Jason Smith
Like much of the staff at WRVO, Jason wears a lot of hats. As the local host of Morning Edition, Jason produces and anchors hourly newscasts, and provides weather and other information each morning. He is also a producer and editor of the Campbell Conversations, one of WRVO's locally produced programs. And in December of 2017, Jason was named WRVO's next News Director. In that position, Jason is responsible for all of the local news heard on WRVO each day.
Jason came to WRVO in January of 2008 as a producer/reporter and has hosted Morning Edition since 2009. Before that, he spent two years as an anchor/reporter at WSYR Radio in Syracuse.
Originally from Central New York, Jason and his wife Michele live in Oswego with their daughter, Abby.
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Updated at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday Syracuse University officials have taken a noticeably tougher stance against protests by #NotAgainSU , a group of...
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Updated at 11:35 a.m. Saturday Syracuse police have arrested a 21-year old in connection with a shooting Friday at Destiny USA in Syracuse, which left...
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Syracuse police say Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man while driving on Interstate 690 late…
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The Syracuse Catholic Diocese Monday released a list of priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse against them, going back decades. The...
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Anthony Brindisi has an insurmountable lead over Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford) and declared victory again Tuesday in the race for New York's 22nd...
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President Donald Trump plans to make stops in the North Country and Mohawk Valley Monday, according to a number of reports. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R...
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Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is joining the race for governor, according to an announcement reported this morning in the New York Times.
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Remsen native Erin Hamlin will carry the American flag during the opening ceremonies Friday at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea....
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A New York State trooper was shot and killed after responding to a call Sunday night at a home in Jefferson County, according to State Police.
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Updated 12:45 p.m. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released the following statement on Entergy's decision to close the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant: "The...