Ted Baker

Finger Lakes Daily News

Ted Baker

Program Assistant, ABC Games · Geneva, NY

Veteran broadcaster and four-time New York State Broadcasters Association winner for Best Sports Play-by-Play. Program Assistant for ABC Games at FLX Local Media in Geneva.

Covers

  • Sports play-by-play
  • college and high school athletics
  • broadcast operations
  • politics
  • interviews

At FLDN since

2003

Years in journalism

47

About Ted

Ted Baker is the Program Assistant for ABC Games at FLX Local Media's Geneva studios. He spent more than four decades on the air across New Hampshire, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, and Iowa, including play-by-play work for the University of Massachusetts, Simpson College, and Hobart College.

His career began in 1978 at WBRL in Berlin, NH — as a DJ, news reporter, play-by-play announcer, and ultimately Program Director. He joined what was then Finger Lakes News Radio (WGVA) in Geneva in 2003 as Program Director, and from 2006 through 2021 he hosted the Finger Lakes Morning News.

Ted has been recognized four times by the New York State Broadcasters Association for Best Sports Play-by-Play of high school athletics, and earned the NYSBA's 2021 Best Interview award for his conversation with "How to ADHD" creator Jessica McCabe.

He also produces "Flx Ted Podcast" on Spotify and writes at flxted.blogspot.com.

Expertise

A four-decade broadcast career covering college and high school sports play-by-play, morning news/talk, politics, and interviews — with four NYSBA awards for high school sports play-by-play and a 2021 NYSBA Best Interview award.

Awards & honors

  • New York State Broadcasters Association — Best Sports Play-by-Play (four-time winner, high school sports)
  • New York State Broadcasters Association — Best Interview, 2021

Latest stories by Ted Baker