YNN Central New York

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YNN Central New York
Ynnlogo.jpg
Owned by Time Warner Cable
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Slogan Your News Now
Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area Western New York
Headquarters Syracuse, New York
Formerly called News 10 Now (2003-2010)
Website http://centralny.ynn.com
Availability
Cable
Time Warner Cable Channels 10 & 1950 (SD)
Channel 880 (HD)
(SD)
Channel 1024 (doppler radar)
Channel 1010 (YNN On Demand)

YNN Central New York is a 24-hour local cable news television channel headquartered in Syracuse, New York. YNN stands for "Your News Now." The channel, which is owned and operated by Time Warner Cable, is a member of the YNN network of six Upstate New York news channels, and is also the hub for weather operations across the state. YNN is available only to Time Warner Cable subscribers throughout Central New York, New York's Southern Tier, and the "North Country" including the western/northern Adirondack Region. It was the eleventh channel of this format launched by Time Warner, and one of about 40 local/regional cable newschannels nationwide.

Contents

History[edit]

The channel began operations on November 7, 2003 as News 10 Now. Time Warner Cable invested a large amount of capital to launch the channel, including a $6-million restoration of Syracuse's former New York Central Rail Station. In addition to that headquarters facility, YNN Central New York also bases reporters and photographers in five regional newsrooms located throughout its Central/Northern New York coverage area.

Logo as News 10 Now, used from November 2003 until March 15, 2010.

In February 2007, News 10 Now added a separate channel with news, weather and sports targeting the Binghamton and Elmira/Corning markets, with five reporters and a technician operating from new bureaus located in Vestal and Corning. This expansion also added four additional producers at the Syracuse headquarters who work exclusively on the Southern Tier program feed, which is now also called YNN.[1]

On May 25, 2005, just 18 months after debuting, Time Warner Cable announced that 30 staff positions would be eliminated in a cost-saving consolidation of its then-three Upstate NY news operations. All of News 10 Now's technical production and master control operations were merged with Capital News 9 (now YNN Capital Region), its sister channel in Albany. YNN Capital Region now serves as the news anchoring and production hub, while YNN Central New York's eight meteorologists produce weather forecasts for its sister operations statewide. The channels retained all their local news gathering crews, producers, facilities, and local news management.

YNN Central New York, YNN Southern Tier, YNN Capital Region (Albany), YNN Rochester, YNN Buffalo, and YNN Hudson Valley (the newest TWC news channel, launched in April, 2010) also share news content with NY1, the flagship Time Warner Cable local cable news channel in New York City (which Time Warner offers to digital cable subscribers in Upstate markets).

The two separate YNN Central NY and YNN Southern Tier channels are available to about 600,000 Time Warner Cable subscribers in all or parts of 25 New York counties, along with portions of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier. This makes the combined operation one of the larger local/regional news channels nationwide, both in terms of subscribers and geographic coverage area. The channel's website won a coveted Edward R. Murrow national "Best Website" award in 2004. Senior Reporter Bill Carey won a national Murrow for Best Feature Reporting in 2008, along with a New York Emmy Award in 2011 for his writing on the 2010 documentary "Deadly Delusion." The channel is also the recipient of five regional Murrows, and several New York State Associated Press and Syracuse Press Club awards.

During the April, 2009 American Civic Association Binghamton shootings, News 10 Now's live coverage was picked up by CNN. A letter from the shooter was mailed to the Syracuse newsroom the day of the shootings, and was received and reported on by the channel three days later.

Time Warner Cable announced on February 12, 2010 that News 10 Now, along with Capital News 9, would be renamed YNN in March, adopting the same brand already in use in Buffalo and Rochester.[2]

News team[edit]

Current on-air staff[3][edit]

Anchors

  • Julie Chapman - weekday mornings
  • Erin Connolly - weekend mornings
  • Solomon Syed - weekend middays
  • JoDee Kenney - weekday mornings
  • Innae Park - weekend evenings
  • Kate Welshofer - weekday evenings
  • Liz Benjamin - Capital Tonight anchor

Weather team

  • Michael Gouldrick (AMS Seal of Approval) - Director of Meteorology
  • Carrie Cheevers
  • Todd Kerkman
  • Erick Adame
  • Ryan Finn
  • Vanessa Richards
  • Courtney Furtado
  • Kyle Pieper

Sports team

  • Mark Larson - sports director; weekday evenings and overnight loop
  • Brian Sandler - sports anchor; weekend evenings and overnight loop, also sports reporter
  • Brian Mueller - sports producer
  • Alicia Pennisi - sports reporter
  • Chris Whalen - Binghamton sports reporter
  • Aaron McElherne - Ithaca/Southern Tier sports reporter

Traffic

  • Lacey Leonardi - weekday morning and afternoon traffic anchor

Reporters

SYRACUSE

  • Bill Carey - Senior Reporter, political reporter
  • Brad Vivacqua - Syracuse morning reporter, fill-in anchor
  • Katie Gibas - Syracuse reporter
  • Iris St. Meran - Syracuse reporter
  • Sarah Blazonis - Syracuse reporter
  • Candace Hopkins - Syracuse reporter

BINGHAMTON

  • Melissa Kakareka - Binghamton newsroom reporter
  • Elyse Mickalonis - Binghamton newsroom reporter
  • Chris Whalen - Binghamton newsroom news/sports reporter

UTICA/ROME

  • Andrew Sorensen - Utica newsroom reporter
  • Cara Thomas - Utica newsroom reporter

WATERTOWN/NORTH COUNTRY

  • Brian Dwyer - Watertown newsroom reporter
  • Carmella Mataloni - Watertown newsroom reporter
  • Barry Wygel - Potsdam/North Country newsroom reporter

ELMIRA/CORNING

  • Katie Husband - Elmira/Corning newsroom reporter
  • Crystal Cranmore - Elmira/Corning newsroom reporter

ITHACA

  • Tamara Lindstrom - Ithaca newsroom reporter, fill-in anchor

OSWEGO

  • TBA

Management[edit]

  • Ron Lombard - news director
  • Steve Osterhaus - assistant news director
  • Anthony Proia - senior director of news operations, YNN Upstate NY Network
  • Bernadine Han - vice president of news, Time Warner Cable Local News Division
  • Steve Paulus - regional vice president of programming, Time Warner Cable

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nguyen, My-Ly (2006-12-29). "News channel plans local launch". Press & Sun Bulletin. Retrieved 2007-01-24. [dead link]
  2. ^ McChesney, Charles (February 12, 2010). "News 10 Now to become YNN". The Post Standard. Retrieved February 15, 2010. 
  3. ^ Our Team

External links[edit]

Television Stations viewable in Central New York, including Syracuse
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations
Cable-only stations
Adjacent locals
Rochester, NY
WROC (8.1 CBS)
WHEC (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Weather)
WHAM (13.1 ABC, 13.2 The CW)
WXXI (21.1 PBS, 21.2 World, 21.3 Create)
WUHF (31.1 Fox, 31.2 TheCoolTV)
Watertown, NY
WWNY (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox)
WPBS (16.1 PBS, 16.2 Create / ThinkBright, 16.3 PBS HD)
WWTI (50.1 ABC, 50.2 The CW)
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations
Adjacent locals
Elmira/Corning
WETM (18.1 NBC, 18.2 Ind)
WSKA (30.1 PBS, 30.2 ThinkBright, 30.3 Create)
WENY (36.1 ABC, 36.2 CBS, 36.3 The CW)
WJKP (39.1 MNTV)
WYDC (48.1 Fox)
Syracuse
WSTM (3.1 NBC, 3.2 The CW, 3.3 local weather)
WTVH (5.1 CBS)
WSYR (9.1 ABC, 9.2 Me-TV)
WCNY (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create/ThinkBright, 24.3 Cinema24, 24.4 PBS)
WNYS (43.1 MNTV)
WNYI (52.1 Daystar)
WSPX (56.1 ION, 56.2 qubo, 56.3 Life)
WSYT (68.1 Fox, 68.2 TCN)
Cable-only stations
Television Stations viewable in the Mohawk Valley, including Utica and Rome, New York
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations
WKTV (2.1 NBC, 2.2 CW)
WPNY-LP 11/W53AM 53 (MNTV)
WUTR (20.1 ABC, 20.2 MNTV)
WFXV (33.1 FOX)
WVVC (40.1 Cornerstone)
W59AU 59 (PBS, via WCNY-TV)
Outlying areas
Adjacent locals
Cable-only stations
YES
MSG Network
YNN Central New York
SNY
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations
WFBT (14.1 Ind)
WETM-TV (18.1 NBC, 18.2 Ind)
WSKA (30.1 PBS, 30.2 ThinkBright, 30.3 Create)
WENY-TV (36.1 ABC, 36.2 CBS, 36.3 The CW)
WJKP-LD (39.1 MNTV)
WYDC (48.1 Fox)
Outlying areas
Cable-only stations
Adjacent locals
Buffalo, NY
WIVB-TV (4.1 CBS)
WKBW-TV (7.1 ABC)
Rochester, NY
WROC-TV (8.1 CBS)
WHEC-TV (10.1 NBC)
WHAM-TV (13.1 ABC)
WXXI-TV (21.1 PBS)
WUHF (31.1 Fox)
Binghamton, NY
WBNG-TV (12.1 CBS)
WIVT (34.1 ABC)
WICZ-TV (40.1 Fox)
WSKG-TV (46.1 PBS)
Johnstown, PA
WPSU-TV (3.1 PBS)
WJAC-TV (6.1 NBC)
WTAJ-TV (10.1 CBS)
Defunct channels
Television Stations viewable in Northern New York State and the St. Lawrence Valley
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Watertown / Carthage
WWNY (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox)
WPBS (16.1 PBS, 16.2 Create / ThinkBright, 16.3 PBS HD)
WTKJ-LP 19 (GCN)
WNYF-CD (28.1 Fox)
WWTI (50.1 ABC, 50.2 The CW)
St. Lawrence County
WNPI (18.1 PBS, 18.2 Create / ThinkBright, 18.3 PBS HD)
WNYF-LD (28.1 Fox, 28.2 CBS-HD)
Kingston / Belleville
(see also Ontario TV)
Adjacent locals
Ottawa, ON
CBOT (4.1 CBC)
CBOFT (9.1 Radio-Canada)
CJOH (13.1 / 8 Analog CTV)
Syracuse, NY
WSTM (3.1 NBC, 3.2 The CW, 3.3 weather)
WTVH (5.1 CBS)
WSYR (9.1 ABC, 9.2 IND)
WCNY (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 Cinema24, 24.4 HD)
WSYT (68.1 Fox)
Plattsburgh, NY
WPTZ (5.1 NBC, 5.2 The CW/Me-TV)
WCFE (57.1 PBS, 57.2 MHz, 57.3 World)
Cable
Time Warner Cable Sports
YNN Central New York
YES
MSG Network
WCKN (Clarkson University)
Defunct
W20BA 20 (TBN)
WLOT-LP 46 (UPN / A1, Watertown)
Important people
  • Glenn Britt (CEO)
  • Robert Marcus (CFO)
  • Landel Hobbs (COO)
Time Warner Center
Internet properties
Cable television channels
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Other regions
Sports channels
Local / Regional
Regional and local television news channels in North America
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Defunct
Note
This is an incomplete list
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