All articles posted by Scott Jameson, founder and editor of the original CNYRadio.com. Scott started the site on March 1, 2001 and announced his decision to go "suspend regular publication" on April 22, 2005. In that time, he posted a total of 997 articles. We're gradually adding those back articles in this category, in an effort to fully unite the original site with the current site.
Art Bell is returning to syndication. The creator and former weeknight host of Coast to Coast AM will take over the weekend editions of the show which have been hosted by Barbara Simpson. George Noory will continue to hold down the fort during the week. Bell was quoted as saying that his return to radio […]
It's been a busy week over at WIBX AM 950 in Utica-Rome. On the heels of news director Scott Carr's move to Raleigh-Durham comes word that afternoon anchor Jim Knapp is headed to Albany's WGY. That's good news for WIBX SportsWatch producer and news reporter Jonathan Meyer who has been promoted to a full-time news […]
Wish you had a career in radio or television but don't know where to start? The New York State Broadcasters Association and the radio and television stations in Syracuse are sponsoring a free broadcasting career fair this Thursday, September 18 from 4-7 p.m. at the Carousel Center Skydeck. Station personnel will be on hand to […]
WIBX AM 950 is losing its news director and morning anchor. Scott Carr, who also served as the station's program director, is relocating with his family to the Raleigh-Durham area. Carr's Utica-Rome radio career includes stints on Bill Keeler's Rock 107 (WRCK) morning show, overnights on Lite 98.7 (WLZW) in the mid '90s, and middays/music […]
Howard Stern's raunchy syndicated morning show is a "bona fide news interview" program according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), the same organization that, in the past, has fined the shock jock $1.7 million dollars for obscene broadcasts.
Time Warner Cable has decided to drop eight weekly programs that it produces locally in order to focus their efforts on a new regional sports channel and the launch of its 24-hour local news channel. One of the casualties is the weekly arts and entertainment show Ted & Amy hosted by 93Q (WNTQ) morning hosts […]
To mark the 2nd anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, 570 WSYR is presenting a special one-hour program Thursday at 5 p.m. The locally produced show, "9/11... Two Years After Tragedy," will include an exclusive interview with a Central New York man who lost his wife, an update on whether we are safer now […]
Former Syracuse jock Dale Dorman has found a new radio home in Boston. Dorman, 63, who was benched last month after 23 years at Kiss 108 (WXKS), will tackle mornings at crosstown Oldies 103 (WODS) starting September 18. A verteran of the Beantown radio market, Dale began his radio career in the mid '60s at […]
WCNY TV 24 takes a look back at Central New York's great movie palaces of the past in the 90-minute documentary "Central New York's Picture Palaces" airing tonight at 8 p.m. The show, hosted by WCNY's midday radio host, Bill Baker, and Karen Colizzi Noonan, president of the Theatre Historical Society of America, explores the […]
How do the latest radio ratings in Utica-Rome stack up? This week's Utica Observer-Dispatch takes a closer look at the spring Arbitron rankings for some key sales demographics and gets reactions from Clear Channel, Regent, and Galaxy management on what the numbers mean to them.Source (link may no longer work): www.uticaod.com/archive/2003/09/01/lifestyles/13947.html