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Monthly Archives: November, 2014


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Schedule Change Tonight – Presidential Address

Published - November 20, 2014

PBS will provide NewsHour coverage of the President’s Address on immigration live at 8 p.m. tonight. This will be carried on WCNY which will result in the regular schedule being pushed back a half-hour as follows: 8 p.m.    Presidential Address on Immigration8:30 p.m. Cycle of Health9 p.m.       Financial Fitness9:30 p.m.  This Old House10 p.m.     Ask This Old House10:30 p.m. Father Brown11:30 p.m. Charlie Rose12:30 a.m. Tavis Smiley (midnight show) The speech, which may be potentially 15-20 minutes in duration, is said to be about the president’s plans to overhaul immigration. Following the speech, PBS NEWSHOUR will provide analysis

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CPAC Meeting Set for 11/19

Published - November 10, 2014

In accordance with open meetings law, WCNY provides reasonable notice to the public of its board meetings. The next WCNY Community Public Affairs (CPAC) Meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center located at 415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, N.Y. Interested parties wishing to attend should contact the Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, by calling (315) 453-2424.

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Board Meeting Set for 11/25

Published - November 10, 2014

In accordance with open meetings law, WCNY provides reasonable notice to the public of its board meetings. The next WCNY Board Meeting will take place at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center located at 415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, N.Y. Interested parties wishing to attend should contact the Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York before 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, by calling (315) 453-2424.

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‘Capitol Pressroom Weekend’ for Nov. 9, 2014

Published - November 9, 2014

Governor Andrew Cuomo Khurram Saeed & Theresa Juva-Brown, Transportation/Tappan Zee Bridge project reporters for The Journal News & lohud.com Bruce Gyory, Senior Strategist at Manatt, Phelps, Phillips; adjunct professor of political science at UAlbany.

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‘The Capitol Pressroom’ features gubernatorial candidates Rob Astorino and Howie Hawkins

Published - November 3, 2014

Just before Election Day, Susan Arbetter hosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins on The Capitol Pressroom. The hot topic was education. Rob Astorino, said the public education school formula, how state aid is allocated to school districts, needs revamping. While he would like to see all the funding restored that has been redirected, Astorino said, “I’m not sure we can do it. I will try my best, but we do have big deficits coming ahead according to the Comptroller.” Howie Hawkins clarified his opinion of charter schools. “I’m not for charter schools, they are

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Smart Schools Bond Act Draws Little Enthusiasm

Published - November 3, 2014

As the election nears, the Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) does not appear to be a crowds’ favorite. The Smart Schools Bonds Act, which was first introduced in the Governor Cuomo’s State Address in 2014, is a two billion dollar loan planned to provide a variety of improvements for public schools. These improvements include pre-k expansion, high-speed Internet, replacement of instructional trailers for classroom spacing and technology advances for all students. President and founder of Empire Center for Public Policy EJ McMahon summarized the lack of enthusiasm. “There was no organized effort by any education group to get something like

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‘Capitol Pressroom Weekend’ for Nov. 2, 2014

Published - November 2, 2014

Incumbent Attorney General, Democratic, Eric Schneiderman Columbia Law professor Tim Wu Republican candidate for Attorney General John Cahill Executive Director at the Alliance for Quality Education Billy Easton

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