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100 Black Men of Syracuse is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Syracuse area through education, mentorship, and service. This month, Built to Serve host Major Charles Roberts welcomes Claude Greene from 100 Black Men to discuss the organization's goals and how you can get involved.

In this episode of CNY Latino Podcast, we refresh a couple of past interviews to help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the CNY Latino project, and also to recognize the three individuals interviewed as they also celebrate significant milestones. Ana Maria and Allen are musicians that use their music for therapeutic purposes. They have influenced many doctors and healthcare professionals as anothe...

Black Girls Don't Get Love is a book and multimedia brand for girls of color, designed to turn silence into language and change the way Black girls and women are perceived in society. In this Innovate to Educate, host Jody manning speaks with founder Eden Strachan, parent Victoria Coit, and her daughter/student Celeste Hills about what this program has meant for them and young women like them.

Onondaga County Public Libraries' Fairmount Branch had a field trip to the airport . Hear all about it, and about the upcoming fan-favorite events at the Solvay Public Library . Tom and Maggie's guest for this show is Solvay Library Manager Brian Rowlands.

Retired Army Colonel Blaine Fleming served as a helicopter pilot and operations officer in Vietnam. In this edition of CNY Heroes, Fleming tells host Dan Cummings how the helicopter support unit was essential to U.S. forces fighting the intense battle of Ia Drang Valley in November 1965, the first large-unit battle of the war. The battle became the subject of the 1992 book, “ We Were Soldiers Once...

A new study shows that even modest amounts of physical activity can benefit us greatly...it doesn't always take hours in the gym! Also, this month, Dr. Rich Kopecky brings us articles from worldwide science journals about a new therapy for sickle cell disease, the latest on the scientific debate between gravity and quantum physics, a new approach to treating traumatic brain injury, and where on Ea...

Syracuse Stage presents Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage, a co-production with Portland Center Stage. Syracuse (On)Stage host Melissa Crespo talks with the show’s director, Chip Miller (Associate Artistic Director of PCS), and actor Andrea Vernae, who plays the title role. Clyde's runs January 31-February 18.

In this edition of Central Current Radio, host Rick Wright sits down with “Stereo” Steve Becker to discuss the upcoming Winter Fair at the New York State Fairgrounds and what attendees can expect. Additionally, they discuss Central New York Radio's history and its impact.

WCNY Community FM is pleased to present the 2024 Syracuse State of the City Address, delivered by Mayor Ben Walsh on Thursday, January 18. Walsh is in his second term as mayor, he was first elected in 2017.

Tom and Maggie share all the cool stuff that happened during Onondaga County Public Libraries' Literacy Day at the Syracuse Crunch game on Jan. 15. Plus, a look ahead at upcoming fun events.

This session of Thursday Morning Roundtable features Rev. Brian Konkol, dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University, and student event chair Leondra Tyler. They address the 2024 program scheduled for January 21 in the JMA Wireless Dome by offering an event preview, discussion of Syracuse University’s historic connections to Dr. King, and reflection on how to foster and support beloved communit...

In this episode, the founders and producers of CNY Latino Podcast MARISOL HERNANDEZ and HUGO ACOSTA, continue their month-long New Year's discussion, talking about festivities in the Latino culture. They also welcome a Dominican environmental and sustainability professional, Olga Abinader. Plus, several commentaries from Hispanic students who produced journalistic work related to minorities with d...

Volodymyr Skyba came to Central New York from Ukraine in 2022, as the war in his home country raged. He came here through the U.S. Government program Uniting for Ukraine . Volodymyr and host Maryna Bagovska discuss that journey, and how he's very grateful for his new life in the U.S. Our New Neighbors is a monthly show, profiling New Americans who have settled in our region, and the positive impac...

In this edition of Central Current Radio, Board members Tony Malavenda and Rick Wright, both founders of CentralCurrent.org , look ahead to the new year and talk about plans for the region's new non-profit news source, and the state of local journalism in general.

Happy 2024! In this episode of On The One LIVE!, we kick off the year with must-hear tracks by local artists: Erika Lovette, KAY.MJ, Zak G, Sadeesha Morgan, Sydney Irving, MyStory, Dylan, NA.V.O, and EJ! No conversation, just pure hits that are sure to turn up every playlist! Enjoy!

The Strathmore Speaker Series and Onondaga Free Library 's April 2019 event featured Syracuse University’s Dr. Keith Bybee who asked “Is Civility Dead?” Many Americans today worry that politics is killing civility. But the concern over the decline of appropriate conduct runs deeper than the latest tweet or partisan shouting match. Public life, the workplace, social media — all seemed to be filled...

Jan. 15 is MLK Day, and the Syracuse Crunch and Onondaga County Public Libraries are hosting a special hockey game at 1 p.m. Kids can get tickets for just $7 at the local libraries, or they can email akoondell@syracusecrunch.com. In this episode: Tom co-hosted with Yona Williams, and guests were both from the Syracuse Crunch: Alec Koondell, Vice President of Business Development for the Crunch, an...

On January’s edition of North Words, young-adult author Steve Sheinkin shares an overlooked story of bravery and heroism from his recent book, Impossible Escape: A true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Europe. Then, we travel to Lewis County, and the small town of Croghan, where we meet Blaine Campany, the fourth generation of her family to run the Croghan Meat Market, which produces an iconi...

2023 will go down as one of the hottest years on record. In this month's Science Today, Dr. Rich Kopecky tells us how worldwide science journals are assessing the global and human impact. Also this month, several new weight loss drugs are being marketed to us. What's in them, how do they work, and who should take them? Plus, what mice are telling scientists about the potential colonization of spac...

More than 100,000 of our friends and family overdose and die every year. After Henry Brigham’s son Devin died of an overdose, Henry founded Devin’s Rec Room for people to benefit from movement and community in sustaining recovery. Dr. Brian Johnson is the former director of Addiction Medicine at SUNY Upstate. Our host, psychologist Rich O’Neill, talks with Mr. Brigham and Dr. Johnson about the bar...

In this episode, the founders and producers of CNY Latino Podcast MARISOL HERNANDEZ and HUGO ACOSTA, begin a month-long New Year’s discussion, talking about festivities in the Latino culture; plus, several commentaries from Hispanic students who produced journalistic work related to minorities with disabilities in New York State, as part of a project at the New York News Connection center (part of...

We first welcomed Chittenango Central Schools' Robotics program to Innovate to Educate in March of 2023. In this edition, we revisit with the program and Team 7157A - The Titans . Last year these students won two local Tournaments, and were state finalists at the Northern New York State Tournament. They earned a bid to the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas. This year they started o...

"We live in the result of decisions made in the past." So says Bob Searing, Curator of History for the Onondaga Historical Association . Searing is this month's guest on Built to Serve. In addition to OHA's History Museum on Montgomery Street in Downtown Syracuse, Searing also supports the Ska-Nonh Great Law of Peace Center in Liverpool, the Military History Museum at the Onondaga County War Memor...

Dan Cummings welcomes Steve White to CNY Heroes. Steve is assistant director of Onondaga Community College’s Office of Veterans and Military Services . He is a Marine veteran who counsels other veterans and directs them to the range of services and opportunities for study and career planning at OCC.

Everything you always wanted to know about the sport of Women's Rowing on this edition of Central Current Radio, as Dr. Rick Wright welcomes Syracuse University Women's Rowing Coach Luke McGee. McGee talks about the historical importance of the sport to Title IX and women's athletics. He also talks about his background in crew, and how his team is already gearing up for the upcoming season.