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Matt Mulcahy

  • NYSBA
  • Jul 18
  • 2 min read

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Matt is the Emmy Award winning anchor/reporter and Managing Editor at NBC 3 News in Syracuse.  He anchors NBC 3 News at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00, and the CW 6 News at 10:00.  His investigative reports lead the station’s I-Team.  Matt has spent 39 years covering the news on television in upstate New York, including 35 years in his hometown of Syracuse.  The Syracuse Press Club inducted him into its Wall of Distinction, the club’s highest honor.

 

He won five New York Emmys.  Two for anchoring Best Newscast.  An Emmy for best documentary, “Bosnia, Returning Home,” and an Emmy for writing the documentary “The Heidi Allen Files.”  Mulcahy earned another Emmy for producing “The Map: Desegregated Schools.”  He earned a total of 29 Emmy award nominations for anchoring, reporting, writing and producing.  Among the Emmy nominations are Best News Anchor in New York State and Special Assignment reporting.  He has received multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence, best television news writing, and anchoring the best newscast at WSTM-TV.  Matt has received several New York State Associated Press Broadcasters awards, numerous honors from the Syracuse Press Club, and also the New York State Broadcasters Association.


News stories have taken Matt across the country and overseas, including the Vatican for the Canonization of Syracuse’s Mother Marianne Cope, Lockerbie, Scotland, on the anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103, Bosnia with the 10th Mountain Division, and Ground Zero on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks.   He created the award-winning Matt’s Memo blog on CNYCentral.com.  Matt led the way in the integration of new media and social networking into local news.  A past president of the Syracuse Press Club, he has taught at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

 

Matt and his wife Jamie founded the Shamrock Animal Fund in 2010 to help pay for the care of hundreds of animals.  Their Healthy Pet Clinics treated more than 3600 pets in some of Syracuse’s most impoverished neighborhoods.

 
 

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Since the beginning of radio and television, broadcasters in New York have played a leading role in the industry. The Hall of Fame honors television and radio professionals from across the state who have dedicated their careers to serving local communities.

They have set a high standard for future generations. We are honored to recognize these outstanding broadcasters through membership into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

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