Leah Landry

This month, WRVO Public Media is making a silent request for a contribution to keep the phones quiet. We call it 'Foneless February.'

On January 1, 2013, the WRVO Public Media program schedule will include the following changes:

The Campbell Conversations, WRVO's interview series hosted by Campbell Public Affairs Institute director and Maxwell School of Citizenship professor Grant Reeher, is moving from Saturdays at 4 p.m to Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

We've got quite a few specials this year to get you into the Thanksgiving spirit.

Earth Eats | 10 a.m.

We'll kick off Thanksgiving Day with an hour long special from Earth Eats (a program about local food and sustainable eating that is normally heard each Saturday at 4:30 p.m). Earth Eats Thanksgiving is about real food and green living, a program of planning and preparing a terrific Thanksgiving meal with turkey, other courses, and some vegetarian options.

Here's a roundup of regional news from WRVO:

Presidential election years tend to boost turnout but election officials are prepared

Cuomo: "Go to any polling place, sign an affidavit and you can vote in that polling place."

Here's a roundup of regional news from WRVO:

Former Congressman Michael Arcuri has endorsed Representative Richard Hanna in the 22nd congressional district

Ursula Rozum, the Green Party candidate for Congress in the 24th district, is running her first campaign ad

Both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturing Association endorsed Ann Marie Buerkle yesterday

The Sierra Club endorses Dan Maffei

Here's a roundup of regional news from WRVO:

Former Congressman Michael Arcuri has endorsed Representative Richard Hanna in the 22nd congressional district

Ursula Rozum, the Green Party candidate for Congress in the 24th district, is running her first campaign ad

Both the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturing Association endorsed Ann Marie Buerkle yesterday

The Sierra Club endorses Dan Maffei

Congressman Richard Hanna has been widely cited as a vanishing breed in Congress - a moderate Republican. The freshman is running for re-election in New York’s 22nd district, against Democratic challenger Dan Lamb.

Below is WRVO News' coverage of reaction and response to Superstorm Sandy's impact on our region.

Updated, 6:02 p.m.:

After much preparation, high wind warning, and school closures, Syracuse escaped the brunt of Hurricane Sandy Monday evening, WRVO's Durrie Lawrence reports this evening.

Thanks to all who contributed during WRVO's Fall Fundraiser.  Records were broken, new levels of support were achieved, and WRVO Public Media assures you we will continue to have the best programming available anywhere through 2013.  Your support is critical, and you came through again.  WRVO is, truly, Member Supported.  Thanks again.

We recently made some changes to our weekend line-up at WRVO.

This includes:

Here's a roundup of regional news from WRVO:

Onondaga County is trying to revive the symphony in Syracuse

Cuomo says decision to conduct a health review of hydrofracking is not a "step back"

Richard Hanna's re-election bid is in full swing

We invite listeners to join in on a live chat hosted by NPR's Frank James. Join the conversation here:
 

Election 2012 News From NPR

Here's a roundup of the news from WRVO:

Governor Andrew Cuomo takes a bus tour of development projects that his administration has helped to fund

NYCLU report says that state prison use of solitary confinement fails to prepare prisoners for release

The EPA proposes a plan to clean up Grasse River sediment polluted by an Alcoa aluminum plant

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WRVO received the lion's share of first-place awards this past weekend at the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual news awards competition.  For the second year in a row, WRVO received the NYSAPBA's Steve Flanders Award presented to the radio station with the largest number of first-place awards in the annual competition.  WRVO News Director Catherine Loper and Innovation Trail reporter Ryan Delaney represented WRVO at the awards presentation.

Below is the complete list of awards presented to WRVO:

Michel Martin, host of the NPR program Tell Me More, visited Syracuse April 11-12.

WRVO Public Media has appointed Catherine J. Loper Director of News and Public Affairs. The appointment follows a 20-year career as broadcast reporter, senior producer, newsroom manager, and, most recently, Director of News for the Washington Bureau of the Fox News Channel. From 2007 to 2010 she was Director of White House Coverage for the network. She has held similar positions at Canadian Television Network, ABC NewsOne and APTN.