January 2004

Syracuse University is holding its 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, “Planting a Seed, Growing the Dream,” this Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Those who can’t attend the event in person can catch a live broadcast of the celebration on 570 WSYR beginning at 6:30 p.m.

There’s a new voice in the morning at K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH). Evening jock Kevin Klein brings his shenanigans to the early morning hours on the alternative rock station.

570 WSYR morning personality Joe Galuski is teaming up with Kathy Rowe for an hour of talk each weekday morning at 9:00 on the news-talk station. Rowe, a 21-year veteran of sister station Y94FM (WYYY), will also maintain her current duties across the hall as WYYY’s program director and midday personality.

After a weekend of spinning a “Wheel of Formats” — everything from polka music to classical — WRBY 102.5 FM in Utica-Rome has officially flipped formats from country to hot adult contemporary.

Clear Channel is stunting in Utica-Rome this weekend. Friday afternoon’s on-air anouncement that Bob 102.5 (WRBY) will ride off into the sunset was followed by a ‘Wheel of Formats’ starting with a nod to New Rock 105 ‘The Dog’ (WWDG) by airing rock songs and redirecting the station’s web site to WWDG’s home page.

After Laura Ingraham switched syndicators last year, her show dropped from the radar screen in Utica-Rome. Fear not, Ingraham fans, she’s back on WIBX AM 950.

After Laura Ingraham switched syndicators last year, her show dropped from the radar screen in Utica-Rome. Fear not, Ingraham fans, she’s back on WIBX AM 950. Ingraham takes Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s 9 a.m. – noon weekday time slot, leaving Schlessinger without a home in Utica-Rome. Elsewhere at the station, Adam the Bull joins Mary Ann

570 WSYR host Joe Galuski has picked up an extra hour of talk each weekday morning. The 15-year veteran of the station has tacked on the 9 o’clock hour to his morning schedule. Galuski’s hour of talk replaces Kathy Denman’s call-in show which shut down last week following her move to Clear Channel’s new Total

Beginning next week, Syracuse will have another local news-talk choice in the morning. TalkRadio 1390 WFBL’s revamped morning show will be hosted by the station’s new news director, former 570 WSYR newsman Bill Colley. Don’t expect the ranting and raving heard on most other talk shows though, Colley hopes to provide a forum for in-depth