SYRACUSE -- She grew up in the market and has been with Channel 3 (WSTM) for her entire career, working her way up from secretary to primary anchor. This fall, Jackie Robinson will receive one of the most prestigious honors in the state -- she is going to be inducted to the New York State Broadcasters […]
SYRACUSE -- Ask viewers to name people who work in local TV news and you'll probably hear names like Matt Mulcahy, Carrie Lazarus, Rod Wood, Jackie Robinson, Christie Casciano and Michael Benny pretty often. How about Roger Mirabito or Kristy Smorol? People inside local TV news know these names, but outside of their respective stations' […]
SYRACUSE -- Today and tomorrow will be the last two days you'll have a chance to catch Anthony Adornato in his old seat behind the anchor desk on Today in Central New York on NBC3 (WSTM). He agreed to fill-in alongside Lisa Spitz for the first two weeks of regular anchor Megan Coleman's maternity leave (as […]
SYRACUSE -- As reported right here earlier this month, several local television stations will be putting aside competition for one hour tomorrow night, joining forces to raise awareness about child abuse in Central New York. Protecting Our Children will air in three different timeslots tomorrow night -- the most-prominent being at 7:00pm, when six TV stations […]
SYRACUSE -- With the Syracuse University mens basketball team starting the NCAA tournament yesterday as a #1 seed, it's no surprise that everyone's literally been seeing orange all over the place this week. And that includes the wardrobes of local television newscasters.
SYRACUSE -- Jim Kenyon doesn't have skin cancer, but the reporter's recent close call with the disease was the basis for a two-part series which concluded on NBC3 (WSTM-TV) this evening . Kenyon says it all started with three tiny blemishes which wouldn't go away.
SYRACUSE -- When it comes to local television news, the Carrier Dome is usually the domain of sports reporters and sports anchors. But ever since the Bernie Fine story broke about two weeks ago, stations have been changing their usual staffing arrangements to cover the developments.
SYRACUSE -- Among TV stations, it was a fairly even split between channels 3 and 9 for the 2011 Best of Syracuse awards. On the radio side, 93Q (WNTQ) is the big winner. The awards were announced in today's edition of the weekly Syracuse NewTimes newspaper.
SYRACUSE -- Top journalists from Syracuse and surrounding markets gathered for the Syracuse Press Club's 33rd annual Scholarship and Professional Recognition Awards Dinner last night at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. Public stations WRVO and WAER dominated the radio categories, while there were plenty of ties for winners in the television categories.
SYRACUSE -- It's "two for one" Picture of the Week today -- we're taking a flashback field trip and plugging a good cause at the same time. This, after your editor recently heard for the first time about one local TV news anchor's efforts to help pets in times of medical need.