(Andy Wolf of CNYCentral / WSTM/WTVH, photo by Herm Card) Central and northern New York newsrooms gathered under one roof to celebrate the best of local journalism at the 2023 Syracuse Press Club awards. Nearly 200 guests attended the banquet on Saturday, May 6 to receive their awards and placements. Brad Vivacqua of Spectrum...
Kenneth Jackson named to Syracuse Press Club Wall of Distinction
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce Urban CNY’s longtime news editor and publisher Ken Jackson has been named to the SPC Wall of Distinction for 2023! This is the club’s highest honor. Ken has served as writer, publisher and editor of Urban CNY (The Constitution) for almost 35 years. As an original resident of...
CNYCentral’s Andy Wolf selected for 2023 SPC Professional Standards Award
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce the winner of our 2023 Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award. This award is presented to individuals whose high standards in performing their work serve as an inspiration to others. Congratulations to Andy Wolf, news photographer at CNYCentral (NBC 3/CBS 5)! Andy Wolf started out making a living working...
Natasha Alford presenting scholarships to Syracuse Journalism Lab graduates
Syracuse Press Club is thrilled to announce another class of ITC graduates will be certified by the Syracuse Journalism Lab this spring. SPC launched the Syracuse Journalism Lab in 2021 to prepare young people from underrepresented backgrounds for careers in media, and to connect Syracuse students with their local newsrooms. SPC will host a...
Rylee Kirk, Anne Hayes win 2022 Newcomer Awards by Syracuse Press Club
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 A. Brohmann Roth Newcomer Award, based on stellar work by a young reporter or reporters in 2022. Congratulations to Rylee Kirk and Anne Hayes, both crime and public safety reporters at Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. They were selected from a group of...
Brad Vivacqua, Josh Cradduck to host 2023 Syracuse Press Club Awards
SPC is delighted to share Brad Vivacqua of Spectrum News 1 and Josh Cradduck of NBC News will host the Syracuse Press Club Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 6, 2023! Brad Vivacqua is a longtime reporter at Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse. He’s an award-winning journalist who has been in the Central New York...
Syracuse Press Club announces 2022 Professional Recognition Awards finalists
The Syracuse Press Club congratulates the finalists for the 45th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The finalists for each category are listed alphabetically by the first author’s last name. We will reveal which entries placed first, second or received an honorable mention during our awards dinner on May 6, 2023. For more information and to...
Iris St. Meran of NewsChannel 9 named 2023 Journalist of the Year
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce the winner of our prestigious 2023 Bill Carey Award for Journalist of the Year. For this award, the club annually recognizes one journalist who stands out among peers for contributions to news coverage in a 12-month period (2022). Iris St. Meran, a news reporter at NewsChannel 9, has dedicated...
Jeff Wernick wins 2023 Transparency Award from Syracuse Press Club
We congratulate Jeff Wernick of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for winning the 2023 Transparency Award....
Syracuse Press Club announces 2021-2022 awards winners
Central and northern New York newsrooms gathered under one roof to celebrate the best of local journalism at the 2022 Syracuse Press Club awards. Over 200 guests attended the banquet on Saturday, May 7 to receive their awards and placements. Frankie Jupiter of CNYCentral and Nicole Sommavilla of NewsChannel 9 served as esteemed hosts...