Brycen Pace
Reporter and ProducerBrycen Pace is a Producer and Reporter for WAER News. He's also a first-generation undergraduate student at Syracuse University, where he dual-majors in Political Science and Broadcast & Digital Journalism. Originally from a small town of a thousand outside Buffalo, he is dedicated to serving his fellow New Yorkers.
An award-winning storyteller, Brycen’s reporting has received a national Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio Television Digital News Association.
His work has also been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the New York and Syracuse Press Clubs.
Brycen is passionate about covering politics, and he's particularly interested in how government decisions directly affect the community he serves. He also enjoys the occasional entertainment piece, especially stories that explore the people and culture behind the headlines.
Outside of journalism, you can find Brycen either hiking, playing guitar or capturing nature on his vintage film camera. He has a longstanding love of music, particularly the Grateful Dead and The Band.
He is always looking for a good story, an interesting conversation or a lead worth chasing, and can be reached at bapace@syr.edu.
For a glimpse of his work, read and listen below!
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Early voting begins in New York as Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman rally supporters. Onondaga County sees record turnout on the first day. -
The GOP rally for Gubernatorial Candidate Bruce Blakeman drew an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 supporters, while a slightly larger crowd protested outside. -
In Syracuse, people gather to attend President Trump's rally for New York Republican candidates Bruce Blakeman and Kailee Buller. Others gathered to protest his visit. -
The congresswoman told Democratic organizers on an upstate tour that the party's path back to power in the House runs through places it has written off. -
At Ground Zero, the names of nearly 3,000 people are still read aloud. Just blocks away, a group gathered to revive long-standing conspiracy theories about September 11. -
President Trump signs an executive order doubling down on his trade war against Canada. New York Governor Kathy Hochul calls the move, "absurd." -
At the New York State Fair, farmers say the trade fight with Canada is making it harder to sell crops, afford equipment and make long-term decisions about their farms. -
A small group of locals gathered to protest to recent federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid on the programs' 61st anniversary. -
As hundreds of thousands of service members return to civilian life each year, veteran entrepreneurs face systemic gaps in business resources. -
More than 600 cyclists are riding 400 miles from Buffalo to Albany on the annual Erie Canal Bike Tour, braving wildfire smoke while retracing one of New York's most historic routes.
