TMR: WCNY

As a reporter, I decided to do my story on Thursday Morning Roundtable. President and CEO of WCNY, Robert Daino, was the speaker. Daino's speech was about what WCNY has accomplished and what they hope to accomplish in the future. When Daino became president two years ago he made a lot of promises to revitalize the station. One of those promises was to become pledge free. WCNY is currenly pledge free on its PBS television. Daino said they are not pledge free on the radio because it is harder to do. The WCNY radio station, classic FM, is converting to digital radio.

As part of the Near West Side Initiative, WCNY is moving to a new $17.5 building on Wyoming Street. The relocation of the station will be the anchor project of the proposed Arts, Technology & Design Quarter. Part of the plan includes a new state of the art broadcast and education center.

After the speech, I looked to get an audience member's opinion. Randomly I asked Joanne Lenweaver about her opinions about the new location and education center. Lenweaver happens to be a Hospice employee and a professor at Syracuse University. Lenweaver said she thought the idea of WCNY in downtown Syracuse. Lenweaver said she thinks the center will bring more S-U students downtown.

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