on January 19th.

SYRACUSE – The Beat of Syracuse, Z89 (WJPZ) is celebrating its 24th birthday this weekend, with a special on-air birthday celebration this evening, and a banquet tomorrow night with SU alum Elvis Duran, currently host of “the real Z Morning Zoo” at Z-100 WHTZ in New York City.

A handful of Central New York’s radio newsrooms took home several titles from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards this past weekend in Saratoga Springs.  In fact, the top award-winner was from CNYRadio.com territory.