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Syracuse City School District students to participate in WCNY’s Enterprise America with grant funding

Published - January 28, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster, received a True Inspiration Award from the Chick-fil-A Foundation for $75,000 to support WCNY’s work to help young people participate in its game-changing Enterprise America program. WCNY will use the funding to help educate Syracuse City School District students, the next generation of business leaders. Program participation will help students better understand the strong connection between education and career and life success; acquire demonstrated knowledge of soft skills employers are looking for in employees; become astute money managers, explore careers and some of the responsibilities of citizenship, and experience the excitement of

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S4-21: Winter Winds

Published - January 25, 2020

“Practice hard, stay yourself, ask yourself why you make music and embrace challenges with a smile.” – Annelien Van Wauwe The winter winds are blowing cold outside, but inside the winds are warm and wonderful. This week, some of the best women woodwind players recording today. Single reeds, double reeds, and flutes – all of them make an appearance on this episode. “Winter Winds” David Gordon: Bebop Tango Alison Teale, Cor Anglais Elizabeth Burley, piano “Cor!” Oboe Classics 2023 Francis Poulenc: Oboe Sonata, Op. 185 (excerpt) Katherine Needleman, oboe Jennifer Lim, piano “Duos for Oboe and Piano” Genuin

WCNY Board of Trustees names WCNY headquarters as Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center

Published - January 18, 2020

The WCNY Board of Trustees named the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center headquarters in honor of Robert J. Daino in recognition of his extraordinary service. Daino served as WCNY President & CEO for 13 years, and currently serves as Director Emeritus for the WCNY Board of Trustees. The building was officially named as the Robert J. Daino Broadcast and Education Center at a private event Oct. 30 at WCNY. Also at the event, WCNY unveiled a new interactive display wall acknowledging support from WCNY members, donors, foundations, volunteers, and community partners. “In 2008, Bob made a promise to the community

WCNY announces new host, promotion of senior producer for ‘The Capitol Pressroom’

Published - January 18, 2020

Central New York’s public broadcaster, WCNY, is pleased to announce the selection of David Lombardo as the new host of its daily radio program “The Capitol Pressroom,” and the naming of Timothy Williams as the station’s senior political producer. The one-hour show is broadcast from the Legislative Correspondents Association Pressroom in Albany, NY and is carried across the state. “The Capitol Pressroom is core to WCNY’s commitment to serving our communities and the state with reliable, trusted news and information,” said Mitch Gelman, WCNY President & CEO. “In their new roles, Dave and Tim will build upon the work of

WCNY appoints Kyle Laatsch, Carly Violante

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster announces the following appointments: Kyle Laatsch, senior designer. Laatsch previously was custom print and graphic design manager at Boxcar Press, prepress specialist at The Image Press, and production manager at BCT of Upstate New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the State University of New York at Oswego. He is from Camillus, NY. Carly Violante, digital marketing coordinator. Violante is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego where she earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. She is from Utica, NY. About WCNY WCNY

WCNY appoints Alay Mehta

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster announces the following appointment: Alay Mehta joins as vice president business development & chief technology officer. Mehta has served at numerous multinational Fortune 500 companies and early stage startups. His most recent role was as vice president of business development at Raycom Media. Prior to that he was vice president of digital business operations & consumer platforms at the Gannett Company. Mehta has been involved with many startups within smart audio, video advertising, 360 video, and augmented reality. He also worked at Newell Brands, Turner Entertainment, CNN, and Motorola. Mehta holds six

WCNY, Native American and Indigenous Studies at Syracuse University and Indigenous Values Initiative present free preview of ‘Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World’

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster in partnership with Syracuse University presents a free preview of “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World” at Syracuse University’s Shemin Auditorium, at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. Shemin Auditorium is located in the Shaffer Art Building. “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World” is an electric look at Native American influence in popular music, going deep into the Indigenous foundations of rock. “RUMBLE” traces the melodies, rhythms, and beats of traditional Native music as they took different forms across the spectrum of 20th-century American rock. Native Americans such as Robbie Robertson

Bid on incredible travel bargains with WCNY’s 25th anniversary Travel Auction

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY presents its 25th annual Travel Auction beginning at 6 p.m. Jan. 16 on WCNY-TV. The live auction also airs at 6 p.m. Jan. 17, 18, 24 and 25. Bidding starts at 60% off of each trip’s value. For those without TV access, live streaming of the auction will be available at wcny.org. Viewers are invited to bid on hundreds of trips in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Belize, Central and South America. To see a list of inventory before the start of the auction, visit wcny.org/travelauction. Travel Auction airs across WCNY’s television coverage area in the

WCNY, Syracuse Trivia Company present Retro PBS Trivia

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster in partnership with Syracuse Trivia Company invite the community to Retro PBS Trivia from 1:30 to 4 p.m. March 16 at WCNY. WCNY is located at 415 W. Fayette St. in Syracuse. Teams will test their old school 80s and 90s PBS throwback knowledge with questions on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” “Arthur,” “Reading Rainbow,” “Sesame Street,” and more! The event also features free wine samples from Billsboro Winery and Stone Age Winery, free beer samples from IBU Brewery and Anything But Beer, light snacks, cash bar, retro candy, and cash prizes up to

WCNY to air WCNY/The Post-Standard, Syracuse.com Spelling Bee at 2 p.m. March 2

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster will present the live WCNY/The Post-Standard, Syracuse.com Spelling Bee on WCNY-TV at 2 p.m. March 2. For viewing information, visit wcny.org/wheretowatch. Hundreds of students competed in local bees to participate in this year’s WCNY/The Post-Standard /Syracuse.com Spelling Bee. Nearly 175 of the top spellers advanced to the regional level written test. Watch 35 students compete in the live oral bee, hoping to become a local champion to travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. The Spelling Bee is judged by Mark Murphy and Tom

Radio Remix Meetups start May 2 in Ithaca, Syracuse, Rome, Marcy, Auburn

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, launched its 19-county Radio Remix engagement campaign to seek the public’s ideas as it remixes, remakes, and creates new content on its HD2 and HD3 radio stations. Content could include news, sports, finance, business, film talk, politics, music, podcasts, kids, family, history, science and technology, health and wellness, community matters, or something else! To provide feedback and ideas, visit wcny.org/radioremix, email radioremix@wcny.org, call (315) 453-2424, send ideas to 415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY 13204, or visit WCNY on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. The campaign runs through June 30. All submissions will be automatically

‘Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Conversation’ to premiere on WCNY-TV Jan. 6

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster, presents “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Conversation,” at noon Jan. 6 on WCNY-TV. For viewing information, visit wcny.org/wheretowatch. Brooklyn-born Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. She is also the first Justice to become a global pop-culture icon widely known as the Notorious RBG. She sits down with NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg to discuss her 25 years on the nation’s highest bench and her continuing commitment to principled dissent. About WCNY WCNY was founded in 1965 as The Educational

Celebrate the first day of summer with music, dance at WCNY

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster invites the public to attend its first day of summer Concert on the Courtyard event at 7 p.m. June 21. The event features performances by the No Strings Attached string quartet and the Anjani Dance Academy. No Strings Attached focuses on performing covers of Classic Rock and Current Pop singles made famous by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and many more. Anjani Dance Academy will perform classical Kathak dance, Bollywood dance, Indian Folk dances, and more! No Strings Attached will perform 7 to 8 p.m. and the Anjani Dance Academy will perform

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,’ acclaimed story of Fred Rogers and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ to air on WCNY-TV

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster, presents “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 on WCNY-TV. For viewing information, visit wcny.org/wheretowatch. One of the most celebrated theatrical releases of 2018, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” takes an intimate look at America’s favorite neighbor: Fred Rogers. The documentary tells the story of a soft-spoken minister, puppeteer, writer and producer whose show was beamed daily into homes across America for more than 30 years. In his beloved television program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Rogers and his cast of puppets and friends spoke directly to young children about some

‘Women, War & Peace II premieres on WCNY-TV

Published - January 18, 2020

WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, presents “Women, War & Peace II” from 9 to 11 p.m. on WCNY-TV March 25 and 26. The series features powerful stories of women’s role in dramatic conflicts and peace settlements across the globe. For viewing information, visit wcny.org/whereotwatch. In collaboration with the film, WCNY produced local video shorts. To view them, visit wcny.org/womenwarandpeace. Series II demonstrates how some of the biggest international stories of recent memory are shaped by women. An all-female cast of directors present four never-before-told stories about the women who risked their lives for peace, changing history in the process:

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