March 2005

Lite 105.9 (WLTI) and WSTM-TV 3 teamed up this week to raise money for a worthy cause. Tuesday’s Lite Loves Kids Radiothon raised $27,182.24 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY. Special guests during the broadcast included Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll, Onondaga County Executive Nick Pirro, SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Ronald McDonald House staff,

95X’s new morning duo, Guy “Beaner” Patton and Ken Heron, are returning to their old stomping grounds in Alabama. Well, sort of. The pair will continue to do their show live from Syracuse, but are expected to begin simulcasting in Birmingham on 107.7 The X (WRAX), the station the pair got their start on in

WRVO is bringing the syndicated public radio program Prime Time Radio to Syracuse for a live taping in May. The free event will be held Wednesday, May 4 at Drumlins on Nottingham Rd. The doors open at 9 a.m., the show itself gets underway at 10 a.m. Reservations are required as seating is limited. Prime

Peter Cavanaugh, whose book Local DJ chronicles his radio career including his start at WNDR in Syracuse, will be in Central New York this week for two events. Cavanaugh will speak on “The Irish Nature of Rock ‘n Roll” at Lemoyne College at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday and will appear at a book signing on

The head of WCNY is leaving after four years at the helm. In a statement released by WCNY, the public broadcasting outlet said that they “have reached a joint decision and have mutually agreed to end their affiliation” with Michael A. Fields, president and chief executive officer. The Syracuse Post-Standard has more.Source (link may no

Local radio and television personalities are pitching in to help the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival stage its first fundraiser of the year. Be at the Westcott Community Center Friday at 7 p.m. for a reading of Julius Caesar starring WTLA’s Phil Markert as Brutus, Big Mike of Sunny 102 (WZUN) as Marc Antony, and other local

It didn’t take long for former 95X (WAQX) air personality Ryno to land a new gig. He’s headed to Ft. Myers, Florida where he’ll take on the midday shift and assistant program and music director duties at New Rock 99X (WJBX). Ryno moves up in terms of market size (Ft. Myers is ranked #66 in

It’s the return of ‘Gomez and Dave’ to mornings on TK-99/105 (WTKW/WTKV). Dave Coombs, who last year left Syracuse for a Salt Lake City sports station, has decided to return to Central New York’s Salt City to pair up once again with Glenn ‘Gomez’ Adams. “I