Mornings on the Hill for April 26, 2022

THE PAST TWO DAYS YOUR WAKE UP CALL WAS SUNNY SKIES AND BIRDS CHIRPING, BUT WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?
AND THE SYRACUSE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS COMPETING FOR THE A-C-C CHAMPIONSHIP IN SOUTH BEND THIS WEEK.
A LOCAL MAN CAME BACK TO HIS HOMETOWN TO PERFORM HIS BEST RUM TUM TUGGER
ALL THAT AND MORE COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M KATELYN MCCARTHY. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.AND I’M MILES HOOD. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORY.TESLA CEO…ELON MUSK HAS OFFICIALLY PURCHASED TWITTER UNDER A 44 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL IT WILL NOW MAKE THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM A PRIVATE COMPANY. OUR MORGAN SCOTT IS LIVE WITH A FULL BREAKDOWN
YES THAT’S RIGHT..ELON MUSK IS THE NEW OWNER OF TWITTER. MUSK HAS
BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT HIS DESIRE TO HAVE TWIITER RETURN TO A PLATFORM
FOR ABSOLUTE FREE SPEECH. I SPOKE WITH SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR TO SEE WHAT THIS PURCHASE MAY LOOK LIKE FOR THE FUTURE OF TWITTER.
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS SOME HAVE ARE WHETHER THOSE WHO
WERE ONCE BANNED FROM THE PLATFORM…INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO TWEET AGAIN. REPORTIG FOR MORNING’S ON THE HILL, I’M MORGAN SCOTT.
CLASSES ARE COMING TO AND END AND SUMMER IS QUICKLY APPROACHING.
THAT MEANS SUMMER CONSTRUCTION WILL BE STARTING SOON. OUR ARI HORTON IS LIVE ON WALNUT AVE WITH UPDATES ON THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. Pete Sala the chief facilities officer at the university gave an update on what construction would look like on campus in the summer. Sala said that the most important thing is letting people know what on campus will be under construction, so that people will be able to navigate and park without disruptions.
I’m also that guy that walks campus daily and it drives me crazy how bad the sidewalks are bewtween Schine and Newhouse. And we see people trip and it’s a hazard. So we’re gonna put a new, the next phase of sinage on campus is this beautiful gateway sidewalk made of limestone that say Syracuse University on them and it will welcome people from University Ave up to our campus. We’re fixing so many things behind the scenes that people don’t see. The mechanical updates, the cooling updates and all the things we do in the summer, we’re putting the University in such a better situation as far as campus works and people don’t see it.
SALA SAID THAT THEY HAVE 5 AND 10 YEAR PLANS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON OVER THE SUMMER.
FROM THE TIMELINE HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL START ON
MAY 16 WHICH IS JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER STUDENTS LEAVE CAMPUS AND THE
WORK WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL AUGUST 19 WHICH IS 10 DAYS BEFORE STUDENTS START FALL CLASSES.
NOW THERE WILL BE SOME CONSTRUCTION AND UPDATES INSIDE BUILDINGS TOO BUT THAT WON’T AFFECT WALKING OR DRIVING ON CAMPUS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. REPORTING LIVE OUT ON WALNUT AVE, I’M ARI HORTON.
AND LETS TAKE A LOOK AT OUR RECENT COVID NUMBERS ON CAMPUS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 73 ACTIVE CASES AS OF YESTERDAY.
THAT IS 66 CASES DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS UPDATE.
THERE ARE 20 NEW ACTIVE STUDENT CASES ALONG WITH SEVEN NEW EMPLOYEE CASES.
THE UNIVERSITY IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT A 2.7 PERCENT SURVEILLANCE RATE.
THE MASK LEVEL IS CURRENTLY IN BLUE.
ONE OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S PROFESSOR’S LIFE GOES BEYOND JUST THE CLASSROOM.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER THOMAS COOK EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES HIS JOURNEY SO UNIQUE
When someone says what do you do. it’s like which story do you want me to tell
ULF OSTERLEE WEARS MANY HATS… TO BEGIN.. HE IS A ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
AT SYRACUSE UNIVERISTY WORLD RENOUND NEWHOUSE COMMUCNATIONS SCHOOL WHERE HE TEACHES THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC.
For me teaching has been a big part of my life. I’ve been a Syracuse for a really long time and it has been really intersting being apart of this program growing.
OUTSIDE OF WORK, OSTERLEE LIVES HERE IN HIS RV. HE BOUGHT IN OCTOBER
OF 2020 SO HE COULD CHASE HIS DREAM OF BEING AN IRON MAN ATHELETE
if i’m paying for hotles every weekend and i am in my office 10 or 12 hours a day mnonday throught thursday anways why would i pay for a place that i am never going to be in anyways.”)
ULF ALSO HAS TWO CHILDREN… AND THEY SAY THEIR DAD TALKED ABOUT
BUYING AN RV FOR A WHILE BUT WERE SUPRIOSED WHEN HE ACUTALLY DID IT.
AS AN ATHLETE ULF HAS FACED MANY CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY.
i was born without my left hand. when i was a year old i had nubbins which were like little tiny balls of skin where my fingers should have been. i had those removed. and ever since then i have operated with just my right hand missing my left. you know it hasn’t stopped me.
THAT HASN’T SLOWED HIM DOWN. OSTERLEE IS THE NUMBER ONE PARATHLETE IN HIS AGE GROUP IN THE US AND NUMBER TWO IN THE WORLD.
BUT THERE IS PART OF HIM THAT DOESN’T LIKE BEING NUMBER TWO.
there is a few things that i still have on my bucket list, ya know, i want to end up number one overall in the wrold.
AWE-STER-LEE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A LATER START TO
HIS TRAINING THIS YEAR BECASUE OF THE LONG WINTER… BUT HE PLANS TO
BEGINS HIS IRON MAN SEASON IN JUNE AS HE CHASES DOWN THE WORLD NUMBER ONE TITLE… MILES.
THE ANNUAL DOLPHY DAY RETURNED TO THE CAMPUS OF LEMOYNE YESTERDAY
ITS A LOT OF STUDENTS FIRST TIME CELEBRATING AND THEY COULDN’T BE HAPPIER ITS BACK
EVERY YEAR THE GRAND WIZARD OF LEMOYNE SELECTS A DAY IN THE SPRING
TIME AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS TAKE THE DAY OFF TO ENJOY THE FESTIVEIES
THE FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN THE QUAD THIS YEAR AND HAD HUNDREDS OF
STUDENTS PARTYING LIKE THEY WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
THE FESTIVAL HAD INFLATABLE’S, FOOD TRUCKS, AND PLENTY OF DOLPHIN
PRIDE….
ON THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, WE’RE ALSO GETTING READY FOR A PARTY.
MAYFEST AND BLOCK PARTY TAKE PLACE FRIDAY. IT STARTS WITH MAYFEST,
WHICH IS A DAY LONG EVENT FEATURE FOOD, FUN, AND MUSIC. THAT’S
FOLLOWED BY THE CONCERT AT NIGHT AT THE DOME. IT FEATURES TWO CHAINZ AND BABY KEEM. CHECK OUT THE UNIVERSITY UNION’S WEBSITE FOR TICKET INFORMATION.
ALSO COMING UP A LOOK AT THE WEATHER AND THE SYRACUSE WOMENS
LACROSSE TEAM STARTS ITS PLAYOFF RUN THIS WEEK
STAY TUNED WITH US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MUCH MORE HERE ON
MORNINGS ON THE HILL
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, HAPPY TUESDAY. NOW I’D LOVE TO STAND HERE
AND TELL YOU ALL THAT LIKE MY DRESS, SPRING HAS SPRUNG, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT’S NOT THE CASE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.
RIGHT NOW IT’S IN THE LOW 50s AND IT’S A LITTLE FOGGY OUT WITH VISIBILITY AT
ONLY 6.00 MILES. WE HAVE SPRINKLES OF RAIN EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT
NOTHING TOO CRAZY. THE TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT IT WILL COOL DOWN IN THE EVENING, EVEN REACHING THE MID-30s OVERNIGHT.
AND LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW – YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, APRIL
SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS – WHICH IS NICE BECAUSE IT WILL BE LIGHTLY
ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT WON’T BE ENOUGH TO BRING OUT THE
RAIN BOOTS AND ALL THE GEAR, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO WARRANT A LIGHT
JACKET OR UMBRELLA IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT FOR THE DAY. IT WILL BE A LITTLE
CHILLY WITH THE HIGH AROUND 41 DEGREES GETTING TO THE UPPER 30s BY THE
EVENING. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE’S A CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW
SHOWERS TOMORROW MORNING. NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING, “SNOW?
IN LATE APRIL?” YES, I GUESS THE WINTER WEATHER WANTED TO GO OUT WITH A
BANG THIS SEASON. THERE’S ABOUT A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, BUT DON’T WORRY IT WILL GO AWAY QUICKLY AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE END OF SYRACUSE’S WINTER WONDERLAND THIS SEASON.
AND LOOKING AHEAD AT THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND – FOR ALL
MY WARM WEATHER LOVERS – I TRULY WISH I HAD BETTER NEWS FOR YOU. THE
BEAUTIFUL DAY WE HAD YESTERDAY WON’T BE HERE FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE IT
WILL BE COOLING DOWN THE REST OF THE WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40s-LOW 50s – WITH THE LOWS GETTING CLOSE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
BUT IT WON’T BE LIKE THAT FOR LONG – TEMPERATURES WILL START WARMING
UP INTO THE 60s STARTING ON SUNDAY – THE PERFECT WAY TO USHER IN THE
NEW MONTH: MAY. AND EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE
COOLER SIDE, IT WILL BE SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK,
SO THAT WILL GIVE US SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT UNTIL WE START SEEING THE WARMER WEATHER RETURN.
THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR WEATHER UPDATE, I’M ALLISON TURNER, BACK TO YOU
KATELYN AND MILES. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
A LAWMAKER SAYS A GUNMAN HAS KILLED TWO CHILDREN AND A STAFF MEMBER
AT A KINDERGARTEN IN RUSSIA. CITING “PRELIMINARY INFORMATION,” FEDERAL
LAWMAKER AND FORMER GOVERNOR SERGEI MOROZOV WROTE ON THE VK
SOCIAL NETWORK THAT A MAN HAD ENTERED THE KINDERGARTEN IN A CENTRAL
RUSSIAN TOWN. HE SHOT A FEMALE STAFF MEMBER AND CHILDREN, BEFORE SHOOTING HIMSELF. LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ONE OTHER STAFF MEMBER WAS WOUNDED.
THE FAILURE OF SECURITY CAMERAS IN THE NEW YORK SUBWAY STATION WHERE A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE THIS MONTH IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY’S ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED THE PROBE MONDAY.
POLICE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SECURITY CAMERAS IN THREE STATIONS WEREN’T WORKING ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 12, INCLUDING THE STATION WHERE THE GUNMAN SET OFF A SMOKE BOMB AND SHOT 10 PEOPLE.
OTHER CAMERAS IN THE SUBWAY SYSTEM HELPED POLICE TRACK SUSPECT
FRANK JAMES’ MOVEMENTS AFTER THE SHOOTING. JAMES ALSO LEFT BEHIND A
BAG CONTAINING WEAPONS, SMOKE GRENADES AND THE KEY TO A U-HAUL TRUCK HE HAD DRIVEN. THE M-T-A HAS NEARLY 10,000 CAMERAS AT ITS 472 SUBWAY STATIONS.
VIOLENCE CAN BRING DEVASTATING LOSS. BUT THERE IS ALSO A TYPE OF VIOLENCE WE CAN CONTROL.
OUR MORGAN SCOTT TOOK A CLOSER LOOK INTO THE ISSUE ON THE EAST SIDE
AND HOW ONE LOCAL LEADER IS TEACHING YOUTH TO PUT GUNS DOWN – AND GLOVES UP. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS GRANTED THE FIRST THREE PARDONS OF HIS TERM.
INCLUDING TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE CONVICTED ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA.
THE PRESIDENT WILL ALSO LESSEN THE SENTENCES OF 75 OTHERS FOR
NONVIOLENT, DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS. AND THE WHITE HOUSE
ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A SERIES OF JOB TRAINING AND REENTRY PROGRAMS FOR THOSE IN PRISON OR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED.
MOST OF US KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS STRUGGLED WITH DRUG ADDICTION. IN NEW YORK THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC HAS TORN THROUGH COMMUNITIES I SPOKE TO A MAN WHO USED PRO WRESTLING TO BEAT THEIR ADDICTION AND KEEP IT DOWN FOR THE 3 COUNT.

WRESTLING MEANS THE WORLD TO ME
RIGHT NOW HE’S TRAINING TO ENTERTAIN YOU. SEE JEREMY IS A PRO
WRESTLER, AND FOR
THE PAST TWO YEARS HE’S TRAVELING THE COUNTRY PERFORMING AS THE
“HOPE DEALER” CERIN REIGN.
WE ALL BATTLE OUR OWN DEMONS BUT JEREMY’S ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT
UHH I STRUGGLED FOR MANY YEARS WITH COCAINE AND PILLS. FIRST TIME I DID COCAINE I WAS IN COLLEGE
ALL WHILE KNOWING IT WAS DESTROYING HIM
IMAGINE BEING UNDERWATER, DROWNING. BUT YOU CAN’T STOP. YOU CAN’T
COME UP FOR
AIR. IT’S LIKE THAT FOR 20 MINUTES. AND THEN IT’S THE WORST DEPRESSION
YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE.
JEREMY BATTLED HIS DEMONS BY ENTERING REHAB
HE STRUGGLED IN THE BEGINNING
HOW CLOSE WERE YOU TO RELAPSING?? DAILY, THERE WOULD BE TIMES
WHERE I WOULD
STUB MY TOE AND INSTANTLY START CRAVING
BUT TODAY HE’S 8 YEARS SOBER…
AND HE STILL STRUGGLES. BUT WITH HELP ALONG THE WAY FROM FRIENDS AND
FAMILY, HE’S
MAKING IT THROUGH
I HAD TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD NOT GIVE UP ON
ME.
AND THOSE FRIENDS SEE THE CHANGE IN HIM
EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DON’T WANT THE HELP. JEREMY WILL NOT PUSH IT, BUT HE WILL STILL
TRY TO HELP GUIDE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BECAUSE HE JUST GENUINELY
CARES ABOUT
OTHER PEOPLE. AND I NOTICED THAT SINCE BEFORE WRESTLING STARTED, I
KNOW THAT SINCE DAY ONE.
IT WASN’T EASY. BUT I REMIND MYSELF DAILY WHAT I DESERVE. AND GOING
BACK TO THAT
LIFE IS NOT WHAT I DESERVE. I DESERVE THE CAREER I I’VE BEEN WORKING SO
HARD FOR AND
GOING BACK TO THAT LIFE WOULD RUIN THAT.
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JEREMY WANTS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND THOSE WHO ARE IN THEIR FIGHT. SO NO
MATTER IF HE
WINS OR LOSES THIS ONE (NAT SOT “MAKE A HOLE.. MAKE A HOLE
HE’LL ALWAYS HAVE HIS HAND RAISED IN THE END.
IN THAT LAST SHOT YOU SAW JEREMY BEING CARTED OFF.. HE WAS INJURED IN
THAT MATCH
HE SUFFERED A STRAINED MUSCLE AND WILL BE BACK IN ACTION IN 4-6 WEEKS
MORE IMPORTANTLY HE WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT IF YOU OR A LOVED
ONE IS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION TO CALL THIS NUMBER (take number L3)
THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
PROVIDES IS A CONFIDENTIAL, FREE, 24-HOUR-A-DAY,REFERRALS TO LOCAL
TREATMENT FACILITIES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
UP NEXT THE BROOKLYN METZ HAVE FINISHED THERE POSTSEASON RUN
AND STICK AROUND FOR A LOOK AT THE MUSICAL CATS WHICH IS MEOWING ALL
OVER THE LANDMARK THEATRE ALL THAT ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
WELL THE BROOKLYN NETS HAVE FINISHED THEIR POSTSEAN RUN AFTER JUST FOUR GAMES, THEY LOST THEM ALL. GOOD MORNING I’M CALVIN CHRISTOFORO WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AFTER LOSING THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES IN BOSTON, BROOKLYN
FELL IN GAME 3 ON SATURDAY AT HOME. SO IT WAS DO OR DIE LAST FOR THE NETS INSIDE THE BACRLAYES CENTER.
LETS PICK THINGS UP IN THE THRID QUATER CELTICS UP 6
NOW UP 9
JAYSON TATUM 3: 78-69 BOSTON (TATUM HAD 29)
TATUM LAYUP: 85-73 BOSTON UP 12
DRAGIC 3: 101-94 BROOKLYN CUTS IT TO 7
DRAGIC COAST TO COAST: 101-96 BOSTON UNDER 7 TO GO
DRAGIC 3 102-99: DRAGIC 3 CUTS IT TO 3 (8 OF THIS 10 POINTS COME IN 4TH QUATER)
BROWN: AND 1 105-99 BOS
KYIRE 3: 109-106
DURRANT JUMPER: 109-108 (DURRANT HAD 39) 1 MIN TO GO
BROWN BUKCET: 111-108 (TATUM FOULS OUT 2:49 TOGO)
HORFORD FOLLOW UP: 113-109
SMART WINS IT WIHT FREE THROWNS
CELTICS TO PLAY BUCKS BULLS WIINER SO THE SEASON IS OVER FOR BROOKLYN, THE ONCE TITLE FAVORITE IS OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND AND NOW IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG OFFSEASON WITH A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS ESPISCALLY ABOUT THIER HEAD COACH STEVE NASH. LETS STAY IN THE CITY BUT LETS MOVE OVER TO THE DIMOND THE NEW YORK METS ARE OFF TO A RED HOT START. AFTER A SERIES WIN OVER THE DIMONDBACKS OVER THE WEEKEND, NEW YORK OPENED UP A THREE GAME SET AGINST ST. LOUIS LAST NIGHT. AND AFTER THE METS BATS WERE SLIENCED ALL GAME LONG NEW YORK SCRACTHED ALL 5 RUNS ACROSS HOME PLATE IN THE 9TH WITH THE BIG FLY COMING FROM A TWO RUN BRANDON NIMMO HOMERUN. THE WIN IMPROVES THE METS RECORD TO 13-5 THE BEST AND BASEBALL, AND THEY’LL DO IT AGIN WITH THE RED BIRDS TONIGHT AT 745.
BACK ON THE HILL THE DOWN HILL SPIRAL CONTIUES FOR SYRACUSE MENS
LACROSSE AFTER BEING OFFICALLY ALMINATED FROM POSTSEASON CONTENTION LAST WEEKEND AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA. THE ORANGE RETURNED HOME TO PLAY FOR PRIDE AGAINST #5 VIRGINIA.
AND THINGS ONCE AGAIN DIDN’T GO WELL FOR SU AFATER THE ORANGE TOOK
THE LEAD IN THE FIRST MINUTE UVA SCORED THE NEXT 5 TIMES AND NEVER LOOKED BACK WINNING A SHARE OF THE ACC TITLE FOR THE 19TH TIME.
JACKSON BIRTWHISLTE WAS THE HIGHTLIGHT FOR SU THE REDSHORT
FRESHMAN SCORED 5 TIMES BUT,
THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH AS THE ORANGE LOSE THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT WITH JUST NOTRE DAME LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE SUNDAY AT NOON. AND FINALLY TO THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME ON THE HILL ON SUNDAY ITS THE
WATSON CUP AND ITS SO BACK CITRUS TV AND Z 89 ARE SET TO DUKE IT OUT IN
KICKBALL SUNDAY AT 5. THE SQUAD IN WHICH SOME CALL THE EVIL EMPIRE IN Z89 GOES FOR ITS 5TH STRAIGHT VICTORY AFTER A 3-1 TALLY LAST YEAR.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE IS LOOKING TO GRAB ITS SECOND A-C-C CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
OUR MARCUS VEAL IS LIVE IN FRONT OF THE DOME THIS MORNING WITH A PREVIEW OF THE ORANGE’S FIRST GAME IN THE TORNAMENT.
IT’S GOING DOWN IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA THIS WEEK AS NUMBER THREE
SYRACUSE WILL TAKE ON THE SIXTH SEED VIRGINIA IN THE A-C-C WOMEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT.
WINNERS OF THREE OF THE LAST FOUR…THE ORANGE FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON AT 13-AND-4 AND 6-AND-2 IN CONFERENCE PLAY.
THE ORANGE AND CAVALIERS HAVE MET BEFORE. BACK IN MARCH SYRACUSE CAME OUT WITH THE 17-TO-11 WIN ON THE ROAD THANKS TO FIVE GOALS FROM MEAGHAN TYRELL.
THIS IS THE EIGHTH APPEARANCE FOR THE ORANGE IN THE A-C-C TOURNAMENT
AND ITS BEEN KIND TO THEM AS THEY’VE REACHED THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FIVE TIMES —
THE LAST TIME BEING LAST YEAR AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPION AND THIS YEAR’S TWO SEED BOSTON COLLEGE.
THE QUARTERFINALS MATCHUP BETWEEN SYRACUSE AND UVA WILL BE THIS
FRIDAY AT 7:30 PM ON ACC NETWORK.
LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOME…I’M MARCUS VEAL FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
A LOOK INTO SOME LOCAL ARTISTS AND EVENTS IN THE AREA STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD. ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSICALS ON BROADWAY IS COMING RIGHT HERE TO SYRACUSE. I HAD THE CHANCE TO CHANCE TO TALK WITH ONE OF THE CAST MEMBERS WHO IS A LITTLE FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDMARK STAGE
Tonight the Landmark theatre will open its doors to the national touring production of Cats . Audiences will get the chance to view the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and will see a familiar face…if they can recognize him underneath all the makeup. Dominic Fortunato, who plays the role of Pouncivial, will be making a return to his hometown of Syracuse. But before CATS, Fortunato got his start performing in Syracuse with his family as a traveling troupe, called the Lyra Performers.
Despite becoming a triple threat and an instrumentalist, the idea of pursuing a career in musical theater seemed so far away. Dominic talked about how important it is to show Syracuse children that their NYC dreams are possible.
Dominic is helping students get rid of that fear by teaching a master class at Syracuse
University and visiting his former high school this week. He left with advice for those looking
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To see Dominic and the production of Cats, you can visit LandmarkTheatre.org. Shows are running today April 26th until Saturday April 30th.
AND FROM LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT TO HOLLYWOOD. A LOCAL SYRACUSE BAND
PAID A TRIBUTE TO A POPULAR HEAVY METAL GROUP BUT ITS NOT YOUR SAME
OLD SITUATION NOW SOME PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST, BUT TODAY WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WICKED WITCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK!
THAT’S GONNA DO IT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT TODAY – KATELYN MILES BACK TO YOU.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M KATELYN MCCARTHY–FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M MILES HOOD. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON O-T-N.