Updated 9/13 with arrangements – SYRACUSE — Longtime Syracuse radio and TV journalist Jerry Barsha has passed away at the age of 83.  His broadcasting career spanned more than three decades, most of it at 1030 James Street, dating back to the days when channel 3 was WSYR-TV and it shared the building with WSYR 570. [More »]

SYRACUSE — It’s one of the few places where you can count on seeing plenty of broadcasters together in one place every year: the Great New York State Fair, which opened yesterday in the Town of Geddes, just outside of Syracuse.  In this “Mega Picture of the Week,” here are all the stations we found during a quick swing through the fairgrounds on Opening Day. [More »]

SYRACUSE — Sadly, the rumors we reported earlier have become true:  Syracuse’s first TV station has sent 40+ staffers packing, and the news operations have been “gutted” to a barebones crew.  (Updated at 6:25pm) [More »]

SYRACUSE — Even though it’s not related to radio (well, it could be, but we’d have to make some awfully long, historic stretches), it’s still a pretty big story.  Trusted sources tell CNYRadio.com two Syracuse TV stations may be joining forces, in a move that includes one station shutting down its news department. [More »]

A couple months ago, 570 WSYR’s afternoon newscaster Kevin Schenk started appearing as the weekend news anchor over at WSTM-TV 3. Schenk has since given up the radio microphone and is now a full-time member of the channel 3 news staff. [More »]