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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New York and 17 other states are suing to block a Trump executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children of unauthorized immigrants, calling it unconstitutional. -
The party advocates for reforms such as ballot access, ranked choice voting, and single-payer universal healthcare. -
Report reveals that deteriorating roads and bridges cost New Yorkers $38 billion annually. -
Central New York will use $4 million in federal funding to extend the 170-mile Peace Trail, connecting rural villages to urban hubs and boosting bike tourism. -
Former Central New York Republican Congressman Brandon Williams is joining the Trump administration.President-elect Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Williams will serve as the next undersecretary for nuclear security and the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the Department of Energy. -
The TSA reminds travelers that firearms must be unloaded, secured in a locked hard case, and checked as luggage. Bringing guns through security checkpoints is prohibited, with violators facing criminal or civil penalties. -
Associated Builders and Contractors is hoping the governor and legislature will spend the new session making changes to laws, policies, and practices that are more friendly to the construction industry. -
Senator Schumer announced $500 million in new funding under the CHIPS Act for Regional Tech Hubs, expanding tech access in Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo. -
Cornell researchers project New York's population drop due to lower birth rates, elder deaths, and unpredictable migration trends, impacting long-term planning for childcare, housing, and eldercare. -
Attorney General Letitia James urges New Yorkers to promptly pick up mail, use tracking alerts, and secure deliveries to combat increasing package thefts this holiday season. She advises seeking help from neighbors, using USPS hold services, and installing video surveillance to deter thieves. Report suspected thefts to police immediately.
