SYRACUSE -- Kaylea Nixon is familiar to local TV viewers as the spokesperson in commercials for a local car dealership. She also does traffic reports during The Morning News on NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV), and she's the co-host of the ABC affiliate's mid-morning talk show Bridge Street. But that's far from the end of her daily […]
SYRACUSE -- There are two new but familiar voices on ESPN Radio CNY's Disturbing the Peace. Sports director Steve Infanti from ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) is now a co-host, along with former SU football star Donovin Darius. The two new hosts share the studio with ESPN Radio program director and original host Chris McManus […]
SYRACUSE -- ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 is giving viewers the chance to voice their opinions about three new series set to debut on the ABC network lineup this fall. For three nights during the New York State Fair, fans will have a chance to preview the pilot episodes of the three new series, and provide […]
SYRACUSE -- It's been a big question for TV stations all over the country: what will you air when Oprah goes away? In Syracuse, that question is now definitively answered. ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) will replace Winfrey's 4pm hour-long timeslot with one of her own spinoffs: The Dr. Oz Show.
SYRACUSE -- Certain customers of Time Warner Cable have not been able to view Syracuse's NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) since late last month. One reader tells us he's unhappy that the ABC affiliate was removed from his lineup on June 29th. Time Warner Cable tells CNYTVNews.com that the change was requested by WSYR-TV's owners.
SYRACUSE -- The newest face on the news team at NewsChannel 9 is actually a familiar face, both to the ABC affiliate and to local viewers. Tammy Palmer recently made the jump back to broadcast television, after a few years anchoring at Time Warner Cable's YNN.
BOLTON LANDING – As announced in April, WSYR-TV anchor team Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night. But they weren’t the only Central New Yorkers taking awards home from the NYSBA’s annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
SYRACUSE -- ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) has an opening for a web producer, to help write stories and post video to the station's website, 9WSYR.com. The job was just posted today, but as of this writing, it's not on the station's own website:
UTICA -- Television news outlets from Syracuse and Utica set their competitive differences aside yesterday, pooling their resources to provide live coverage of the funeral services for Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy Kurt Wyman. Staffers, cameras, live trucks and other resources from WKTV, YNN, WSTM, WTVH and WSYR were combined as a single unit for yesterday's […]
Updated 10:50pm -- SYRACUSE -- No confirmation directly from management, but CNYTVNews.com has obtained a copy of an email memo stating reporter Jennifer Lewke has resigned from ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV). Earlier today, Lewke's photo disappeared from the talent list on the station's website.