Monthly Archives: October, 2016

November 6, 2016: All Of Us Together

Published - October 31, 2016

  “I will never accept defeat.  I will continue to play music. I do not feel safe, but when people see me and say, ‘That is Negin Khpalwak’, that gives me energy.”  – Negin Khpalwak     Zenaida Romeu founded Camerata Romeu 23 years ago, with the desire to show the parity between men and women in her native Cuba.  She believes that women and men approach music differently.  With women, she says, “it’s more angelic, more comfortable.”  The ensemble hasn’t visited the United States in more than 15 years, but their hope is to return again soon. Halfway across

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WCNY Public Media announces hiring of new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chris Geiger

Published - October 28, 2016

Chris Geiger will join WCNY Public Media in a newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on November 1, 2016. In this position, Geiger will work with President and CEO Robert Daino on a broad-based expansion of the company, developing new revenue-generating enterprises, expanding program production to the national level, and working toward creating a new, more entrepreneurial model for non-profit public broadcasting. Geiger was formerly the President and CEO of CNY Central WSTM TV. He returns to Syracuse after working as an Executive Consultant to Videa, a division of Cox Media Group in Atlanta GA,

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This Week on SciTech Now 11/03/16

Published - October 24, 2016

On the next edition of SciTech Now: We visit a central NY family farm that is using 21ST century technology to modernize a century old business. The HOURIGAN DAIRY FARM in ELBRIDGE uses tracking devices to see how their cows are feeling. Watch SciTech Now on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on Cycle of Health, November 03

Published - October 24, 2016

Next on Cycle of Health: Armed with high-tech prosthetic limbs, meet a man taking hold of life’s simple pleasures – hunting, hard work, kindness and love. See why icing your injury may not be the solution – we’ll explain. Try the ancient art of Tai Chi. And, step in to one young woman’s shoes – as she manages her back pain with stretches, not surgery. Watch Cycle of Health on Thursday at 8 p.m. on WCNY

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October 30, 2016: Patchwork Quilt I

Published - October 24, 2016

  “Much like a patchwork quilt, inspiration that stirs and motivates me is made of many things.”  – Robert Reynolds   The quilter’s stash is never-ending.  Snips and pieces leftover from other projects, swatches they bought or traded because they simply had to have it.  Often these bits and scraps make their way into a patchwork quilt. On this episode of Feminine Fusion, you’ll hear a patchwork quilt of music. These are some works that didn’t quite fit into recent programs, but are worthy of sharing all the same.  Host Diane Jones is your guide.     “Patchwork Quilt I” Emma Lou Diemer: Peace Georgia Women’s

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This Week on SciTech Now 10/27/16

Published - October 21, 2016

On the next edition of SciTech Now: The cloud of bacteria that surrounds each of us… The truth about the great pacific garbage patch… Teachers pushing video games in the classroom… And immersing students in S.T.E.M. Watch SciTech Now on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on Cycle of Health, October 27

Published - October 21, 2016

Next on Cycle of Health: Family, friends & financial aid help one single mom fight breast cancer – Now, she pays it forward to others in need. Modern technology highlights the hot spots for endometrial cancer. Meet a cake-baking woman who’s sweet on her health after surgery. See how a former couch potato runs his way to better health, better eating and a better life. Watch Cycle of Health on Thursday at 8 p.m. on WCNY

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October 23, 2016: Women Inspiring Men

Published - October 17, 2016

“[Scheherazade] possessed courage, wit, and penetration.  She had read much, and had so admirable a memory, that she never forgot anything she had read.  She had successfully applied herself to philosophy, medicine, history, and the liberal arts; and her poetry excelled the compositions of the best writers of her time.”  – The Arabian Nights: The Frame Story   Composer John Adams thought he knew the story of the “Arabian Nights.”  But his view changed dramatically in 2013, when he visited an exhibition in Paris about the history of this work.  He began to consider the question, “What would a Scheherazade

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This Week on SciTech Now 10/20/16

Published - October 15, 2016

On the next edition of SciTech Now: Using modern tools to rediscover the revolutionary war… The security threat you haven’t thought about… Video games aren’t for losers living in their parents basement anymore… And the upstate school that pays entrepreneurs to attend. Watch SciTech Now on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on Cycle of Health, October 20

Published - October 15, 2016

Next on Cycle of Health: Meet a Mom whose bundle of joy triggered her severe depression. Now she’s speaking out to help others see there’s hope and happiness ahead. Discover the difference between baby blues and postpartum depression. Learn how one mother, prone to having preemies, kept her newest child to full term. And we hit the yoga studio with these moms and their babies. Watch Cycle of Health on Thursday at 8 p.m. on WCNY

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This Week on Insight, October 14

Published - October 13, 2016

On the next Insight: A place for an American symbol. A new bald eagle statue will soon stand proudly at the Montezuma national wildlife refuge in Seneca county.  Expansion will preserve a home for the eagle and wildlife native to our region. We tour Montezuma on the next on insight. Watch Friday at 9 p.m. on WCNY

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