Good News York

Leadership coach Jeffrey Rogers does not mince words on this one. In his view, assumption is the root of all communication evil — and when assumptions go unchecked inside an organization, things inevitably go sideways. The fists start banging, the tone turns snarky, and suddenly no one can figure out how they got so far […] More

Leadership consultant Jeffrey Rogers gets to the root of why organizational change is so hard. Everyone, he says, wants better results — but very few people are willing to do things differently to earn them. That tension, Jeffrey explains, is where most of the friction lies when he walks into a new client. His first […] More

Leadership coach Jeffrey Rogers does not mince words on this one. In his view, assumption is the root of all communication evil — and when assumptions go unchecked inside an organization, things inevitably go sideways. The fists start banging, the tone turns snarky, and suddenly no one can figure out how they got so far […] More

GNY EP.192 | Jeffrey Rogers — Leadership, Communication, and Building Organizations That Actually Work What does it really take to lead a high-performing organization? In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Jeffrey Rogers, founder of Catalyst Leadership Dynamics, to dig into the principles behind great leadership, why most organizations […] More

Ronald McDonald House CNY invites the community to join Christmas in July, collecting wish list items like toys, snacks, and grab-and-go essentials to support families staying at the House while their children receive care. More

When an outside influencer left an unfair review of a local breakfast spot he visits two or three times a week, he wasn’t having it. Rather than let an outsider’s first impression define the place, he decided to share his own honest take — one built on actually knowing the people and the food. The […] More

It started with two friends, a phone camera, and a simple idea: highlight the few local spots still open during COVID. What began as casual selfie videos — "It’s meatloaf Monday, come try it out" — quickly found an audience, growing from 20 views to 1,000 within weeks. Once restaurants started reaching out on their […] More

When asked to pick the ultimate Utica classic — riggies, greens, or half-moons — the answer was clear. A self-proclaimed pasta guy makes the case for chicken riggies, praising a good sauce loaded with red and green peppers. He notes that every spot in town puts its own spin on the dish, and that no […] More

GNY EP.195 | feat. Ryan McMahon Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon returns to Good News York for a wide-ranging update on the massive economic transformation happening in Central New York. From Micron’s billion-dollar Phase One construction (with global builder Bechtel now on site) to a major wastewater infrastructure win for Kiewit, McMahon breaks down just […] More

Good News York | feat. Keith Brown (Community Lens Media, Love Living Local 315) In this episode of Good News York, Matt Masur sits down with Keith Brown — content creator, marketer, and local storyteller behind Community Lens Media and Love Living Local 315. Keith shares how he turned a pandemic hobby of highlighting local […] More

Ronald McDonald House CNY invites the community to join Christmas in July, collecting wish list items like toys, snacks, and grab-and-go essentials to support families staying at the House while their children receive care. More

Beth Trunfio, CEO of Ronald McDonald House CNY, shares a moving story of a family who celebrated a birthday by the Christmas tree during their stay—and how one mom described the House as an umbrella held over them during the storm. More

Beth Trunfio, CEO of Ronald McDonald House CNY, describes what it means for families in crisis to finally take a breath of relief—welcomed by staff and volunteers who help carry them through their hospital journey. More

Sometimes the smallest details say the most. Jennifer Covert, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County, shared the story of one of their longtime clients — a man who loves his Meals on Wheels drivers so much that he named one of them in his will to inherit his dog, Jack, when […] More

The pandemic changed a lot of things — but for seniors, many of those changes never went away. Jennifer Covert, Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County, spoke about why the need for services like Meals on Wheels has only grown since COVID. Senior food insecurity was already a serious issue before […] More

About a month after opening Salt City Wearhouse, Rocco Leone had a souvenir pillow on display, the kind soldiers used to bring home for their wives from wherever they were stationed. A woman came in, spotted it, and asked if it was for sale. When she explained that she had met her husband at the […] More