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.
With Laura Ingraham's move to TalkRadio 1050 (WFBL) earlier this week, 570 WSYR has filled the conservative talker's evening time slot with The Phil Hendrie Show. Hendrie got his start in radio as a disc jockey and made the jump to talk radio in 1990 with a program that, according to his website, "exposes the […]
The Syracuse New Times is once again on the hunt for the 'Best of Syracuse'. The paper's annual reader poll includes 59 categories ranging from best neighborhood bar to best place for hair removal. This year's radio categories are: best local radio station, best local radio personality/ies, and best local radio show. Also in the […]
WRVO FM 90 had its best Syracuse ratings in over two years this spring. Arbitron ranks the Central New York news/talk station as the number one public radio outlet in Syracuse with a 4.8 rating. Classic FM (WCNY) came in second with a 2.7, and Jazz 88 (WAER) scored a 1.1. In Utica-Rome, WCNY came […]
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.