August 2003

Was the scuffle over Soundcheck’s cancellation earlier this year part of what led to Bob O’Dell’s split with 95X? While station management isn’t saying much beyond calling O’Dell’s departure a “mutual decision”, this week’s Syracuse New Times got reactions from former WAQX midday jock Dave Frisina and some area musicians on what role the local

The Children’s Miracle Network is $27,053 richer thanks to the efforts of Lite 98.7 at their third annual radiothon. The WLZW sponsored event held at Sangertown Square in New Hartford last Friday and Saturday topped last year’s final tally by more than $10,000. All of the money raised will stay in the Mohawk Valley, benefiting

Veteran Syracuse newsman Bill Carey is leaving 570 WSYR for Time Warner Cable’s new 24-hour local news channel, News 10 Now. Carey, who has been WSYR’s news director and afternoon anchor for the past two years, worked previously as a reporter for WIXT TV 9 and news director at WTVH 5. His last day at

David Rubin, Dean of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, thinks 570 WSYR should have a better plan in place for when big news events like the Northeast blackout hit Central New York. Read Rubin’s lengthy opinion piece in this week’s Syracuse Post-Standard.

When K-Rock’s Abbie Weber told the 20,000 on hand at this year’s K-Rockathon to back away from the stage when the rain started to come down, the crowd chanted, “Hell, no, we won’t go!”. For more on that and other tidbits about last week’s show, check out this week’s Syracuse New Times…Source (link may no

For the past 35 years, Dale Dorman has been a big part of the Boston radio scene, most recently at Kiss 108 (WXKS) where he has done afternoon drive since 1980. That is until two weeks ago when the Clear Channel station let him go. While his ratings were consistantly high, insiders speculate that Dorman,

Former Syracuse Clear Channel cluster part-timer JJ Ryan is featured this week on AllAccess.com’s 10 Questions With… column. The Oswego native worked for B104.7 (WBBS), Y94FM (WYYY), and Hot 107-9 (WWHT) before heading south for a full-time gig as evening jock and music director at the top 40 formatted Power 105.7 (KMCK) in Fayetteville, AR.

After ten years at Lite 98.7 (WLZW), Trudy is moving on. The popular midday personality told listeners last week that she was recently married, and that her husband’s job requires that they move out of the area.

Bob O’Dell and 95X (WAQX) have parted ways citing creative differences as the reason for the split. O’Dell, who was the active rock station’s program director and afternoon jock, is on the lookout for new opportunities. Likewise, 95X operations manager, Tom Mitchell, is searching for his replacement.

It was more than just the music that was rocking the house at Vernon Downs on Saturday. As rain and thunderstorms blew through, concert officials stopped the show as most of the 20,000 in attendance at the day-long outdoor concert headed for the horse track’s grandstands.