Jason Smith
News DirectorJason has served as WRVO's news director in some capacity since August 2017. As news director, Jason produces hourly newscasts, and helps direct local news coverage and special programming. Before that, Jason hosted Morning Edition on WRVO from 2009-2019. Jason came to WRVO in January of 2008 as a producer/reporter. Before that, he spent two years as an anchor/reporter at WSYR Radio in Syracuse.
Originally from central New York, Jason and his wife Michele live in Oswego with their daughter, Abby.
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The SU men's basketball team declined an invite to the NIT Tournament
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Syracuse-native NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps was set to head to space Saturday night, but bad weather postponed the launch until Sunday.
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Winds up to 78mph hit parts of the North Country Tuesday night as a winter storm swept across the region.
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After a major water main break in the city of Watertown early Thursday, much of the city is without running water.
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Parts of Interstate 81 and Route 690 remain closed Tuesday due to flooding.
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More than 3.5 inches of rain fell in Central Square in Oswego County in three hours Monday morning.
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Air quality across central and northern New York is expected to remain in the "unhealthy" range Wednesday.
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The earthquake, centered near Adams Center, was felt as far away as Ottawa, Canada Sunday afternoon.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York effective at 8 p.m. Monday.
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Katelyn Kriesel, who filed paperwork in January to run for the 22nd Congressional District seat next year, has suspended her campaign.