April 2005

“To everything there is a season.” Spring is upon us, but the leaves are turning here at CNYRadio.com. After much thought, I have decided to suspend regular publication of the site. The past four years have been immensely rewarding and I wish to thank the many station managers and on-air talent that have, behind the

WRVO has lined up a slate of local guests for the Syracuse taping of Prime Time Radio on May 4 at Drumlins. The program will focus on the changing face of caring for the elderly. Guests will include Jim Introne, President of Loretto, Penny Abulencia, executive director of Central New York’s Program of All-Inclusive Care

Syracuse sports broadcaster Doug Logan says Clear Channel Communcations owes him $32,562, plus interest, and he’s taking them to court to collect it. The suit, filed in state Supreme Court, claims he was never paid the amount as part of a five-year contract he signed with WSYR in February 1999. Logan’s deal called for WSYR

For four years, Perry Noun has been chatting up the world of golf on SportsRadio 620 WHEN’s Tee Time with the Pro-Noun show Saturday mornings from 8-10. Noun, a former executive director of the Northeastern PGA, is now syndicating the show on Radio 1430 The Team (WENE) in Binghamton. The two-hour show is co-hosted by

The late E.R. “Curly” Vadeboncoeur, former general manager of WSYR television and radio, is being inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association’s new Hall of Fame. Vadeboncoeur began his career in 1920 as a reporter at the Syracuse Journal, then rose to the presidency of Newhouse Broadcasting Corp., which owned WSYR-AM.Source (link may no

For four decades Tom Joseph has been known to listeners in Ithaca as “Mr. Radio.” Joseph, who is director of operations at Eagle Broadcasting, is retiring from radio after 43 years. Joseph’s radio career started in 1962 at WHCU AM/FM which were owned by Cornell University at the time. He is currently in charge of