John Smith
Host, Reporter, ProducerJohn Smith has been waking up WAER listeners for a long time as our Local Co-Host of Morning Edition with timely news and information, working alongside student Sportscasters from the Newhouse School. He is an accomplished reporter with a natural knack of unique storytelling and ease behind the mic but, he considers his biggest accomplishment to be mentoring countless Broadcast Digital Journalism students and then seeing them excel in their careers. You may remember him as a radio personality on other radio stations ("Captain John") or even heard his voiceovers on radio and TV. John is a proud graduate of C-NS High School, Onondaga Community College, and St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. He largely attributes his success in life to having very supportive parents and a very special brother. John is also grateful for all of the friendships he's made over the years at Syracuse University.
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A new rental car facility breaking ground next month will close key parking and pickup areas for over a year, changing how travelers move through the airport. -
NY Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduces the Healthy Families Act, which would guarantee seven days off annually to recover from illness and other medical related things. -
Onondaga County's public comment period runs through March 3rd; the day they'll likely consider the new sewer district for Micron. -
The Onondaga County Legislature to gather residents' thoughts on Tuesday. -
The Syracuse Healthy Start Program is 1 of 5 in New York to address high infant mortality rates. -
The play recently made its World Premiere in Syracuse and runs through February 22nd. -
Syracuse's Hometown Heroes banners begin appearing along city streets in May. -
Eleven Homer students were on board: 3 seriously injured, other students have minor injuries. -
The Central New York Community Foundation is offering support through Resilia to help strengthen nonprofits and their missions. Organizations in Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oswego can apply. -
He has an intrinsic ability to sense who needs some Bodhi time.
