Central Current Radio

Central Current’s nonprofit news source is partnering with WCNY’s Community FM on a regular radio talk show.

Roosevelt “Rick” Wright Jr., a founding board member of Central Current and Syracuse radio legend, is hosting the program with Editor-in-Chief Julie McMahon.

Wright is a professor emeritus at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He has been a popular DJ and talk show host on the radio airwaves in Syracuse and across the country for decades.

Central Current Radio will host weekly guests, journalists and newsmakers to discuss the most pressing issues, challenges and opportunities facing Central New York. We’ll discuss the news of the day and introduce you to interesting voices and perspectives.

In addition to online, the show is broadcast over HD radio frequently throughout the week: at WCNY 91.3 HD3 Syracuse, WUNY 89.5 HD3 Utica, and WJNY 90.9 HD3 Watertown. 

New episodes air every other week.

Interesting in appearing as a guest on our show? Email McMahon at jmcmahon@centralcurrent.org.

All episodes

March 22 airdate – Christina Whiteside, Central Current chief of staff, and Chris Libonati, Central Current reporter

March 9 airdate – Sarah Dolgin, part-time reporter at Central Current covering Ukrainian Americans

Feb. 23 airdate – Chris Libonati and Julie McMahon, journalists at Central Current

Feb. 9 airdate – Carl Mellor, arts & culture writer and contributor to Central Current

Jan. 26 airdate – Dr. Marvin Druger, Syracuse University biology professor, author and poet

Jan. 12 airdate – Daphne Jones, former executive and author of Win When They Say You Won’t: Break Through Barriers and Keep Leveling Up Your Success

Dec. 29 airdate – Yolanda Stewart, Central Current’s newest reporter who will expand our arts and culture coverage

Dec. 15 airdate – Alex Lawson, who runs the website In the Salt City and serves on the Transportation Committee for the community advocacy group Uplift Syracuse.

Dec. 1 airdate – Freelancer writer Ken Sturtz on the Oswego Holocaust refugees’ operetta

Nov. 17 air date – Reporters Chris Libonati and Eddie Velazquez break down midterm elections

Nov. 3 air date – Chris Libonati, Central Current reporter covering Micron deal

Oct. 20 air date – Eddie Velazquez, Central Current contributor and freelance journalist

Oct. 6 air date – Lekia Hill, founder and creator of the ‘Powerful Voices’ app

Sept. 22 air date – Julie McMahon, Central Current Editor-in-Chief

Sept. 8 air date – Dustin Czarny, Democratic Elections Commissioner

Aug. 24 air date – Bishop H. Bernard Alex, pastor at Victory Temple Fellowship Church

Aug. 11 air date – Ken Jackson, editor and publisher of Urban CNY

July 28 air date – Larry Bousquet, attorney; board treasurer and co-founder of Central Current, Inc.

July 14 air date – Chris Libonati, Central Current reporter

June 30 pilot – Tony Malavenda, co-founder of Central Current, Inc.