Robert Beck
News Anchor/Editor & Adjunct ProfessorBob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a coalition of 22 senators pushed back against a federal plan to dissolve the Administration for Community Living, warning it could harm seniors and people with disabilities. -
The state is adding $150 million to support solar farms that serve low-income residents, aiming to power 700,000 more homes with clean energy. -
Diquan Hall and Ricardo Lane received lengthy federal prison sentences for distributing drugs in the Syracuse area. -
SU says it wasn’t notified or involved in the federal decision to revoke visas and is working to support the affected students. -
The new initiative received $100,000 from the state and will guide Syracuse’s climate action planning and sustainability goals. -
The local jobless rate in March was 3.9%, just below last year’s mark and the statewide average. -
State tax revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year came in well above projections, but Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warns of economic uncertainty ahead. -
Drivers should expect delays near the Syracuse Airport exit as I-81 will be reduced to one lane in both directions through May 2. -
Syracuse added 5,300 private sector jobs in March, outpacing most major metro areas in New York. The gains reflect strong growth in education and health services, amid a statewide dip in unemployment. -
Syracuse drivers who pass stopped school buses will begin receiving warnings starting April 21 as part of a new traffic enforcement effort. Fines will begin May 21, with penalties up to $300 for repeat violations.
