August 2002

Former 94 Rock jock Tommy Nast gets 96 pages of press in the form of a tribute put together by The Album Network. Nast, who has been with the trade publication for 20 years and is currently vice president of music and media, spent a couple years in the early 80’s as the evening air

Gomez and Dave, TK-99’s morning duo who are known to refer to food quite often on the air, last week accepted a challenge from a listener who suggested they try to go one show without mentioning food. The penalty for each slip would be a donation to the Food Bank of Central New York. It

WRVO FM 90 is on top once again in the latest Arbitron ratings for public radio stations in Central New York. Classic FM came in second with WAER a close third. Check out our ratings section for all of the details.

All 1,200 plus radio stations in the Clear Channel chain will pause at 8:45 a.m. on September 11th to air a special two-minute memorial tribute to be followed by two minutes of silence and a final “message to all Americans.” Clear Channel owns 16 radio stations in Syracuse and Utica.

“Beautiful weather. Good location. Decent crowd. OK music. Hell of a barbecue.” That’s how the Syracuse New Times summed up last weekend’s Power 106.9 Family Jam at Jamesville Beach.Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2002/081402/chatter.shtml

Seth Marcel, a Syracuse native who got his start rapping and scratching on the east side of the city, finds himself headlining Power 106.9’s Power Family Jam this Saturday at Jamesville Beach. There’s a buzz on the national hip hop scene concerning Marcel’s upcoming album, so catch him locally while you can.Source (link may no

Listeners in Utica will have to wait another six months to find out which radio station is the best in town. For the second straight book, Lite 98.7 and Big Frog 104 are tied for the number one spot in the 12+ Arbitron numbers.

This Wednesday, Jim Reith, 570 WSYR’s afternoon talk show host, will appear on WCNY TV 24 as a guest on Hour CNY. The hour-long talk show hosted by Dave Valesky and George Kilpatrick airs weekdays at 12:30 p.m.

Following last month’s scheduling changes over at 570 WSYR, station management received over 100 complaints from loyal Dr. Laura Schlessinger fans, upset over the decision to move the show from the morning hours to late evening. WSYR’s general manager, Joel Delmonico, said that while Schlessinger’s show has seen a drop in the ratings nationwide, including

‘Hopalong Cassidy’ is leaping off the afternoon lily pad at Utica’s WFRG 104.3 FM. Cassidy, known to his friends and family as John Raspante, is leaving Big Frog 104 after nine years to hop down to Harrisburg, PA to pursue a degree in law. Look for other frogs at the station to fill in until