SYRACUSE -- Former WSYR radio host Tara Howard Knauff has died. According to Geoff Herbert on syracuse.com, the former morning show co-anchor passed away following a battle with cancer. Howard worked at WSYR from 1991 to 2000. Howard spent the final years of her career at ABC News Radio in New York City.
Updated 10/13 -- SYRACUSE -- Multiple trusted sources, speaking on a condition of anonymity, tell CNYRadio.com that midday news anchor Nia Carter has exited Newsradio 570 and 106.9 (WSYR / WSYR-FM). By our count, that leaves the Clear Channel-owned newsroom with just three staff members -- a marked contrast from staffing levels just a few years […]
SYRACUSE -- The building housing Clear Channel's Syracuse cluster studios and offices has a new owner. Developer Robert Congel sold the Bridgewater Place building at 500 Plum Street last week for $7.09 million to a group of investors identifying themselves as 500 Plum St. LLC.
OSWEGO -- NPR news/talk affiliate WRVO is adding some programming which may be familiar to Central New Yorkers. The first notable name is a show -- "HealthLink On Air," a weekly medical affairs program which formerly aired on WSYR radio. The second notable name is a person -- J. Daniel Pluff, the former longtime producer […]
SYRACUSE -- Ann Marie Buerkle, who served one term as a U.S. Representative from 2011 to 2013, says she's going to debut a one-hour weekend talk show on Newsradio 570 and 106.9 WSYR. The new show, which is actually paid programming, begins on May 25.
NEW YORK CITY -- ABC News announced some key staffing changes this week. Among them, former 570 WSYR news reporter Aaron Katersky, a longtime ABC News Radio correspondent, will be expanding his duties into the operation's investigative reporting unit.
Updated 4/16 -- CENTRAL NEW YORK -- In the hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, we're learning how some Central New York broadcasters who were in Boston today are faring. Thankfully, all of the reports are positive.
ROCHESTER -- Former WIBX manager Randy Gorbman has a new job in Rochester. After many years as news director at WHAM 1180 in Rochester (which included occasional appearances voicing reports for sister station 570 WSYR in Syracuse), Gorbman has a new job a bit higher up the AM dial.
SYRACUSE -- Local radio traffic anchor Kathy Denman is being honored today for helping set the theme for this year's New York State Fair. Officials at the Fair announced her idea, "Sharing the Bounty and Pride of NY," was the winner in a recent online poll among fairgoers.
SYRACUSE -- Mark your calendars for September 7. That's the date for the 8th annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament. Along with the new date (it's usually been held later in September), the tournament will have a new home this year, a few miles away from the original location.