Eric Meier

I have a dual role at Townsquare Media Utica – I’m the Brand Manager for Lite 98.7 and the Digital Managing Editor for our group. I am a native of Michigan and have hosted radio shows throughout the country from Indiana to Illinois and New York. For the past eight years, I have lived in West Utica and have grown to enjoy the people, the culture and lifestyle of Central New York. I enjoy weekend travel and road trips and am devoted to animal welfare causes. I’m also an avid amateur cook who eats way too much of my own cooking.

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Help Michael Kelly from Utica Cross Items off of his Bucket List [VIDEO]

By Eric Meier June 5, 2013 | LITE 98.7

Michael Kelly, an 18-year-old from Utica has spent way too much of his life in hospitals. During a recent stay at Golisano Children's Hospital in Syracuse, he met with CNYCentral's Michael Benny. Benny shared his story and we want to share it with you.

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Category: Utica-Rome News Tags: utica

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See Severe Thunderstorm Damage in Syracuse, Rome and Central New York [IMAGES]

By Eric Meier May 29, 2013 | LITE 98.7

A strong line of storms moved through Central New York this afternoon (May 29). The Syracuse area took a particularly hard hit from the storm including the city and village of East Syracuse. The storms then moved through Utica and New Hartford. We've got images of the aftermath in CNY.

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Category: New York News Tags: thunderstorm

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Utica Common Council Members Urge the Utica Police Department to Restore their Facebook Profile

By Eric Meier May 28, 2013 | LITE 98.7

The Utica Police Department has maintained a popular Facebook profile that showcased the good work the department has done. They pass along important information to the public and reported on arrests made by the officers. But now that Facebook page is gone.

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Category: Utica-Rome News Tags: facebook, utica, utica police department

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Interstate 5 Bridge in Mount Vernon Washington Collapses into Skagit River

By Eric Meier May 23, 2013 | LITE 98.7

The bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River in Northern Washington has collapsed. There were vehicles that fell into the river.

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Category: National News Tags: bridge, washington

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Massive Tornado Hits Moore, Oklahoma Elementary School – Devastation from Mile-wide Twister in Oklahoma City Area

By Eric Meier May 20, 2013 | LITE 98.7

A massive mile-wide tornado has struck the town of Moore, Oklahoma. Early reports say that an elementary school took a direct hit. The near-F5 tornado had winds clocked at up to 200 miles per hour. As of 10PM Monday, the death toll has risen to 51.

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Category: Utica-Rome News Tags: Oklahoma, tornado

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Two Metro North Commuter Trains Crash and Derail in Fairfield, Connecticut

By Eric Meier May 17, 2013 | LITE 98.7

A Metro North commuter train traveling from suburban Connecticut into Grand Central Terminal in New York City derailed in Fairfield, Connecticut and then collided with an outbound train. Social Media is feeding the first photos of the derailment and aftermath.

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Category: New York News Tags: connecticut, mta

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Where is the Keuka Lake Wine Trail?

By Eric Meier May 14, 2013 | LITE 98.7

Upstate New York's Finger Lakes region has some of the most celebrated wineries in the country. Each lake has distinct wineries. This article takes a look at the Southwestern-most of the Finger Lakes: Keuka Lake.

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Category: New York News Tags: wine tour

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‘Birdman’ Pirate TV Broadcast on Jacksonville’s Fox 30 WAWS [VIDEO]

By Eric Meier May 9, 2013 | LITE 98.7

Being in broadcasting, signal hijacking is fascinating to me. We've covered some of the most famous (Chicago's Max Headroom incident) to the creepy (The 'death list' aired on New York City's WKCR). This incident from Jacksonville, Florida is 2007 is just bizarre.

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Category: Utica-Rome News Tags: hijack