Phil Markert

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 […]

SYRACUSE — It’s not very often that you get the chance to see more than a dozen past and present top names from Syracuse television — from different stations — all together, in the same place. But that happened last weekend, when this group gathered to sign copies of Syracuse Television, the book chronicling the […]

Updated 10/19: SYRACUSE — Late last month, hundreds of people — including many past and present employees of NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) gathered at the SRC Arena to celebrate ABC affiliate’s 50th anniversary. DVR Alert: A two-hour special taped on location at the event will air Friday night from 7 to 9pm.

SYRACUSE — Fifty years ago this September, “colorful channel 9” signed on the air for the very first time, from studios located at ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt.  To mark the occasion, the ABC affiliate is selling tickets for a “50th Anniversary Celebration” planned for next month at the SRC Arena in Syracuse.

SYRACUSE — Phil Markert knows a thing or two about the history of broadcasting in Syracuse. That, along with his engaging style, makes him a perfect fit to lead a discussion with some of the other greats of Syracuse radio and television.