radio

Covering the world
By Jason Gruenauer
March 9, 2010 - 8:01pm
NPR’s Scott Simon talks about journalism, health care and powder blue neckties.

In the fast-paced world of 24-hour news media, National Public Radio’s Scott Simon is concerned that something might be getting lost in translation.

“I get really dissatisfied with bromides by people who have an argument all figured out,” he said, “and therefore present just one side of it.”

Public Radio Rock Star
By Mallory Passuite
November 18, 2009 - 12:06am
'This American Life' host Ira Glass offers Syracuse advice on storytelling and winning audiences back from 'commentary' shows.

The crowd applauded, waiting for Ira Glass, producer and host of Chicago Public Radio’s This American Life, to appear. The applause eventually faded to a brief, awkward silence, with Glass still nowhere in sight. Suddenly, the lights shut off. Someone shouted “Ira,” as if he were a rock star about to take the stage.

The 10 things Halftime Snack did rather than watch SU football
By Kyle C. Leach
November 15, 2009 - 11:07am
The forecast was a dreary one Saturday, both in eastern New York weather and on the football field in Louisville, Ky. The two truths held up: Saratoga County got drizzle all day, while the Orange and the Cardinals slogged to a 10-9 score (in favor of Louisville).

Instead of watching the two teams work on punting the football, Halftime Snack found distractions elsewhere:

1. OK, we were following the football game on this wonderful invention called radio! The Syracuse radio station WTKW-FM (99.5) is the home of Orange sports, a place where Matt Park ’97, the “Voice of the Orange,” and former SU All-American Chris Gedney can be heard. “Boundary” Park made a dreadful first half less than a snooze, seemingly poking at Gedney to inject any type of analysis.