SYRACUSE -- Just about three years since Central New York's "News 10 Now" joined many of its sisters in rebranding as YNN -- short for "Your News Now" -- owner Time Warner Cable is considering another name change for its portfolio of local and regional cable news channels.
SYRACUSE -- Did you know Syracuse's first TV station set a new record the moment it signed-on? Or that the very same cameras which captured The Beatles' historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show would eventually be bought and used by one local station? These tidbits and many more are part of a new book […]
SYRACUSE -- When you see several TV stations airing the same thing at the same time, you know it's a big deal. It doesn't happen often. But last spring, several local stations turned their competition into cooperation. Together, they produced and simulcast "Protecting Our Children," a one-hour special to raise awareness of child abuse. Almost […]
Updated 10/20 -- ROME, ITALY -- She was born in Utica in 1838 and, after joining the Sisters of Saint Francis, she helped establish hospitals which still stand today there, and in Syracuse. This weekend, Mother Marianne Cope will be officially canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Several local TV journalists have […]
SYRACUSE -- When a news organization is "on top of stuff" every day, that's usually thanks in great part to its assignment editors. They're the folks behind the scenes who keep an eye out for things that might be newsworthy, and decide how the station's going to get it all covered. If it sounds like […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Oswego-based NPR affiliate WRVO took home seven first-place awards from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association over the weekend, more first-place finishes than any other radio station in the state. Among local television stations, Utica NBC affiliate NewsChannel 2 (WKTV) was the top winner, with four first-place titles. And Syracuse […]
SYRACUSE -- Hoping to help journalists who may be new to the area or new to the business in general, the Syracuse Press Club is launching a series of Young Professionals networking events. The meetings will be geared towards journalists from 21 to 35 years old, and will be open to any employee of any […]
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 […]
Updated 4/5 with additional details -- SYRACUSE -- On Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm, five local TV stations will be airing the same program at the same time. Two other stations will also run the program, at different times. It's an unprecedented movement to raise awareness of a very serious topic: child abuse. The one-hour […]
Updated 8:05pm -- SYRACUSE -- Public stations WRVO and WAER dominate the list of radio winners for the 2011 Syracuse Press Club Professional Recognition Awards Contest. On the TV news side, cablecaster YNN and Syracuse ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 were neck-and-neck for bragging rights on picking up the most awards. The list was released just […]