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WAER Launches Hall of Fame, Ted Koppel First Inductee

SYRACUSE -- This spring marks 65 years of broadcasting for Syracuse University's WAER 88.3FM.  To mark the milestone, the NPR affiliate officially announced the opening of the "WAER Hall of Fame."  At a ceremony last week in Washington, DC, legendary newsman Ted Koppel was honored as the Hall of Fame's very first inductee.

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WRVO Bringing NPR's Ken Rudin to Syracuse

SYRACUSE -- National Public Radio "Political Junkie" Ken Rudin is heard on radios nationwide every Wednesday during Talk of the Nation, and next week, local fans will have the chance to see and hear Rudin speaking in person. WRVO Public Media is selling tickets for Rudin's appearance in Syracuse next Thursday, May 31.

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POTW: NPR's Michel Martin Visits Syracuse (2012)

SYRACUSE -- Michel Martin, the host of NPR's Tell Me More, visited Syracuse last month.  She gave a lecture at Syracuse University on her first evening in town, and she enjoyed a luncheon with community leaders along with members and staff of NPR affiliate WRVO the following day.

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Court: FCC Can't Ban Political Ads on Public Stations, Local Stations Respond

Updated 4:05pm -- SYRACUSE -- Next time you tune your radio to NPR's All Things Considered or turn on your TV for Nova, will your experience start off with some political campaign ads?  That could be happening someday, thanks to federal court ruling issued yesterday.  Here in Central New York, public broadcasters are considering the possible […]

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New Director of News and Public Affairs at WRVO

OSWEGO -- NPR affiliate WRVO has a new Director of News and Public Affairs. The station says Catherine J. Loper has been appointed to the post, which had been vacant since Dave Bullard exited the station last fall. Loper brings 20 years of broadcast journalism experience to the table.

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Host of NPR's "Tell Me More" to Speak in Syracuse

SYRACUSE -- Michel Martin, host of NPR's weekday talk show Tell Me More, is coming to Syracuse next Wednesday. Her appearance is part of the "Leaders in Communication" series at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The talk will be free and open to the public.

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WRVO Overhauls Website

OSWEGO -- NPR affiliate WRVO has a brand new website.  In an email to listeners today, Fred Vigeant said "we're in the process of getting a number of items into the new site from the old system," including a number of podcasts.  You can check out the site's new look at www.wrvo.org.  The old domain, […]

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Clear Channel and NPR Name New CEOs

Rare to see such top-level announcements being made during the weekend, but both Clear Channel and National Public Radio have announced their new Chief Operating Officers today.  At CC Media Holdings, "Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms" Bob Pittman gets promoted.  And NPR's new leader will be Gary Knell, who transitions from the same title at […]

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Broadcasters on the Go

A local radio GM is on his way to a new job on the west coast, and a former Utica news anchor who has enjoyed some national face time on cable is back on broadcast TV in Atlanta. 

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NPR's Linda Wertheimer Visits Syracuse Tomorrow

SYRACUSE -- NPR News senior national correspondent Linda Wertheimer will be speaking in Syracuse tomorrow night, sharing stories from her long career with National Public Radio, including her 13 years as the host of All Things Considered.

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