April 2002

Power 106.9 has dropped Tom Joyner’s syndicated morning show in favor of one hosted by Doug Banks. The move, made yesterday, prompted a few listener complaints,

In honor of ESPN Radio’s 10th anniversary this week, the sports radio network has given its web site a new look. The newly designed, state-of-the-art site offers live web streaming,

SUNY Oswego’s student-run radio station, 88.9 FM WNYO, turns ten years old today. The station has been in operation since 1967 utilizing various carrier current transmitters, but it wasn’t until 1992 that WNYO became a true over-the-air broadcast station.

National Public Radio’s Lisa Simeone will be the featured speaker at the Women’s Fund Annual Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Landmark Theater.

Local meteorologist Tom Hauf has been promoted from morning television duties at WTVH 5 to the coveted evening slot. The switch in shifts won’t affect his duties at TK-99,

With the exit of Lauren from news/co-hosting duties on TK-99’s morning show, Glenn ‘Gomez’ Adams and Dave Coombs are looking for a new sidekick to deliver morning headlines and keep the ‘good guys’ in line. Lauren recently left the station for new digs in Austin, Texas.

Regent Communications has set a price of $7.50 per share on its add-on stock offering, and because investor demand was higher than expected, the planned offering of 8.25 million shares was kicked up to 10.5 million.

A memorial service to remember Syracuse television and radio journalist Sheryl Nathans is being held on Wednesday, May 1 at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus.

As rumored a few weeks ago, Utica talker Phil Stern has resurfaced in another market.

The format wheel was spinning this weekend at WHTR FM 93.7 near Albany. After looping “Anarchy in the U.K.” for a bit, the Galaxy Communications station simulcasted K-Rock’s (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) programming for the weekend before the wheel stopped for good on Monday afternoon with the station’s debut of a new hot talk format.